Edith Pearson
Toronto Catholic District School Board - ON
Electoral District: Ward 09
Bio
CLC rating: Educable
Rating Comments: Edith is sympathetic to traditional Catholic beliefs in many areas. However, she is too soft on a key, raging issue in the TCDSB, which is the imposition of homosexual Pride flags which in 2022, trustees voted to fly over every Catholic school in the board, throughout the month of June when Catholics are supposed to be celebrating the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Edith told CLC that she generally opposes the Gay Pride flag, but if the Ministry of Education were to order the board to fly it, she would accept it.
Percentage in last election: 30.56% (2014)
Victory margin last election: -25.73% (2014)
Religion / Faith: Catholic
Contact
Parliamentary Office
Ontario
Here is Edith Pearson's voting record relating to life and family issues:
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Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Edith Pearson on Aug. 2022.
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| 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) | To save life of the mother (from 2014) |
| 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 (from 2014) |
| Will you actively promote and defend the teaching of Catholic doctrine, the importance of prayer and a regular sacramental life? | Yes (from 2014) |
| 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 (from 2014) |
| 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 (from 2014) |
| 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 (from 2014) |
| Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is an infection that is transmitted through sex. Will you therefore oppose HPV vaccination in schools because it sends the message to students, teachers and parents that obedience to Church teaching on abstinence before marriage is neither expected nor necessary? | No (from 2014) |
| 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 (from 2014) |
| 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? | Generally yes, but not if the Ministry mandates it |
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