by CCRL | Apr 9, 2012 | News
OTTAWA ON April 9, 2012 – The national March for Life takes place on Parliament Hill Thursday May 10, with related events beginning May 9. The League is pleased to once again be able to support the march by providing advertising support and a donation to help...
by CCRL | Mar 26, 2012 | News
TORONTO, ON March 26, 2012 – Today the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision in Bedford v. Canada (Attorney General), an appeal of the 2010 Ontario Superior Court decision that declared that the three provisions in the federal Criminal Code that regulate...
by CCRL | Mar 23, 2012 | News
MONTREAL, March 23, 2012 – The Quebec legislature has received the report of the Select Committee on Dying with Dignity, which recommends the limited legalization of euthanasia among its recommendations for end-of-life care. The report of the all-party committee,...
by CCRL | Mar 20, 2012 | News
CALGARY, AB March 20, 2012 – The League has contacted Alberta bishops and school officials to express concerns about Bill 2, the new Education Act. The bill raises questions about the ability to teach religious beliefs that could be interpreted to conflict with the...
by CCRL | Mar 8, 2012 | News
By Father Raymond J. De Souza Who decides what children get taught when it comes to moral and religious questions? Parents or the state? These questions are being asked in Alberta, as a result of the provincial government’s proposed new Education Act. The bill...
by CCRL | Mar 1, 2012 | Media Watch
The following letter, which was not published, was sent to the Toronto Star by the League in response to some photos included with an article about a minor Canadian fringe artist living in Europe. The article (Poking sacred icons draws reaction, Star, Feb. 23)...
by CCRL | Feb 17, 2012 | News
Montréal, le 17 février, 2012. La Cour suprême du Canada a refusé la demande d’exemption pour les enfants, du cours d’éthique et de culture religieuse au Québec, sur la base que les demandeurs ne pouvaient pas faire la preuve que l’application du...
by CCRL | Feb 17, 2012 | News
OTTAWA, ON February 17, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) provides this comment on today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Quebec parents who sought an exemption for their children from the mandatory Ethics and Religious...
by CCRL | Feb 16, 2012 | News
OTTAWA, ON February 16, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to learn that bill C-304, introduced September 30 by MP Brian Storseth (CPC-Westlock-St. Paul), passed its second reading vote 158-131 February 15 in the House of Commons, and has been sent to...
by CCRL | Feb 3, 2012 | News
TORONTO, February 2, 2012 (CCRL) – “Respecting Difference” establishes guidelines for Catholic school boards to follow in implementing anti-bullying strategies that will be both comprehensive and consistent with Catholic teaching on sexual morality. The report...
