Candidate, Teresa Ciaravella
York Catholic District School Board, ON
Electoral District: Vaughan Area 1 (Ward 1)
Bio
CLC rating: Supportable
Rating Comments: Seconded Trustee Cathy Ferlisi's 2014 motion to write a letter to OECTA asking their membership not to participate in the homosexual World Pride Parade "as members of the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association." Was not re-elected in 2018.
Percentage in last election: 57.80% (2010), 54.46% (2014)
Victory margin last election: 27.93% (2014)
Religion / Faith: Catholic
Contact
Parliamentary Office
Ontario
Constituency Offices
3 Sherwood Park Drive
Vaughan, Ontario
L4K 4X8
Tel: 905-832-4562 home/campaign
Here is Teresa Ciaravella's voting record relating to life and family issues:
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Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Teresa Ciaravella on 2010.
| Question | Response |
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| 2003 Q1: Do you believe that in all subject areas the Catholic school curriculum should be explicitly faithful to the teaching of the Catholic Church as outlined in the Catechism? | Yes |
| 2003 Q2: Should teachers who openly dissent from Catholic Church teachings be restricted form using the classrom to express such beliefs and opinions? | Yes |
| 2003 Q3: Do you believe that teachers living in open contradicton of Catholic Church teaching on major moral issues do serious harm to the Catholic environment of the school? | Yes |
| 2003 Q4: Given the Catholic Church's teaching that "romantic behaviour between homosexual persons is morrally unacceptable" do you agree with the Ontario Catholic Bishop Conference's statement that "it is not acceptable practice for Catholic schools to teach that certain behaviour is contrary to Catholic teaching, but then to take no action when it is exhibited openly in a school context"? | Yes |
| 2003 Q5: When info on artificial contraception is included as part of a comprehensive sexual education program in Catholic schools, should it be made clear that the use of artificial contraception is immoral? | Yes |
| 2003 Q6: Do you believe that all public health nurses working in Catholic schools should be required to follow and teach Catholic family education (for exampel, with regard to contraception, abortion and homosexual activity) as outlined in the Catechism? | Yes |
| 2003 Q7: Should Catholic school boards work to exclude materials from Catholic school libraries which fail to respect Catholic Church teachings, even when such resources, as is the case in some school boards, are shared with the public systems? | Yes |
| 2003 Q8: Do you consider yourself pro-life or pro-choice? | pro-life |
| 2003 Q9: Do you believe that human life begins at conception (fertilization)? | 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 |
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