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Bill C-389 Proceeds to Third Reading and Debate
OTTAWA, Dec. 9, 2010 - Bill C-389, which proposes to make gender identity and gender expression prohibited grounds for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act, passed second reading Dec. 8. Although this bill was not expected to come up for a vote...
PETA campaign in poor taste, says League
TORONTO, ON, December 7, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today called on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to consider the anti-religious message given by its recent campaign. PETA doctored a picture of the pope to appear as if he's tossing a...
League pleased that prostitution ruling is stayed
TORONTO, Dec. 3, 2010 - The Catholic Civil Rights league is pleased to learn that the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that the prostitution laws will stay in place until April 2011, pending the appeal in its court. The League was a co-intervenor in the case, with...
Media bungling of papal comments on AIDS
TORONTO, November 24, 2010 – As with most news involving papal comments, some reflections by Pope Benedict touching on the AIDS crisis and condom use have provoked the usual rush of anti-Catholic invective to the message boards and talk radio. However, most of the...
Club decertification a free speech issue, says League
OTTAWA, November 17, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today commented on the decertification of the Carleton University pro-life club Lifeline. The group received notice of the decertification from the Carlton University Student Association (CUSA) Monday,...
Gender identity could be added to human rights code
OTTAWA, Nov. 12, 2010 - Private Members’ Bill C-389 was approved by the Justice Committee November 2 and is expected to be returned to the House of Commons for the debate and final report stage in December. If passed, it would then go to the Senate and become law. The...
Euthanasia poll shows growth in related concerns, says League
OTTAWA, November 5, 2010 - The Catholic Civil Rights League today commented on the results of a recent poll on support for euthanasia in Canada, which found a small decline in support across Canada and real concern about the impact any liberalization would have...
Whatcott decision appealed to Supreme Court of Canada
REGINA, SK. Nov. 3, 2010 (CCRL) - The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission (HRC) has been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada the decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal in favour of Bill Whatcott, formally of Regina and now of Edmonton. ...
Media biases reflect social realities, says journalist
TORONTO, October 22, 2010 - Anti-religious bias exists in the media because it exists in society and therefore exists in newsrooms, National Post reporter and editor Charles Lewis told the League’s AGM in Toronto. “The Catholic Church is singled out more as a target...
League supports SCC appeal in Quebec schools question
MONTREAL, QC, October 21, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased to learn that the Supreme Court of Canada has allowed the appeal of families from Drummondville, Quebec seeking an exemption from the province’s ethics and religious culture (ECR) course....
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