Decrees, Statements, Letters, Briefs
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) releases numerous official documents every year. Some are under the form of decrees, while others are public statements, pastoral letters, or briefs. Only a few documents published before 1996 are available online.
Letter to PM Chrétien re: Third World Debt Cancellation and Upcoming G-8 Meeting in Cologne
Wednesday, June 09 1999
The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6 Dear Mr. Prime Minister: We wish to write you on the eve of the upcoming meeting of the G-8 in Cologne, to encourage you and your colleagues, the leaders of the most developed countries,…
Lettre de l'OCVF au ministre Marcel Massé : Des distinctions à maintenir entre couples hétérosexuels et partenaires homosexuels (Document is available only in French)
Tuesday, May 04 1999
Document available only in French.
Lettre au ministre Pierre Pettigrew : Mgr François Thibodeau demande des changements au Programme d'assurance-emploi (Document available only in French)
Tuesday, May 04 1999
Document is available only in French.
Leaders of Christian churches are appealing PM Jean Chrétien to press for an immediate, unilateral moratorium on the NATO bombing campaign
Tuesday, April 13 1999
The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien Prime Minister of Canada House of Commons Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Dear Prime Minister, We write to you as leaders of Christian churches, appealing to you to press for an immediate, unilateral moratorium on the NATO bombing campaign. We are conscious of the heavy responsibilities…
To mark the first anniversary of Bishop Gerardi's assassination: Letters sent by Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte to the President of Guatemala and the President of the Episcopal Conference
Tuesday, April 13 1999
His Excellency Alvaro Arzú Irigoyen President of the Republic of Guatemala Palacio Nacional 6a. Calle y 7a. Avenida, Zona 1 Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala Your Excellency: The members of the Permanent Council of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) have unanimously agreed that I write to you on the…
Letter to Minister Lloyd Axworthy: A plea to stop the violence in East Timor
Sunday, April 11 1999
The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy Minister of Foreign Affairs Via fax: 613 996 3443 Dear Mr. Minister, We are writing to express our concern regarding the recent escalation of violence in East Timor. As we are sure you are aware, there are reports of 17 civilians being killed by paramilitary groups…