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 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…
Letter of CCCB President, Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte, to Paul Okalik, Premier of Nunavut
Monday, April 05 1999
The Honourable Paul Okalik Premier of Nunavut PO Box 800 Iqaluit, Nunavut X0A 0H0 Dear Mr Premier: Catholics across Canada join all Canadians in congratulating the citizens of the Territory of Nunavut for offering to our nation this marvellous sign of new life as we enter the next millennium. Today,…
Invitation by the CCCB Social Affairs Commission to the Federal Government to bring NATO's military intervention to an end in Kosovo
Wednesday, March 31 1999
Right Honourable Jean Chrétien Prime Minister of Canada Langevin Building 80 Wellington St. Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Mr Prime Minister: Canada’s participation in Operation Determined Force, undertaken with the military might of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states, is a cause for sadness. It worries us that…
COLF Letter to the Minister of Health Regarding the Abortion Pill, RU-486
Thursday, March 25 1999
The Honourable Allan Rock Minister of Health Brooke Claxton Building Postal Locator 0916A Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9 Dear Mr. Rock, Re: The Abortion Pill, RU-486 Our organization is very troubled by media reports that your department has taken the initiative in contacting the manufacturer of the abortion pill RU-486 to…
CCCB Social Affairs Office Urges Support for Controlling Currency Speculation
Wednesday, March 17 1999
The Social Affairs Office of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops is part of a coalition called the Halifax Initiative that calls on the Members of Parliament to vote YES to a private member’s motion on the role Canada will play in controlling currency speculation. A vote will take place…
Inter-Church Coalition on Africa Speaks Out on Sudan
Thursday, March 04 1999
The following statement by Msgr. Peter Schonenbach, General Secretary of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), was made at a media conference held in Ottawa on February 24, 1999, that was organized by the Inter-Church Coalition on Africa. Msgr. Schonenbach was representing the Canadian Council of Churches, of which…