2014 CCRL Annual Report

Events and Engagements CCRL Dinner with Guest Speaker Brian Lilley On May 22, the CCRL hosted its annual dinner in Toronto. This year the keynote speaker was Catholic husband and father, host of Sun News Network’s Byline, Brian Lilley. He urged all of us in our...

Annual General Meeting: December 9, 2014 in Toronto

The following notice is of particular interest to those in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). On Tuesday, December 9 we will be having our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Newman Centre of the University of Toronto, 89 St. George Street, M5S 2E8. We will begin with...

Death of Joanne McGarry – Executive Director of the League

Dear Friends,   I regret to advise that our dear friend and colleague, Joanne McGarry, passed away this past Sunday, April 27, 2014, in the late evening. Joanne had been quietly battling pancreatic cancer for the past two years, but the disease took its toll this...

CCRL dinner to be held May 22

TORONTO, ON April 22, 2014 – The Catholic Civil Rights League will hold its annual dinner Thursday May 22 at Spirale’s Banquet and Conference Centre, Toronto. Guest speaker will be Brian Lilley, columnist and broadcaster with Sun News Media. The evening will also...

University of Calgary to hear pro-life students’ appeal

CALGARY, Alberta, April 8, 2014 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to note that an Alberta court has ruled that University of Calgary officials violated the rights of pro-life students when they found members of Campus Pro-Life guilty in 2010 of...

CCRL supports Motion for better palliative care

OTTAWA, ON April 3, 2014 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today expressed its support for Motion M-456. Introduced by MP Charlie Angus (NDP – Timmins-James Bay), the motion was seconded by Conservative MPs Maurice Vellacott and Harold Albrecht after its first hour...