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Suzanne Lavall?e reconnue par la Ligue Catholique des Droits de l?Homme
Elle a mené la lutte juridique pour les exemptions au cours d’éthique et culture religieuse au Québec TORONTO, ONTARIO, le 2 juin 2010 – La Ligue Catholique des Droits de l'Homme est heureuse d’annoncer que, cette année, Suzanne Lavallée de Drummondville, Québec, est...
Religious rights upheld, but concern remains, in Christian Horizons decision
TORONTO, May 26, 2010 (CCRL) - The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased that the Ontario Superior Court has affirmed the right of Christian Horizons group homes to hire staff who meet faith requirements, but noted that the ruling still upheld some...
Columnists remarks hateful, says League
MONTREAL, QC, May 19, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today called on La Presse newspaper to distance itself from some remarks by one of its columnists, Patrick Lagace, who Tuesday expressed the wish that Cardinal Marc Ouellet, archbishop of Quebec and...
League pleased that extended retail openings bid stalls
TORONTO, May 13, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased that Toronto City Council voted yesterday to defer a proposal to give retailers the option to open 365 days a year, in keeping with a motion by the city’s economic development committee. The proposal...
Oppose extended retail openings, says League
TORONTO, Ont., May 10, 2010 - Toronto City Council will likely vote Wednesday on a proposal to allow retailers to remain open 365 days a year, including Christmas Day, New Year’s, Good Friday, and other statutory holidays. While it’s impossible to predict how many...
Comedy series about Jesus said to be in the works
CCRL membership message, May 7, 2010 - Comedy Central, the US comedy network whose programs often make their way to Canada on the Comedy Network, announced Thursday it has a cartoon series about Jesus Christ in the works. "JC" is one of 23 potential series the network...
Quebec schools case may be heard in SCC
MONTREAL, April 29, 2010 - A Quebec couple who unsuccessfully sought an exemption from the province’s ethics and religious culture course has applied for leave to appeal the case to the Supreme Court of Canada. The League is among the educational and religious...
G-8 pledge welcome but changes little, says League
OTTAWA, April 27, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League is pleased that Canada will not fund abortion services as part of a G8 initiative to improve the health of women and children in poor countries. As G8 officials arrived in Halifax for talks on the...
League pleased that Bill C-384 is unsuccessful
OTTAWA, April 22, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today expressed gratitude that Bill C-384, which would have liberalized euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, has not received enough support to proceed. The measure was defeated yesterday in the House of...
League supports Bill seeking to end abortion coercion
OTTAWA, April 15, 2010 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today expressed support for a private member’s bill (PMB) introduced Wednesday by MP Rod Bruinooge (Winnipeg-South) that would make it a criminal offence for anyone to coerce a woman to terminate her...
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