Registry of Lobbyists
Total Number of Communication Reports: 14
Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 0
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Religion
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Framework on Palliative Care in Canada, with respect to promoting the expansion of palliative care for all Canadians, including increased government funding.
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Policies or Program
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Religion
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To defend the freedom of religion and conscience against policies and legislation which, either intentionally or unitentionally, would seek to curtail or limit legitimate forms of religious speech and expression.
Presently, this includes the CCCB's opposition to a proposed amendment to Bill C-9, titled ‘An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime, and access to religious or cultural places).’ As per the proposed amendment, the current provision in the Criminal Code slated for removal states: “(3) No person shall be convicted of an offence under subsection (2) [...] (b) if, in good faith, the person expressed or attempted to establish by an argument an opinion on a religious subject or an opinion based on a belief in a religious text.”
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Religion
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To encourage the Government of Canada to work collaboratively with the CCCB as well as individual Catholic dioceses and religious orders to further reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada.
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Policies or Program
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Constitutional Issues, Health
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With respect to "Medical Assistance in Dying" or ("MAiD"), the CCCB objects unequivocally to euthanasia/assisted suicide and to all legislation that permits euthanasia/assisted suicide, and, therefore, disagrees with any expansion of the criteria of admissibility to "MAiD" to vulnerable populations, including persons with mental illness and "mature minors."
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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Constitutional Issues, Religion, Taxation and Finance
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With respect to the House of Commons' Finance Committee's
a) Recommendation 429: No longer provide charitable status to anti-abortion organizations; and
b) Recommendation 430: Amend the Income Tax Act to provide a definition of a charity which would remove the privileged status of “advancement of religion” as a charitable purpose, the CCCB objects and seeks to persuade the government to abandon such proposals.
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Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
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To promote and coordinate Catholic activity in Canada; to ensure the advancement of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada; to collaborate with all other Churches with a view of promoting and encouraging the ecumenical movement; to do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects.
Jean Vézina, General Secretary
Address:
2500 Don Reid Dr.
Ottawa, ON K1H 2J2
Canada
Telephone number:
613-241-9461