Side-by-Side Survey Responses in the Riding of Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board - Thunder Bay [2026 Ontario Election]
Number to elect: 6
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| incumbent | incumbent | incumbent | ||
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| Lawrence Badanai | Dina McFarlane | Francis Veneruz | Anthony Foglia |
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| Caution | Unknown | Unknown | Position unknown | |
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| SURVEY QUESTION | ANSWER | ANSWER | ANSWER | ANSWER |
| 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) | no response | survey not yet sent | survey not yet sent | no response |
| 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? | no response | survey not yet sent | survey not yet sent | no response |
| 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? | no response | survey not yet sent | survey not yet sent | no response |
| 4. Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? | no response | survey not yet sent | survey not yet sent | no response |
| 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”? | no response | survey not yet sent | survey not yet sent | no response |
| 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? | no response | survey not yet sent | survey not yet sent | no response |
| 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) | no response | survey not yet sent | survey not yet sent | no response |
| CLC RATING COMMENTS: | No response to CLC's 2026 candidate survey. How... <More> | 2018 survey not sent <More> | 2018 survey not sent <More> | No response to CLC's 2026 candidate survey. The... <More> |
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| incumbent | incumbent | |||
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| Leanne Fonso | Matt Pearson | Sarah Pelletier | Olivia Kembel |
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| Position unknown | Position unknown | Unknown | Position unknown | |
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| SURVEY QUESTION | ANSWER | ANSWER | ANSWER | ANSWER |
| 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) | no response | no response | survey not sent | no response |
| 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? | no response | no response | survey not sent | no response |
| 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? | no response | no response | survey not sent | no response |
| 4. Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? | no response | no response | survey not sent | no response |
| 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”? | no response | no response | survey not sent | no response |
| 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? | no response | no response | survey not sent | no response |
| 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) | no response | no response | survey not sent | no response |
| CLC RATING COMMENTS: | No response to CLC's 2026 candidate survey. The... <More> | No response to CLC's 2026 candidate survey. The... <More> | Survey not sent. She succeeded her father Phili... <More> | No response to CLC's 2026 candidate survey. The... <More> |
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| incumbent | incumbent | ||
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| Mike Bertoldo | Eleanor Ashe | Tony Romeo |
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| Position unknown | Not supportable | Pro-LGBT ideology | |
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| SURVEY QUESTION | ANSWER | ANSWER | ANSWER |
| 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) | no response | No (based on public statement) | No (based on statement at 2014 candidates forum) |
| 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? | no response | -- | -- |
| 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? | no response | -- | -- |
| 4. Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? | no response | No (based on public statement) | -- |
| 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”? | no response | -- | -- |
| 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? | no response | -- | -- |
| 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) | no response | -- | No (based on 2014 survey) |
| CLC RATING COMMENTS: | No response to CLC's 2026 candidate survey. The... <More> | <More> | According to a local CLC supporter, Romeo suppo... <More> |