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The Trudeau Government – Abortion Absolutists – Imposes its Will over the Conscientious and Religious Freedoms of Canadians
The Prime Minister’s position at “drawing a line” on prolife positions is utterly unacceptable, since it violates the very Charter of Rights and Freedoms which is cited by the government as the basis of its policy. It allows certain policy positions to trump constitutional protections. It suggests that in order to receive government benefits, compliance with the government’s position is required. It actually serves to suppress free speech and association rights, by requiring compelled speech, or silence, in compliance with the ideology of the governing party.
read moreThe CCRL Appears Before the Supreme Court of Canada In Trinity Western Religious Freedom Case
We have warned in the past that the position the court will take on Trinity Western will have serious implications on provincial education rights, the position of Catholic or private schools, or the status of religious charities.
read moreThe CCRL Decries the Alberta Government’s Passing of Bill 24, An Act to Support Gay-Straight Alliances
The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) joins the many parents, independent schools, and the Alberta Catholic School Trustees’ Association (ACSTA) in opposition to Bill 24, An Act to Support Gay-Straight Alliances, which passed into law on November 15.
read moreThe CCRL Appears Before Ontario Provincial Committee in Opposition to “Bubble Zone” Bill 163, Protecting a Woman’s Right to Access Abortion Services Act, 2017
CCRL president Phil Horgan, and executive director Christian Elia, appeared before the Standing Committee on General Government of the Ontario legislature to speak against the “Bubble Zone” Bill’s overreach and Charter infringement vis a vis freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion.
read moreAugust 2017 Newsletter
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read moreCCRL’s Christian Elia Awarded by Order of Malta for Work with the Homeless in Toronto
Christian Elia the CCRL’s executive director was presented with the Order of Malta’s Bronze Medal Pro Merito Melitensi in recognition of having conferred honour and prestige on the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (SMOM) through the Hunger Patrol program.
read moreThe CCRL Partners with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) Seeking to Intervene at the Supreme Court on Church Governance Case
On Friday, August 4, the Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) applied for leave to intervene at the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in Judicial Committee of the Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v. Wall. On this file, the CCRL has applied jointly with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC). The case addresses whether a secular court can redecide and overturn a religious group’s internal means of administering its own decisions regarding discipline following non-adherence to internal rules.
read moreThe CCRL Initially Denied, then Granted Leave to Intervene in Trinity Western at the Supreme Court of Canada
Trinity Western is entitled to maintain its religious views, including its position on a biblical understanding of marriage. That view is shared by the teachings of the Catholic Church. Are Catholic lawyers to be denied accreditation? Are Catholics going to be denied entry into professions for having such views?
read moreTrudeau Government’s Bill C – 51 Removes Disturbing Religious Ceremonies from Criminal Code
The CCRL sees no reason for the deletion of section 176, given numerous examples over the years of illegal interruptions of religious services… The government is sending the wrong message, in undervaluing the need for specific protection in law on religious services.
read moreC-16, Gender Identity and Gender Expression
Catholics understand that violence against others, bullying, and denial of fundamental rights shared by every human being is evil. The problem with C-16 is that it could be used as a means of applying force of law against millions of Canadians who deplore discrimination against those experiencing gender dysphoria, but nonetheless believe that every person is born male or female.
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