Autumn Development Appeal launched

TORONTO, Oct. 14, 2010 – Most of our members will be receiving Fall development appeal letters this week, and we know you will be as generous as possible. We hope to raise about $25,000 over and above normal membership renewals in order to maintain our current...

League calls for improved palliative care

October 14, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League has sent a submission to the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care, an all-party committee established to research and develop better palliative care across Canada through hearings and written...

Arrest of pro-life students “outrageous”, says League

OTTAWA, October 6, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League has criticized the use of police and the laying of trespassing charges following the arrest Monday of a small group of students attempting to set up a Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) exhibit at Carleton...

Prostitution decision sends the wrong signal, says League

TORONTO, ON September 28, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League, a member of an intervenor group in the court challenge to Canada’s prostitution law, commented on the decision  of Madam Justice Susan Himel issued today in the Bedford case, which struck down...

Papal tours and predictable protests

Papal tours too often become occasions for anti-Catholic and other anti-religious forces to find a friendly microphone. Before the visit to Britain even began there were indications that a hostile reception might await Pope Benedict. There was even half-serious talk...

AGM to take place Oct. 21

TORONTO, ON Sept.16, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League will hold its annual meeting Oct. 21 in Toronto, beginning with Mass at 5:30 at St. Michael’s Cathedral. The meeting and a light buffet will follow immediately at Bond Place hotel. It will include the...

Give students a hearing or drop charges, says League

CALGARY, AB, September 14, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League has called on the University of Calgary to either drop charges against members of Campus Pro-Life or at least grant them a fair hearing with an opportunity to present evidence. In an ongoing dispute...

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Parental rights issues in education highlighted

TORONTO, Aug. 27, 2010 – As students return to school in the coming weeks, several ongoing situations pose challenges for the rights of parents in education, and the Catholic nature of publicly-funded Catholic schools.   In British Columbia, an agreement in...