Side-by-Side Survey Responses in the Riding of Waterloo Catholic District School Board - Kitchener & Wilmot [2026 Ontario Election]
Number to elect: 4
(change level of government | change province | change riding)
| Harriet Cullen | Sandra Wojcik | Janice Fiaschetti | Josh Rivers |
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| Pro-life, pro-family | Pro-life, pro-family | Pro-life, pro-family | Pro-life, pro-family | |
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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) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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? | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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? | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 4. Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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”? | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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? | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| CLC RATING COMMENTS: | A local pro-life leader vouched for Harriet as ... <More> | Sandra is known to be a very devout Catholic, s... <More> | Janice has a long history of pro-family & pro-l... <More> | Josh is known to be solidly pro-life and a supp... <More> |
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| Suzanne Kearns | Renee Kraft | Ruthann Fisher | Jess Hutton |
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| Caution | Pro-LGBT ideology, Anti-parental rights | Not supportable | Pro-LGBT ideology | |
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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) | survey not sent | No (based on public statement at candidates forum) | no response | No (based on pro-LGBT stance) |
| 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? | survey not sent | No (based on public statement at candidates forum) | no response | No (based on pro-LGBT stance) |
| 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? | survey not sent | No (based on public statement at candidates forum) | no response | No (based on pro-LGBT stance) |
| 4. Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? | survey not sent | No (based on public statement at candidates forum) | no response | No (based on pro-LGBT stance) |
| 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”? | survey not sent | -- | no response | No (based on pro-LGBT stance) |
| 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? | survey not sent | no response | no response | 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) | survey not sent | no response | no response | no response |
| CLC RATING COMMENTS: | Some red flags already exist with Kearns. First... <More> | On April 28, 2025, Kraft voted in favour of con... <More> | Fisher is being endorsed by Roger Lawler, the f... <More> | She wore an LGBT "Pride" pin on her sweater at ... <More> |