Trustee Maria Hardie
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board, ON
Electoral District: Barrie (Wards 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Bio
CLC rating: Pro-life, pro-family
Rating Comments: Maria gave perfect pro-life-and-family answers to CLC's 2026 Catholic school trustee candidate questionnaire. She was acclaimed as a trustee in 2014 and was re-elected in 2018.
Percentage in last election: Acclaimed (2014) ; Elected (2018) ; 47.0% (2022)
Victory margin last election: 9.2% (2022)
Religion / Faith: Catholic
Contact
Parliamentary Office
Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board
46 Alliance Blvd.
Barrie, Ontario
L4M 5K3
Tel: 705-722-3555 ext., 468 / 705-896-7549
Fax: 705-722-6534
Constituency Offices
4 Debra Crescent
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 3T1
Tel: 705-896-9395 campaign ; 705-722-0741 home
Here is Maria Hardie's voting record relating to life and family issues:
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Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Maria Hardie on Aug. 28, 2026.
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| Will you personally uphold and work toward the public promotion of total fidelity to the faith and moral teachings of the Catholic Church? (Current examples include the illicitness of abortion, contraception and homosexual practice) | Yes (based on 2010 survey) |
| 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? | Yes |
| 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? | Yes |
| Will you oppose teachings and attitudes in the school setting that undermine respect for and the dignity of human life from conception to natural death? | Yes |
| Will you actively promote and defend the teaching of Catholic doctrine, the importance of prayer and a regular sacramental life? | Yes |
| Will you work against any attempt to expand the sex-ed program in the Catholic Schools which is contrary to Church teaching, such as the one which included oral sex, masturbation and homosexuality, recently offered by the Ministry? | Yes |
| Will you work to ensure that guest speakers, educational materials that enter the premises of Catholic schools (e.g., library resources, curriculum texts) and all approved school activities are consistent with and do not undermine the morality and teachings of the Church? | Yes |
| Will you uphold, actively promote and defend the boards right to invite into its schools only those health personnel (e.g. nurses, counselors and other health professionals) who will respect Catholic Church teaching? | Yes |
| 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? | Yes |
| 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 |
| 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) | Yes |
| Will you oppose sex-ed programs which are contrary to Church teaching? | Yes |
| 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 |
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