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CCRL welcomes Pope Francis 1
TORONTO ON March 14, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League congratulates Pope Francis I on his election to the papacy, and pledges its prayerful support. “Pope Francis’ strong commitment to the poor, to simple living and to evangelization recall both the charisms of...
Supreme Court’s Whatcott decision disappoints religious freedom advocates
OTTAWA, February 27, 2013 - A Supreme Court of Canada decision in the case of William Whatcott has disappointed religious freedom and free-speech advocates. On Feb. 27 the Court upheld some significant parts of a Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal ruling against...
CCRL comments on Whatcott decision
OTTAWA, February 27, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League provides comments on today's Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision in the free speech case between William Whatcott and the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission. The court allowed the Commission's appeal in...
League welcomes religious freedom office
TORONTO ON February 20, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League welcomes the establishment of Canada’s Office of Religious Freedom and hopes it will play a role in extending respect for religious and conscientious freedom throughout the world. “We hope that the new...
CCRL comments on Popes resignation
TORONTO, ON February 11, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League thanks Pope Benedict XVI for his devoted leadership of the Church as priest for 62 years, Archbishop, Cardinal and Pope of the universal Church for last seven and one half years, and wishes him...
Loyola High School applies to SCC to appeal ERC decision
MONTREAL, QC February 8, 2013 (CCRL) - Loyola High School of Montreal has announced that it will apply to the Supreme Court of Canada to appeal the decision of the Quebec Court of Appeal that required it to offer the province’s Ethics and Religious Culture course...
News story corrected; MPs seek police probe of live birth abortions
OTTAWA, ON February 1, 2013 - Three MPs, Maurice Vellacott, Leon Benoit and Wladyslaw Lizon, have asked the RCMP to investigate a number of late-term abortions that resulted in live births, following which the aborted child died. While this story has been available on...
Reject Quebec call for legalized euthanasia, says CCRL
MONTREAL, QC January 16, 2013 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today expressed its opposition to the Quebec government’s plan to introduce legislation permitting euthanasia in specified, limited circumstances. A "select" panel of three lawyers has recommended the...
Coming Events
Thursday, May 22, 2014, Toronto CCRL Annual Dinner and award presentation Guest Speaker: Brian Lilley, Sun News Network Commentator Coming event notices can be e-mailed to: ccrl@ccrl.ca
League President receives Queens Jubilee Medal
TORONTO, ON December 20, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to announce that its President, Philip Horgan, has received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal for services to the legal profession and advocacy. He has been President of the League since 2004....
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