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Side-by-Side Survey Responses in the Riding of Niagara Catholic District School Board - Welland [2022 Ontario Election]
Number to elect: 1

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incumbent
Irma Ruiter
Paul Turner
Pro-life, pro-familyPro-lgbt ideology
Rating by CLC:
1. Will you work to ensure that your Board publicly promotes total fidelity to the faith and moral teachings of the Catholic Church? (Current examples include the illicitness of abortion, contraception and homosexual practice) YesNo (see vote record)
2. Will you work to ensure that Catholic schools do not invite guest speakers who have publicly expressed positions that contradict the morality and teaching of the Church, no matter how great their achievements in politics, business, sports, science or the arts? Yessurvey not yet sent
3. Will you work to ensure that educational materials that enter the premises of Catholic schools (e.g., library resources, curriculum texts, awareness campaigns, flyers) and all approved school activities are consistent with and do not undermine the morality and teachings of the Church? Yessurvey not yet sent
4. Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? Yessurvey not yet sent
5. Given that the Gay Pride flag is a controversial political symbol which contradicts Church teaching on marriage & human sexuality, will you oppose any and all proposals to fly the Gay Pride flag at Catholic schools, at the board office, or to acknowledge and celebrate June as “Pride month”? YesNo (see vote record)
6. Will you work to ensure that your Catholic school board enacts a policy requiring all agents and employees of the board to uphold the rights of custodial parents to direct and control the education of, and any medical treatment provided to, their dependent children attending its schools? Yessurvey not yet sent
7. Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion*? (*Note: a surgical or medical intervention designed to prevent the death of the mother but which results in the unintended and undesired death of the pre-born child, is not an abortion) Nosurvey not yet sent
CLC RATING COMMENTS: Irma gave perfect answers to CLC's 2022 questio...

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On June 20, 2023, Trustee Turner voted against ...

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