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The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) expresses profound disappointment today on the unexpected and unwelcome decision by Health Canada to approve the controversial abortion procuring drug RU-486.

The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to announce that its annual Spring Dinner will take place in Toronto on June 18 at 6:30 pm at Ristorante Boccaccio in the Columbus Centre at 901 Lawrence Avenue West at Dufferin Street. Tickets are $100 each and an RSVP is required by calling (416) 466-8244 or 1-844-722-CCRL or by emailing ccrl@ccrl.ca.

Professor DeMarco is a national Catholic treasure. His work gives witness to our faith in a world which is increasingly seeking to exclude Christian perspectives from the public square. The CCRL is delighted to recognize Don for that continued witness. He has been a great friend of the League, and we look forward to presenting him with the Exner Award this year.

The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to extend its continued support for the national March for Life taking place in Ottawa today with representation from across the country. The theme for this year’s march is ‘Let Life Win!’

The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) comments on the release today by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in the Mouvement Laïque Québécois and Alain Simoneau v. City of Saguenay and Jean Tremblay appeal. At issue in this appeal was whether the City of Saguenay, Quebec and their mayor Jean Tremblay acted in a discriminatory manner against Alain Simoneau, a non-believer, by permitting prayers at city council meetings along with the continued display of previously in place religious symbols on city property. At its core, this appeal was also about how to reconcile or balance competing rights under anti-discrimination statutes.

Perhaps it is fitting on the feast day of the patron saint of Canada, St. Joseph, that Loyola High School has won a major victory for religious rights of parents and students, given its victory in Loyola High School v. Quebec (Attorney General) released today by the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC).

The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) makes this submission to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) regarding the unacceptable proposed policy Conscientious Refusal.

The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) objects to aspects of the newly released curriculum for Physical and Health Education in Ontario. Much of the curriculum addresses shared expectations on personal hygiene, physical fitness, and healthy living, without dispute. But, certain propositions seek to raise explicit issues at earlier ages or the discussion of sexual practices that are sinful to Catholics prior to the time when most children reach puberty.

The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) warns of the dangers of a new era of “suicide relativism” in Canada, following the Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision in Carter to strike down the Criminal Code provisions against physician assisted suicide.

The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) is pleased to provide this submission to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) regarding the revised and approved draft policy Professional Obligations and Human Rights. We strongly advocate for a robust understanding and protection of the Charter right of freedom of conscience and religion for all Canadians, and indeed physicians in the daily routine of their care to patients and in the overall forming of their individual medical practices. The CCRL therefore rejects the proposed mandate for an “effective referral” as it is a breach of a physician’s rights and a serious incursion into the professional standing of a physician.