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Side-by-Side Survey Responses in the Riding of Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board - Leamington, Essex, Harrow, Kingsville, Pelee Township - Area 2 [2022 Ontario Election]
Number to elect: 1

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incumbent
Derek Thachuk
Mary DiMenna
Pro-life, pro-familyNot supportable
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 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? Yesno 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? Yesno response
4. Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? Yesno 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”? Yes--
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? Yesno 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) Nono response
CLC RATING COMMENTS: Gave perfect answers to CLC's election question...

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