Coming Events

Thursday, May 22, 2014, Toronto CCRL Annual Dinner and award presentation Guest Speaker: Brian Lilley, Sun News Network Commentator Coming event notices can be e-mailed to: ccrl@ccrl.ca

League President receives Queen’s Jubilee Medal

TORONTO, ON December 20, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to announce that its President, Philip Horgan, has received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for services to the legal profession and advocacy. He has been President of the League since 2004....

Faith is not estranged from reason

By Richard Bastien In an essay this month in the Citizen headlined “Celebrating Christmas without religion,” Canadian philosopher Mark Mercer argues that a relationship between faith and reason is not only nonexistent, but inconceivable. He understands the notion of a...

Keep Christmas symbols in public spaces

TORONTO, December 18, 2012 – During the Christmas season, it’s important to assert our right to religious decorations and symbols, as the religious origins of Christmas are the “reason for the season” for so many of us.  Even the occasional vandalism of...

Union transparency Bill passes in House of Commons

OTTAWA, ON December 13, 2012 – Bill C-377, which would require unions to provide detailed annual filings to the Canada Revenue Agency, including the portion of revenue devoted to political and social activism, passed in the House of Commons December 12. MP Russ...

Loyola decision infringes on parental choices, says CCRL

MONTREAL, QC December 6, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) today commented on the decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal that requires Loyola High School, a private Catholic institution, to teach the province’s Ethics and Religious Culture (ERC) course....