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TORONTO, January 30, 2006 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (ccrl.ca) today commented on the case of Marielle Houle of Montreal, who on Jan. 27 was given a sentence of three years probation after pleading guilty to assisted suicide in the death of her son, Charles...

OTTAWA, Jan. 24, 2006 – Commenting on the results of the federal election, the Catholic Civil Rights League today renewed its commitment to work with MPs of all political stripes in the new Parliament. Canadians have elected a Conservative minority.   “The...

TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2006 – The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) today urged Canadians to vote on January 23, using their own discernment to determine the best candidate and party.   Noting that voter participation has been declining steadily over the past...

The Supreme Court's swingers decision strips away community values Janet Epp Buckingham, director of law and public policy at the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, discusses the impact of the Supreme Court of Canada's Dec. 21 decision that so-called swingers' clubs...

Dec. 20, 2005 – The Catholic Civil Rights League has worked with its partners in the Defend Marriage coalition to produce “Returning Stability to Canada,” a pamphlet encouraging Canadians to participate in the political process by taking an active role in local...

TORONTO, Dec. 8, 2005 – The Catholic Civil Rights League today called on The Comedy Network to review its decision to air the Denis Leary Christmas comedy special, which has been the subject of numerous complaints both in Canada and in the United States, where it has...

TORONTO, Ont. Dec. 7, 2005 - The Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) is pleased that a BC Human Rights Tribunal has upheld a Knights of Columbus council's right to cancel a hall rental when the council learned the rental was for a lesbian "wedding" reception....

OTTAWA, Nov. 16, 2005 - The Catholic Civil Rights League ( www.ccrl.ca) today launched its pre-election awareness initiative, through which the League emphasizes the importance of participation in the political process through education on civil rights issues and...

TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2005 – The media is an important tool for education and evangelization that Catholics should approach with a positive attitude, members and guests at the recent annual general meeting of the Catholic Civil Rights League (www.ccrl.ca) were told....