Our Legal Defence Fund

Readers may be aware that Catholic Insight is under investigation by the Canadian Human Rights Commission in Ottawa after a complaint was filed over our coverage of the homosexual issue.

The Canadian Human Rights Act, under subsection 13(1), categorizes as a “discriminatory practice” the communication by individuals or groups of messages “likely to expose a person or persons to hatred or contempt.” Hatred and contempt are not defined, allowing anyone to file a complaint on the flimsiest of grounds. These messages then become “thought crimes.”

While the legal expenses of human rights complainants are funded from the public purse, those of defendants are not. We need to engage legal counsel and defray expenses for additional staff time, publicity, correspondence and so on.

Our regular fundraising appeal takes place only once every two years. However, at this time, we must make a special request for funds in light of the unexpected new demands being made upon our budget.

If you are able to help, please send your cheque or money order to Catholic Insight, P.O. Box 625, Adelaide Station, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2J8. For a credit card donation, you can call us at (416) 204-9601 or e-mail admin@catholicinsight.com. If you have a PayPal account, please click the link below.

Catholic Insight is fighting to preserve the rights to freedom of expression, religion and the press as guaranteed by our Constitution. God bless you for your support.