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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....
Faith is not estranged from reason
By Richard Bastien In an essay this month in the Citizen headlined “Celebrating Christmas without religion,” Canadian philosopher Mark Mercer argues that a relationship between faith and reason is not only nonexistent, but inconceivable. He understands the notion of a...
Keep Christmas symbols in public spaces
TORONTO, December 18, 2012 - During the Christmas season, it’s important to assert our right to religious decorations and symbols, as the religious origins of Christmas are the “reason for the season” for so many of us. Even the occasional vandalism of nativity...
Union transparency Bill passes in House of Commons
OTTAWA, ON December 13, 2012 - Bill C-377, which would require unions to provide detailed annual filings to the Canada Revenue Agency, including the portion of revenue devoted to political and social activism, passed in the House of Commons December 12. MP Russ...
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