by CCRL | Oct 18, 2013 | News
OTTAWA October 18, 2013 — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that doctors cannot unilaterally choose to end life support services for Hassan Rasouli, an Ontario man who has been comatose since 2010. In a 5-2 decision, justices for Canada’s highest court ruled...
by CCRL | Oct 11, 2013 | News
VANCOUVER, BC October 11, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased with the October 10 decision of the B.C. Court of Appeal (BCCA) in the assisted suicide and euthanasia case Carter vs. Canada. The court ruled that only Parliament is constitutionally...
by CCRL | Oct 9, 2013 | News
TORONTO, October 9, 2013 – The annual general meeting of the Catholic Civil Rights League, will take place Thursday, October 24 beginning with the 5:30 pm Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral with reception and meeting to follow immediately at St. Michael’s Choir School...
by CCRL | Oct 2, 2013 | News
SASKATOON, SK October 2, 2013 – The City of Saskatoon is seeking a compromise in its ongoing response to a human rights complaint against a prayer being said at a volunteer appreciation event last year. The city’s solicitor recently presented three possible...
by CCRL | Sep 20, 2013 | News
TORONTO, September 20, 2013 – There has been considerable press coverage of remarks by Pope Francis that were made during interviews in August in Rome to La Civilta Cattolica magazine. The interview was published in English September 19 in America magazine (see link...
by CCRL | Sep 15, 2013 | News
TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2013 (CCRL) – The League is among a number of national organizations supporting a joint statement prepared by Life Canada to oppose Bill 52, Quebec’s proposed legislation to implement euthanasia as an option in end-of-life care in some...
