League annual meeting to take place Oct. 25

TORONTO, ON, Oct. 6, 2008 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to announce that it will hold its annual general meeting Saturday, Oct. 25 at St. Margaret of Scotland Church, Toronto. The event will begin with a Mass at 11 a.m. in memory of League Director...

CPSO policy an improvement, but concerns remain

TORONTO, ON, Sept. 18, 2008 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today commented on the policy “Physicians and the Ontario Human Rights Code,” approved today by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario after consultation with the public. “We’re...

Issues worth raising with election candidates

OTTAWA, Sept. 15, 2008 (CCRL) – Canadians will go to the polls Oct. 14. The League does not endorse any political party, but we certainly work hard on issues that have  political overtones. We encourage our supporters to vote for the best candidate in their...

Appeal rejected in “bubble zone” case

VANCOUVER, B.C., September 5, 2008 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today commented on the decision of the BC Court of Appeal to reject the appeal of Donald Spratt and Gordon Watson in the so-called “bubble zone” case regarding protest in the vicinity of abortion...

OHRC proposal seriously challenges religious freedom for doctors

TORONTO, Sept. 2, 2008 – The Catholic Civil Rights League has serious concerns about some provisions of the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) response to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario’s draft guidelines on compliance with provisions of the...

League disappointed that C-484 unlikely to survive

OTTAWA, Aug. 29, 2008 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today commented on the Conservative proposal to replace Private Member’s Bill C-484, the Unborn Victims of Crime Act with a government bill that would strengthen sentencing provisions by recognizing...