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TORONTO, ON April 11, 2012 (CCRL) - In Ontario, recent events surrounding the second reading and debate on Bill 13, the government anti-bullying bill requiring Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) in all schools where students request them, have strengthened concerns that...

OTTAWA ON April 9, 2012 - The national March for Life takes place on Parliament Hill Thursday May 10, with related events beginning May 9. The League is pleased to once again be able to support the march by providing advertising support and a donation to help...

TORONTO, ON March 26, 2012 – Today the Court of Appeal for Ontario released its decision in Bedford v. Canada (Attorney General), an appeal of the 2010 Ontario Superior Court decision that declared that the three provisions in the federal Criminal Code that regulate...

MONTREAL, March 23, 2012 – The Quebec legislature has received the report of the Select Committee on Dying with Dignity, which recommends the limited legalization of euthanasia among its recommendations for end-of-life care. The report of the all-party committee,...

CALGARY, AB March 20, 2012 – The League has contacted Alberta bishops and school officials to express concerns about Bill 2, the new Education Act. The bill raises questions about the ability to teach religious beliefs that could be interpreted to conflict with the...

By Father Raymond J. De Souza Who decides what children get taught when it comes to moral and religious questions? Parents or the state? These questions are being asked in Alberta, as a result of the provincial government's proposed new Education Act. The bill...

OTTAWA, ON February 17, 2012 - The Catholic Civil Rights League (CCRL) provides this comment on today’s decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Quebec parents who sought an exemption for their children from the mandatory Ethics and Religious Culture...

Montréal, le 17 février, 2012. La Cour suprême du Canada a refusé la demande d'exemption pour les enfants, du cours d'éthique et de culture religieuse au Québec, sur la base que les demandeurs ne pouvaient pas faire la preuve que l'application du programme interférait...

OTTAWA, ON February 16, 2012 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to learn that bill C-304, introduced September 30 by MP Brian Storseth (CPC-Westlock-St. Paul), passed its second reading vote 158-131 February 15 in the House of Commons, and has been sent to...