Waterloo Region Votes

Information About the 2022 Municipal Election

Waterloo Catholic District School Board (English Catholic) - Cambridge/North Dumfries

(Elect 3; vote for up to 3)

School Board Trustees set policies for their school board, provide oversight of the board’s Director of Education, and serve as community advocates for education.

There are four school boards in Waterloo Region. You will vote for trustees in one board. Learn more on the School Trustee Information page.

Candidates

Winston Darryl Francis

Jesse Keels

Michael John Rattee

Advocacy groups often publish questionnaires that allow you to compare candidates side by side. In addition some groups make explicit endorsements. Pay careful attention to how questions are framed, and how this reflects the positions and philosophies of the advocacy groups.

In their words: Waterloo region's Catholic school board trustee candidates on their reasons for running, CBC, October 23, 2022.
Vote Against Woke Endorsements (WCDSB), Vote Against Woke, October 4, 2022.
Campaign for Life Coalition Endorsements, Campaign for Life Coalition, October 1, 2022.
Results of 2SLGBTQIA+ Questionnaire for Waterloo Region Municipal Candidates, SPECTRUM and OK2BME, September 26, 2022.
Cambridge/North Dumfries Endorsements, Know your Waterloo Region school board trustees, September 12, 2022.

Articles and News Items

Articles can highlight issues of importance to the election and the electorate. These items are (mostly) published by established news organizations.

Cambridge Catholic school board electors say voter cards missing, Cambridge Today, November 11, 2022.
City Clerk declares emergency under section 53 of the Municipal Election Act, 1996 to ensure the integrity of the election for the English-Separate, Waterloo Catholic District School Board , City of Cambridge, October 22, 2022.
Ballot blunder: city suspends WCDSB election, Cambridge Today, October 22, 2022.
Do your homework on who's running for school board trustees, say researchers and candidates, CBC, October 15, 2022.

Opinions and Group Discussions

Opinions, blog posts and discussions can be partisan, but sometimes can be helpful in bringing attention to election issues.

Sometimes discussions on forums like Reddit can give you a range of opinions about candidates and campaign issues.

Cambridge Candidates, Citified, September 16, 2022.

Candidate Profiles

Candidate profiles allow you to read responses from different candidates side by side. They allow you to compare candidates based on their backgrounds and experiences. Often they will not tell you how candidates would address specific issues.

MEET THE CANDIDATES: Michael John Rattee, WCDSB trustee, CambridgeToday, October 13, 2022.
MEET THE CANDIDATES: David Guerin, WCDSB trustee, Cambridge Today, October 13, 2022.
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Winston Francis, WCDSB trustee, Cambridge Today, October 13, 2022.
CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Winston Francis, Waterloo Catholic District School Board candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Michael John Rattee, Waterloo Catholic District School Board candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Jesse Keels, Waterloo Catholic District School Board candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Marisa Phillips, Waterloo Catholic District School Board candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.

Election Results

These are news items about how the election turned out.

3 trustees elected in twice-delayed Catholic school board election, CBC, November 26, 2022.
Nearly full slate of new WCDSB trustees elected, some results still suspended, CTV Kitchener, October 25, 2022.
Many new faces elected to Waterloo Catholic District School Board and more to come next month, CBC, October 24, 2022.