The closed minds of today’s intellectuals

By David Warren Over the last fortnight I have been writing much about threats to freedom of speech and press in Canada, without mentioning the rest of the world. “Human rights” commissions or the like – kangaroo courts and star chambers designed to...

Pro-life view deserves equal time, says League

TORONTO, January 18, 2008 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today criticized the denial of official club status to a pro-life club at Lakehead University and expressed concern about the growth of such incidents in Canada’s universities over the past few years. There...

Bishop Henry calls for overhaul of human rights commissions

By Deborah Gyapong Canadian Catholic News CALGARY Bishop Fred Henry is calling for an overhaul of legislation governing human rights commissions. “Human rights laws, designed as a shield, are now being used as a sword,” Henry wrote in a December 31 email...

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Catholic magazine target of human rights complaint

TORONTO, Ont., December 20, 2007 – Canada’s national Catholic magazine of news, opinion and analysis has joined a range of other, prominent publications, groups and individuals who have recently become targets of human rights-based legal attacks. The Canadian...

Secular Christmas celebration pointless, Pope says

Vatican, Dec. 19 (CWNews.com) – At his weekly public audience on December 19, Pope Benedict XVI said that a secular Christmas celebration is impossible. “If we do not recognize that God was made man, what sense does it have to celebrate Christmas?”...

Merry Christmas from everyone at the League

TORONTO, Dec. 18, 2007 – Many Christians believe Christ was effectively taken out of Christmas years ago, when December became better known as the make-it-or-break it season for retailers than the celebration of Advent and the birth of the Messiah. In recent...

Ligue appuie APCQ

Mémoire présenté à la Commission de consultation sur les pratiques d’accommodements raisonnables par l’Association des parents catholiques du Québec. Ce mémoire, présenté le 10 décembre, est appuyé par la Ligue catholique des droits de l’homme.