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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...

VANCOUVER, BC October 11, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased with the October 10 decision of the B.C. Court of Appeal (BCCA) in the assisted suicide and euthanasia case Carter vs. Canada. The court ruled that only Parliament is constitutionally...

TORONTO, October 9, 2013 – The annual general meeting of the Catholic Civil Rights League, will take place Thursday, October 24 beginning with the 5:30 pm Mass at St. Michael’s Cathedral with reception and meeting to follow immediately at St. Michael’s Choir School...

SASKATOON, SK October 2, 2013 – The City of Saskatoon is seeking a compromise in its ongoing response to a human rights complaint against a prayer being said at a volunteer appreciation event last year.  The city’s solicitor recently presented three possible...

TORONTO, September 20, 2013 – There has been considerable press coverage of remarks by Pope Francis that were made during interviews in August in Rome to La Civilta Cattolica magazine. The interview was published in English September 19 in America magazine (see link...

TORONTO, Sept. 15, 2013 (CCRL) - The League is among a number of national organizations supporting a joint statement prepared by Life Canada to oppose Bill 52, Quebec’s proposed legislation to implement euthanasia as an option in end-of-life care in some circumstances...

WINNIPEG, Man. September 13, 2013 - The Catholic Civil Rights League, represented by Manitoba director Francine Lee, appeared before the Manitoba provincial legislative committee hearings into Bill 18 on Sept. 11. The League said the province should ask the Manitoba...

OTTAWA - The Catholic Civil Rights League has joined LifeCanada in an appeal for a national day of fasting and prayer to stop euthanasia in Canada. LifeCanada, a national pro-life education organization, called for prayer and fasting in light of the Quebec...

MONTREAL, QC September 11, 2013 (CCRL) – The Catholic Civil Rights League sees some key aspects of Quebec’s  proposed “Charter of Quebec Values” as a serious infringement on religious freedom and encourages its Quebec membership to oppose it. A plan for such a...