November 16, 2023 TO: The Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying RE: Recommendation 13 of the Second Report The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is a national lay Catholic organization committed to combating anti-Catholic defamation, working with...
Toronto, ON October 18, 2023 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is saddened by the defeat at second reading of Bill C-314 by a vote of 167 – 150. The bill sponsored by MP Ed Fast would have eliminated the threatened provision to allow mental health as a sole...
Toronto, ON September 6, 2023 – Archbishop Exner died in his native Saskatchewan on September 5th. He was 94 years old. Archbishop Exner served his flock as the Bishop of Kamloops, Winnipeg and then as Archbishop of Vancouver until his retirement in 2004. Former...
Toronto, ON July 24, 2023 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) has been monitoring the recent media reports originating from a case from St. Paul’s Hospital, in British Columbia regarding a patient who was sedated and transferred to another facility to have her...
Toronto, ON April 5, 2023 Dear supporters and friends of the CCRL, If you are in a position to increase your almsgiving this Lenten period as we approach the Holy Triduum, we ask that you remember the CCRL. For years now the CCRL has been working diligently to collect...
Toronto, ON December 31, 2022 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) mourns the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. We have been blessed and are incredibly grateful to have had the guidance from Pope Benedict XVI to assist and sustain us with the fullness of...
Toronto, ON – In a recent Advent homily offered by His Excellency, Bishop Ivan Camillieri, he reflected on the liturgical calendar, which has brought us to this season of preparation and anticipation. He reminded his listeners that we should not see it as a...
November 29, 2022 RE: Medical Assistance in Dying – General Consultation The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to provide this submission to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) regarding the general consultation on Medical Assistance...
Ottawa, ON October 28, 2022 – The CCRL is pleased to advise that charges against Jesuit Fr. Anthony Van Hee for purportedly breaching the “bubble zone” outside of the Morgentaler Clinic in downtown Ottawa were dropped today by the Ontario Crown, in the Ontario Court...
Toronto, ON September 8, 2022 – The Catholic Civil Rights mourns the death of the Queen of Canada, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II reigned with dignity for over 70 years. She was the Head of the Church of England, and she lived her life as a...
