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Parliamentary Committee on Compassionate and Palliative Care issues valuable recommendations
OTTAWA, ON November 22, 2011 – The all-party committee that convened to study end-of-life care after the defeat of Bill C-384 issued its report recently, and the League is very encouraged to see that most of its recommendations focused on the need to make quality...
Benetton ad outrageous, says CCRL
TORONTO, ON November 17, 2011 – In recent days, clothing giant Benneton issued an advertising poster showing doctored photographs of world leaders kissing one another, including a photo of Pope Benedict with an Egyptian imam. Others feature U.S. President Barack Obama...
Support respect for life in BC case, says League
TORONTO, ON November 14, 2011 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today expressed the hope that respect for life will prevail in the assisted suicide case currently before the BC Supreme Court. Carter vs. Attorney General of Canada brings a constitutional challenge to...
Win a baby contest exploits life, family
When an Ottawa radio station hosted a “win a baby” contest last month, pledging to pay for fertility treatments for whoever wrote the best pitch about why they deserved the treatments, station officials claimed they wanted a catchy promotion that would shine a light...
CCRL criticizes civic penalty for
MONTREAL, QC November 3, 2011 – The Catholic Civil Rights League has expressed its support for a group of Catholics who were fined by a Montreal-area municipality for conducting a Mass and other religious activities in a public building they had rented for the...
League pleased to learn trespassing charges against students dropped
OTTAWA, ON November 2, 2011 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to learn that trespassing charges against members of Carleton Lifeline have been withdrawn, and hopes the school year will be marked by a climate of openness to all viewpoints on university...
Articles on Media Bias
How the Media Twist the News, Sheila Gribben Liuaugminas, Catholic Educator's Resource Centre Media Coverage of the Catholic Church: Executive Summary - Center for Media and Public Affairs, Catholic Educator's Resource Centre Religion and the News Media: A Theologian...
Canadian attitudes dont match legal vacuum on abortion
OTTAWA, ON November 1, 2011(CCRL) – The annual poll by Life Canada has found that most Canadians want some legal protection for the unborn, and in general do not support public funding of most abortions. In results released yesterday, seventy-two percent of Canadians...
CCRL welcomes changes to Act of Settlement
TORONTO, On October 29, 2011 - On Friday December 28, the leaders of the Commonwealth approved a motion that would make succession to the Crown based on age rather than gender, and would allow heirs to the throne to marry a Catholic without losing their place in the...
When media push the envelope, push back
Commentary by Joanne McGarry about a recent episode of "Rookie Blue," and the value of letting networks know why you switched them off. Catholic Register, October 4, 2011
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