by CCRL | Nov 6, 2013 | News
OTTAWA, ON November 6, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is encouraged to note that two NDP MPs have launched initiatives to address the gaps in access to good palliative care, including long-term and home care. On Oct. 31, NDP Health Critic Libby Davies...
by CCRL | Nov 5, 2013 | News
In a recent interview published in the online edition of The New Republic, Richard Dawkins defines religious faith as “belief without evidence” and describes it as contrary to science, the latter being “just a way of achieving something real, something that happens,...
by CCRL | Nov 4, 2013 | News
CALGARY, AB November 4, 2013 (CCRL) – Three resolutions passed at the recent Conservative party national convention in Calgary illustrate the importance of participating in the party of one’s choice as a way to advance ideas that may lead to change. Delegates...
by CCRL | Nov 3, 2013 | Media Watch
Now that the annual costume-and-sugar festival called Halloween has passed, I will comment on what I believe is a new low reached this year in the sale of adult Halloween costumes. Like many individuals and organizations, I wrote to the retailer Spirit Halloween to...
by CCRL | Oct 29, 2013 | News
TORONTO, October 29, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to announce that “An Anthology of Witness,” a collection of writings by the late Tom Langan, League co-founder and long-time president, has been released. The writings were selected from columns,...
by CCRL | Oct 19, 2013 | News
OTTAWA, ON October 19, 2013 – The Supreme Court of Canada ruled October 18 that Hasan Rasouli cannot be removed from life support without the consent of his family or legal substitute decision maker. The Ontario man has been comatose since 2010 and his doctors...
by CCRL | Oct 18, 2013 | News
OTTAWA October 18, 2013 — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that doctors cannot unilaterally choose to end life support services for Hassan Rasouli, an Ontario man who has been comatose since 2010. In a 5-2 decision, justices for Canada’s highest court ruled...
by CCRL | Oct 11, 2013 | News
VANCOUVER, BC October 11, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased with the October 10 decision of the B.C. Court of Appeal (BCCA) in the assisted suicide and euthanasia case Carter vs. Canada. The court ruled that only Parliament is constitutionally...
by CCRL | Oct 9, 2013 | News
TORONTO, October 9, 2013 – The annual general meeting of the Catholic Civil Rights League, will take place Thursday, October 24 beginning with the 5:30 pm Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral with reception and meeting to follow immediately at St. Michael’s Choir School...
by CCRL | Oct 2, 2013 | News
SASKATOON, SK October 2, 2013 – The City of Saskatoon is seeking a compromise in its ongoing response to a human rights complaint against a prayer being said at a volunteer appreciation event last year. The city’s solicitor recently presented three possible...
