by CCRL | Nov 23, 2021 | Issues, Media Watch, News
Toronto, ON November 23, 2021 – The CCRL has launched a Church Attacks Database, accessible from www.ccrl.ca which catalogues attacks against Catholic churches in Canada ranging from the breaking of stained-glass windows, to acts of desecration and church burnings,...
by CCRL | Jul 30, 2021 | Issues, Media Watch, News
Toronto, ON July 30, 2021 – On June 22, the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) decried the burning down of two Catholic Churches in British Columbia on June 21, National Indigenous People’s Day. On July 1, Canada Day, the League issued another press release Burning...
by CCRL | Jan 12, 2021 | Issues, Media Watch, News
Toronto, ON January 12, 2021 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is disappointed to learn of a cheap anti-Catholic comment made recently by Liberal Party MP Adam Vaughan (Spadina – Fort York). On January 11, 2021, Mr. Vaughan posted the following comment...
by CCRL | Sep 25, 2020 | Events, Issues, Media Watch, News
Toronto, ON September 26, 2020 – On September 2, the League’s executive director Christian Elia was quoted in the LifeSiteNews article, “Statue of Virgin Mary decapitated in Toronto, police seek suspect caught on camera” regarding the act of vandalism at Our Lady of...
by CCRL | Jun 25, 2020 | Articles, Issues, Media Watch, News
Toronto, ON June 25, 2020 – On May 21, 2020 the executive director of the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) Christian Elia cosigned a letter which was sent to Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, calling for funding for...
by CCRL | Nov 13, 2019 | Articles, Issues, Media Watch, News
Andrew Scheer, Justin Trudeau, Catholicism and Personal Beliefs Toronto, ON November 13, 2019 – Throughout the election campaign Conservative Party of Canada Leader Andrew Scheer was clear on two points. Firstly, he holds personal beliefs on several issues regarding...