by CCRL | Dec 6, 2012 | News
MONTREAL, QC December 6, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) today commented on the decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal that requires Loyola High School, a private Catholic institution, to teach the province’s Ethics and Religious Culture (ERC) course....
by CCRL | Nov 29, 2012 | News
TORONTO, ON November 29, 2012 – The League presented a paper on parental rights in education at the recent conference of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars. The paper will be published in a future edition of the fellowship’s journal, and is also available...
by CCRL | Nov 23, 2012 | News
OTTAWA, ON November 23, 2012 – Petitions are now available in support of Motion 408, which calls on the House of Commons “to condemn discrimination against females occurring through sex-selective pregnancy termination.” The motion, introduced by MP Mark Warawa (PC-...
by CCRL | Nov 22, 2012 | News
OTTAWA, November 22, 2012 – Bill C-279, an Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (gender identity and gender expression), arrived for hearing before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human rights November 20. The...
by CCRL | Nov 2, 2012 | Media Watch
OTTAWA, ON Nov. 2, 2012 – The CBC Radio One weekly program “Day 6” is having a contest called “Deep Sixed” in which people can vote for or against the elimination of several things, including Facebook, maple syrup, Bluefin tuna, the Catholic Church...
by CCRL | Oct 30, 2012 | Media Watch
League responds to criticism of Winnipeg’s new police chief’s favourable views on prayer and organized religion: The Editor: It’s remarkable how quickly the religion-haters come out of the woodwork when any public figure indicates he is favourable to prayer, and/or to...
by CCRL | Oct 26, 2012 | News
OTTAWA, October 25, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to learn that the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has allowed an appeal in the Ontario Court of Appeal ruling eliminating some of Canada’s prostitution laws. Leave to appeal and leave to cross-appeal...
by CCRL | Oct 19, 2012 | News
The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld a Queen’s Bench decision that concluded a 2002 letter to the editor that ran in the Red Deer Advocate, entitled Homosexual Agenda Wicked, is protected by the fundamental freedom of expression. Article continues copyright: The...
by CCRL | Oct 18, 2012 | News
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has dismissed a complaint against a women’s studies professor who fought a Catholic volunteerism program at Brock University, saying her anti-Catholic comments were offensive, but not akin to discrimination. Article continues...
by CCRL | Oct 12, 2012 | News
TORONTO, ON October 12, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League calls Ontario Education Minister Laurel Broten’s recent comment that Catholic schools should not teach that abortion is wrong an unwarranted attack on the constitutionally-guaranteed right of Catholic...
