Court appeals underscore free speech concerns

OTTAWA, Ont. April 6, 2010 (CCRL) – Two recently-announced court appeals raise serious concerns about agencies of the state intervening against the right to freedom of expression of religious beliefs. In Alberta, complainant Darren Lund has launched an appeal of...

Focus on help, not blame, says League

TORONTO, March 31, 2010 – The only reaction any decent person could have to the abuse scandal is a determination to prevent such things from happening again, and to offer whatever help is available to the victims. Considerable progress has been made on these...

G-8 initiative should support world’s neediest, says League

  OTTAWA, March 23, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today criticized the opposition motion in the House of Commons, which demanded that the government’s G-8 maternal health initiative include the “full range” of family planning options.  The motion...