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CCRL challenges verdict in right to die case
TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2004 The Catholic Civil Rights League (ccrl.ca) today denounced the verdict in the acquittal Nov. 4 of Evelyn Martens, who was charged in the deaths of Monique Charest, 64 and Leyanne Burchell, 57, in 2002. We support the sanctity of life from...
La LCDH d?nonce le verdict dans l?affaire du ? droit de mourir ?
TORONTO, le 5 novembre 2004 La Ligue catholique des droits de lhomme (LCDH) dénonce le verdict rendu le 4 novembre acquittant Evelyn Martens sur qui pesait des accusations concernant la mort en 2002 de Monique Charest et de Leyanne Burchell. Celles-ci étaient âgées...
CCRL announces new executive
TORONTO, Nov. 1, 2004 The Catholic Civil Rights League (ccrl.ca) is happy to announce the election of Philip Horgan as president. Mr. Horgan, a Toronto lawyer, has been vice president since 1995. With the election, confirmed at the leagues recent annual general...
CCRL criticizes CCRA call to Calgary bishop
TORONTO, Oct. 25, 2004 The Catholic Civil Rights League (ccrl.ca) today criticized Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CRA) for asking Bishop Fred Henry of Calgary to remove a pastoral letter from the diocesan website or risk losing the dioceses income tax-exempt...
La LCDH critique lARC suite à son appel à lévêque de Calgary
TORONTO, le 25 octobre 2004 La Ligue catholique pour les droits de lhomme (LCDH) a pris à parti lAgence de revenu du Canada (ARC) à qui elle reproche davoir demandé à lévêque Fred Henry, de Calgary, de retirer une lettre pastorale du site Internet de son...
CCRLs defense of marriage petition: Why you should sign
Oct. 1, 2004 - If youre like most of us, you might be thinking that nothing you can do will reverse the move to same sex marriage, or prevent it from being enshrined in federal law. As such, you may well believe that signing our petition would be, at best, an empty...
Jason Kenney, MP, to address annual meeting
TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2004 Catholic Civil Rights League today announced that Jason Kenney, MP, will be keynote speaker at its annual general meeting Oct. 28. Members and guests and invited to hear Mr. Kenney discuss the challenges faced by Catholic politicians in Canada...
The Laity and Political Affairs
The lay faithful 1 are fully members of the Church and citizens of this country. We are citizens by birth or naturalization, and Christians by rebirth through baptism. Our citizenship brings with it ties to the larger community and the obligation to contribute to its...
CCRL blasts decision on gay divorce
TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2004 The Catholic Civil Rights League (ccrl.ca) today denounced a decision by the Ontario Superior Court to grant a divorce to a same sex couple. The two lesbians, whose identities are being kept secret, were married shortly after the Ontario...
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