by CCRL | Jan 28, 2010 | News
The past few months have brought news of policy initiatives that raise questions about the ability of those in public life to express traditional religious beliefs, and the rights of parents in the education of their children. In Ontario, questions have also been...
by CCRL | Jan 21, 2010 | News
by Douglas Farrow The Québec policy against homophobia was released in December with introductory fanfare from Premier Jean Charest and Justice Minister Kathleen Weil, who is officially “the minister responsible for the fight against homophobia.” It diagrams a...
by CCRL | Jan 14, 2010 | News
WINDSOR, Ont. January 14, 2010 – Frank Chauvin, founder of Haiti’s first orphanage for girls and the recipient of the League’s 2009 Archbishop Adam Exner Award for Catholic Excellence in Public Life, will be providing relief aid to victims of the massive earthquake in...
by CCRL | Dec 30, 2009 | Media Watch
From the current (December, 2009) edition of our newsletter Civil Rights: Much of the media overkill and anti-Catholic bias that we have seen in print and on message boards in the past few months was focused on the charges against Raymond Lahey, former bishop of...
by CCRL | Dec 22, 2009 | News
Dec. 22, 2009 – Most of the advertising media, and much of our public space at this time of year, is devoted to Christmas. While crèches, angels and peace candles are often part of the mix, there is no doubt that most of the messages are concerned with the...
