The Latest News, Editorials, and Events

Canadian Hospice and Palliative Care Association's position on euthanasia and assisted suicide. Commentary by Alex Schadenberg, executive director of Euthanasia Prevention Coalition of Canada.

Freedom number one. Father Raymond De Souza discusses the importance of freedom of conscience and religion in Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and recent trends in its interpretation. National Post, Feb. 15, 2007. Reprinted with permission. 

OTTAWA, Feb. 14, 2007 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) has reacted with concern to the recent recommendation of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that pre-natal screening tests for genetic and other birth defects be extended to all...

Introduction: This essay by Sean Murphy, Director, CCRL Western Region, responds to a column by a homosexual activist published in the magazine of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation. February 13, 2007 - Writing in Teacher Newsmagazine in the garb of a "guardian...

Beyond tolerance.  The case of Saskatchewan Marriage Commissioner Orville Nichols shows that the application of Bill C-38 has caused real problems for freedom of religion, writes columnist Michael Coren. National Post, Feb. 7, 2007, reprinted with permission.

Conform to "Charter values" or lose income tax status, influential Toronto professor suggests to churches and charities. Report from LifeSite News. The League responded to a version of this article in University of Toronto Magazine through a letter to the editor.

Parents deserve choice of schools. Letter to the editor from the League, Hamilton Spectator, January 29, 2007

Ethical, non-aborted fetus-derived vaccines soon to be available in Canada. In response to requests by pro-life doctors, Alberta and Ontario will soon have alternative vaccines available. Report from Canadian Catholic News, Jan. 29, 2007

St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, may be removed from Catholic direction in an effort to resolve the controversy about performing elective sterilizations. News report from Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, Jan. 26, 2007

Britain's Sexual Orientation Regulations, which come into force in April, will not include an exemption for Catholic agencies, or any other conscience exemption.Commentary on why this could force the Church to stop offering adoption services. From the Daily Telegraph,...