Euthanasia proposal should be rejected, says League

OTTAWA, June 24, 2008 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today commented on the recent introduction of private member’s Bill C-562, introduced by Bloc Quebecois MP Francine Lalonde. The proposed bill, based on the euthanasia and assisted suicide proposal introduced by...

League pleased that Ontario legislature will keep prayer

TORONTO, June 12, 2008 – the Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased that the Ontario legislature has voted to keep its daily reading of the Lord’s Prayer. Premier Dalton McGuinty earlier this year said reading just the Lord’s Prayer every day before the...

League honours Canadian Food for Children founders

TORONTO, June 10, 2008 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to announce that it has conferred its Archbishop Adam Exner Award to Dr. Andrew A. Simone and Joan Simone, founders of Canadian Food for Children. The League award recognizes Catholic excellence in...

Appeal denied in union dues diversion case

TORONTO, May 29, 2008 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today expressed disappointment that the appeal of Susan Comstock, a League member who sought a diversion of mandatory union dues on conscientious grounds, has been unsuccessful.    The appeal,...

League criticizes student anti-free speech motions

TORONTO, ON May 28, 2008 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today criticized resolutions of the York University Federation of Students (YFS) aimed at denying pro-life groups any official status on campus. The move follows its cancellation last spring of a campus...