by CCRL | Dec 21, 2010 | News
MONTREAL, Dec. 21, 2010 – The Association of the Catholic parents of Quebec (APCQ) today criticized the government’s decision to cut funding for Catholic and other religious day nurseries that provide religious education within their program, through songs,...
by CCRL | Dec 15, 2010 | News
OTTAWA, December 15, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today expressed disappointment that Bill C-510 failed to garner sufficient votes at second reading to proceed. The private member’s bill would have made it a criminal offence to coerce a woman into having an...
by CCRL | Dec 14, 2010 | News
December 14, 2010 – The League was pleased to hear about the public school board in Chilliwack, BC voting to re-name the two-week December holiday “Christmas vacation” rather than “winter break.” As one of the trustees, Martha Weins, put it, “We are having...
by CCRL | Dec 9, 2010 | News
OTTAWA, Dec. 9, 2010 – Bill C-389, which proposes to make gender identity and gender expression prohibited grounds for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, passed second reading Dec. 8. Although this bill was not expected to come up for a...
by CCRL | Dec 7, 2010 | News
TORONTO, ON, December 7, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today called on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to consider the anti-religious message given by its recent campaign. PETA doctored a picture of the pope to appear as if he’s...
by CCRL | Dec 3, 2010 | News
TORONTO, Dec. 3, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights league is pleased to learn that the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that the prostitution laws will stay in place until April 2011, pending the appeal in its court. The League was a co-intervenor in the case,...
