Quebec’s new state religion: cultural relativism

By Barbara Kay In September 2008, after years of pre-planning by elites without public consultation, Quebec’s Ministry of Education established a province-wide, compulsory pedagogical program called Ethique et Culture Religieuse (ECR). All Quebec students...

Liberalism in a post-modern age

By Richard Bastien Liberalism is the dominant ideology of our times. It defines the Zeitgeist of the last half century and will likely continue its triumphant march over the foreseeable future. It permeates all our institutions – our schools, our colleges and...

Alberta free speech case wins on appeal

CALGARY, AB., Dec. 4, 2009 (CCRL) – Stephen Boissoin, who last year was fined $5,000 and ordered to desist from any public expression of his views on homosexuality by the Alberta Human Rights Commission, has been successful in his appeal to Alberta Court of...

Review of Morgentaler appointment refused

TORONTO, Ont. Nov. 27, 2009 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today expressed disappointment with the recent Federal Court decision striking the application of Frank Chauvin for judicial review of the decision awarding the Order of Canada to Henry Morgentaler in...

Euthanasia pressures and conscientious freedom

OTTAWA, Nov. 17, 2009 (CCRL) – Earlier this month we saw an interesting convergence of stories. On November 3, the Quebec College of Physicians and Surgeons (CMQ), as expected,  recommended making euthanasia legal in certain circumstances. Just days earlier, an...

Calgary students see free speech victory

CALGARY, AB Nov. 3, 2009 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to learn that the Alberta Crown Prosecutors’ Office has decided to stay the trespassing charges against several University of Calgary Campus Pro-Life members. The university had pressed the charges...