by CCRL | Mar 2, 2018 | Issues, News
TORONTO, ON March 2, 2018 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) has previously raised the issue of the new demand from the federal government to require an “attestation” or commitment from charities, non-profit organizations and small businesses applying for...
by CCRL | Dec 18, 2009 | Issues
Conflicts of Conscience in Health Care was published in 2008 as the 24th volume in the Basic Bioethics series from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is an American book dealing with the American political and legal controversies over freedom of conscience...
by CCRL | Dec 16, 2009 | Issues
TORONTO, Ont. Dec. 15, 2009 – Arguments begin today in Ontario Divisional Court in the appeal of the decision by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal against Christian Horizons. The Tribunal ruled against the social service agency in April, 2008, stating that...
by CCRL | Dec 31, 2007 | Issues
TORONTO, December 31, 2007 – The news in early December that Mark Steyn and Macleans Magazine are the subject of a complaint to the B.C. and federal Human Rights Commissions because of an article the magazine published, excerpted from Mr. Steyn’s book “America...
by CCRL | Aug 21, 2007 | Issues
To help voters prepare for the Ontario election Oct. 10, the Catholic Bishops of Ontario have revised and updated their 2002 pastoral letter Taking Stock, an Examination of Conscience. It provides reflections on Catholic social teaching and the many general issues...
by CCRL | Aug 17, 2007 | Issues
Many Canadians object to having their mandatory union dues used to promote various social agendas such as same sex marriage, anti-life legislation and other issues that are deeply informed by religious values. The League has been involved with several such cases,...
