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...
by CCRL | Apr 8, 2016 | Media Watch
TORONTO, ON April 8, 2016 – On March 24, the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) wrote an open letter to the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) in opposition to Physician-Assisted Death: Interim Guidance for Nursing in Ontario on grounds that its main recommendation...
by CCRL | Feb 22, 2016 | Media Watch
TORONTO, ON February 22, 2016 – On February 3, the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion in support of the Office of Religious Freedom and Ambassador Andrew Bennett. The...
by CCRL | Dec 4, 2013 | Media Watch
TORONTO, December 4, 2013 – We have written to the CBC ombudsman and to the the host of CBC television’s ongoing news documentary series The Last Right, which explores euthanasia and assisted suicide, to express concerns about the strong...
by CCRL | Nov 3, 2013 | Media Watch
Now that the annual costume-and-sugar festival called Halloween has passed, I will comment on what I believe is a new low reached this year in the sale of adult Halloween costumes. Like many individuals and organizations, I wrote to the retailer Spirit Halloween to...
