CCRL cites tax dollars funding anti-Catholic cartoon

TORONTO, May 25, 2005 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today called on Aileen Carroll, Minister of International Cooperation, to review the funding relationship between CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency) and rabble.ca, an e-zine whose current edition...

Marriage rally planned for May 23

TORONTO, May 12, 2005 – A rally to defend marriage will be held at the provincial legislature at Queen’s Park Monday, May 23 from 12 noon to 2 p.m. Speakers will include Bishop Pearse Lacey, retired bishop of Toronto. The rally, called “It Is Time to Draw the...

CCRL comments on vote on Bill C-38

TORONTO, May 5, 2005 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) today said that last night’s second reading vote on Bill C-38, which passed 164 to 137, was predictable and disappointing, but not without encouraging signs. Having passed second...

Racism not a casual charge, says CCRL

TORONTO, May 4, 2005 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (ccrl.ca) today expressed alarm that recent news stories have raised serious concerns that racist and bigoted attitudes remain prevalent, and need to be immediately countered with vigour, failing which...

eBay changes policy on sacred items due to protest action

TORONTO, May 3, 2005 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (ccrl.ca) is pleased to note that the global online auctioneer eBay has changed its policy in the wake of the recent controversy over its hosting of the sale of a consecrated communion host (League press...

Eye Weekly insults Catholics, CCRL says

TORONTO, April 26, 2005 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) today denounced Toronto’s giveaway news magazine Eye Weekly for anti-Catholic defamation in its April 21 edition. “Since the death of Pope John Paul II and the recent election of Pope...