Census should retain religion question, says League

by | Jul 7, 2010 | News

OTTAWA, July 7, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today commented on changes being made by Statistics Canada to the next federal census, including its decision to exclude religious affiliation information from the mandatory portion of the 2011 census. Instead,...

CCRL congratulates Cardinal Ouellet

by | Jun 30, 2010 | News

TORONTO, ON June 30, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League congratulates Cardinal Marc Ouellet on his appointment as Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops and President of the Commission for Latin America. “The League has always appreciated Cardinal Ouellet’s...

League celebrates Silver Anniversary

by | Jun 23, 2010 | News

TORONTO, June 12, 2010 – The advocacy and education work of the Catholic Civil Rights League is needed now more than ever, Rev. Raymond J. de Souza told those attending the League’s June 10 anniversary gala. Noting that the media has grown rapidly and embraced...

League pleased with Quebec court decision on religious education

by | Jun 21, 2010 | News

MONTREAL, Que., June 21, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased that the Quebec Superior Court has upheld the right of Loyola High School to be exempt  from a provincial government requirement that it teach the new Ethics and Religious Culture (ERC)...

Catholic bashing always seems to be fair game

by | Jun 18, 2010 | News

Cardinal Ouellet and Archbishop Prendergast’s recent call for aid to be provided to pregnant women who want to keep their babies pretty much got dismissed the same way as Cardinal Ouellet’s statements a week before, albeit with less venom. There was nothing startling...