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League applies to intervene in Loyola appeal
TORONTO, ON November 29, 2013 – The League has filed an application to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) appeal of Montreal’s Loyola High School, which is seeking to modify Quebec’s Ethics and Religious Culture (ECR) course to teach it from a Catholic...
Motion on equality rights welcome, says League
OTTAWA, ON November 22, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today commended the initiative of MP Stephen Woodworth in bringing forth a motion calling on the House of Commons to affirm that every Canadian law must be interpreted in a manner which recognizes the...
Ontario Catholic board overturns ban on HPV vaccine
By Tim Whitnell, Burlington Post After a more than five-year hiatus, regional public health nurses will be returning to schools at the Halton Catholic District School Board to administer the HPV vaccine to Grade 8 female students. During a sometimes raucous board...
Palliative care initiative launched
OTTAWA, ON November 6, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is encouraged to note that two NDP MPs have launched initiatives to address the gaps in access to good palliative care, including long-term and home care. On Oct. 31, NDP Health Critic Libby Davies...
What’s wrong with Richard Dawkins?
In a recent interview published in the online edition of The New Republic, Richard Dawkins defines religious faith as “belief without evidence” and describes it as contrary to science, the latter being “just a way of achieving something real, something that happens,...
Conservative resolutions show importance of participation
CALGARY, AB November 4, 2013 (CCRL) - Three resolutions passed at the recent Conservative party national convention in Calgary illustrate the importance of participating in the party of one’s choice as a way to advance ideas that may lead to change. Delegates voted in...
Standing up where apathy won’t
Now that the annual costume-and-sugar festival called Halloween has passed, I will comment on what I believe is a new low reached this year in the sale of adult Halloween costumes. Like many individuals and organizations, I wrote to the retailer Spirit Halloween to...
Tom Langan book released
TORONTO, October 29, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to announce that “An Anthology of Witness,” a collection of writings by the late Tom Langan, League co-founder and long-time president, has been released. The writings were selected from columns,...
CCRL comments on Rasouli decision
OTTAWA, ON October 19, 2013 - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled October 18 that Hasan Rasouli cannot be removed from life support without the consent of his family or legal substitute decision maker. The Ontario man has been comatose since 2010 and his doctors...
Doctors cant end Hassan Rasoulis life support without consent, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA October 18, 2013 — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that doctors cannot unilaterally choose to end life support services for Hassan Rasouli, an Ontario man who has been comatose since 2010. In a 5-2 decision, justices for Canada’s highest court ruled...
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