Catholic Trustee Voting Records

Helena Karabela

Halton Catholic District School Board - ON
Electoral District: Oakville Wards 5 & 6

Bio

Helena Karabela
Supportable
CLC rating: Pro-life, pro-family
Rating Comments: In May of 2022, Trustee Helena Karabela introduced a Sanctity of Life Fundraising motion that pro-abortion trustees eventually voted to kill based on a misguided interpretation of a regulation in the Education Act. On January 18, 2022, Ms. Karabela courageously voted against a disgraceful motion to fly the so-called "gay-pride" flag - that notorious symbol celebrating homoerotic fetishism (and genital mutilation in the case of transgenderism) - outside every single school in the Halton Catholic District School Board for the entire month of June, which LGBT radicals have dubbed "pride-month". Previously, in February 2018, she voted in favour of an excellent motion to protect the Sanctity of Life through school board financial donations.

Also, in September 2021, her motion to re-instate the Lord's Prayer in the morning exercises at HCDSB schools passed.



Helena's voting record as a Trustee has been exemplary. She gave perfect answers to CLC's questionnaire in the run-up to the 2014 school board election and again during the 2022 election cycle.

Percentage in last election: 13.96% (2014) ; 71.6% (2022)
Victory margin last election: 0.03% (2014) ; 43.3% (2022)
Religion / Faith: Catholic

Contact

Helena Karabela
Parliamentary Office
Halton Catholic District Schoo Board
802 Drury Lane
Burlington, Ontario
L7R 2Y2
Tel: 905-632 6300 (switchboard) or 289-230-1423
Fax: 905-333-4661 (general fax)
Constituency Offices Oakville, Ontario
L6H 4G1
Tel: 905-510-1849 (mobile)
Fax: website: www.karabela.ca

Here is Helena Karabela's voting record relating to life and family issues:

Votes, Surveys and Policy Decision Vote Score
Supportable
Sex-Ed curriculum: Motions to protect parental rights in education against the Wynne government's sex-ed over-reach.
Trustees from various school boards made motions to curtail the Wynne government's imposition of its graphic sex-ed curriculum. The curriculum infringes on parental rights in education by forcing children at very young ages to be exposed to anti-Catholic LGBTQ ideology, unhealthy sexual practices, and disordered gender concepts. Motions include those to delay implementation of the sex-ed curriculum to allow time for meaningful parental consultation, as well as a more detailed evaluation of the inadequate and evasive government-run consultation process.
Supported ok
2nd vote on pro-life motion of Halton Catholic District School Board entitled "Upholding the Sanctity of Life Through Donations to Charities and Non-Profits"
This excellent motion, put forward by faithful Catholic Trustees of the Halton CDSB, would prevent financial donations from the school board from going to any charities or non-profits that publicly support the intrinsic evils of abortion, contraception, sterilization, euthanasia, or embryonic stem cell research. [February 20, 2018]
Supported ok
3rd vote on pro-life motion of Halton Catholic District School Board entitled "Upholding the Sanctity of Life Through Donations to Charities and Non-Profits"
This excellent motion, put forward by faithful Catholic Trustees of the Halton CDSB, would prevent financial donations from the school board from going to any charities or non-profits that publicly support the intrinsic evils of abortion, contraception, sterilization, euthanasia, or embryonic stem cell research. [February 20, 2018]
Supported ok
Motion to fly the Gay Pride flag at every Catholic school in the board
In total opposition to Catholic doctrine, this motion sought to ensure that the Gay Pride flag would be flown at every single Catholic school in the board.
No ok
Motion to cancel a fellow Trustee for being faithful to Catholic teaching
This motion's intent was to weaponize the Board's Code of Conduct in a grossly anti-democratic fashion, for the purpose of silencing and punishing a fellow school board trustee for simply having defended the Catholic faith and for having dared to oppose anti-Christian secular ideology which was infiltrating the Catholic school board. In addition to undermining the very purpose of Catholic education, a vote in favor of this motion is doubly wrong because it effectively overturns the result of a democratic election in which Catholic ratepayers elected the persecuted trustee for the very purpose of vocally representing their values.
Disallowed from voting --
Opposing the Euthanasia Bill C-7 (Motion to express opposition to the expansion of euthanasia in Canada)
This Motion, brought forward by stalwart Catholic Trustee Helena Karabela, would direct the Halton Catholic District School Baord to issue a letter to the Senate of Canada urging that body to oppose the Trudeau Liberals' insideous euthanasia expansion Bill C-7. Sadly, Trustee Karabela's principled Motion was defeated, narrowly, by a vote of 5 opposed to 4 in favour on February 16, 2021.
Supported ok
Motion to ban fundraising for charities and non-profit organizations that support abortion, euthanasia, or embryonic stem cell research
This Motion, made by faithful Catholic Trustee Helena Karabela, sought to ensure that the Halton Catholic District School Baord's fundraising efforts would not be directed to organizations (including registered charities, non-profits, and their subsidiaries, affiliates, and associates) that support or promote abortion, euthanasia, or human embryonic stem cell research). Appallingly, Trustee Karabela's principled Motion was defeated, losing narrowly by a vote of 4 opposed to 3 in favour on February 15, 2022.
Supported ok
Motion to re-introduce the “Our Father” prayer at the Halton Catholic District School Board (HCDSB)
This truly Catholic Motion, introduced by faithful HCDSB Trustee Helena Karabela, sought to re-introduce the “Our Father” prayer into the opening exercises at all Halton Catholic schools. The Motion passed on September 21, 2021 by the razor-thin margin of 5 in favour and 4 against – a shameful and outrageous display of contempt by several Catholic trustees for the very words of their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in His prayer to His Father in Heaven.
Introduced ok
Banning fundraising and donations to pro-abortion and anti-life charities
Motion to institute, as official school board policy, a ban on using school resources to fundraise for organizations that directly or indirectly promote abortion and other anti-life practices which contradict Catholic moral teaching.
Introduced ok

There are no quotes for Helena Karabela at this time.

Here are the answers for the questionnaire as provided by Helena Karabela on August 22, 2022.

Question Response
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 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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