Re-Elect Anthony Quinn, Oakville Catholic Trustee

10/16/2018

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From: Maria Lourenco

I have heard of several Catholic teachers who live in different Halton municipalities but work at a Catholic school board outside of Halton, that have received OECTA's pamphlet / flyer mailed directly to their home address. This is clearly third party advertising for which OECTA is required to register as well as file a financial statement. I did hear back from the City of Burlington's Clerk's office late this afternoon that the municipalities would be issuing a joint letter asking OECTA to register as a third party advertiser.

In addition to breaching third party advertising rules however, this situation also raises the question of how the local chapter of OECTA obtained the home addresses of teachers registered in different chapters, and whether any privacy rules were breached. Also, in this news story published by Inside Halton: https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/8946578-catholic-teachers-association-endorsement-process-flawed-halton-hills-trustee-candidate/; Keith Boyd, the OECTA secondary president, describes the process he used to actively recruit Trustee candidates, starting with "sending out invitations to about 110 people who had contact with the board in a variety of capacities in the past, including being on parent councils". Besides the obvious red flags....I would be really interested to know how the union was able to obtain this contact information that I know even the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (CPIC) is not permitted to access, despite the fact that this would certainly facilitate their ability to fulfill their mandate of improving parent engagement throughout our Board.

How was OECTA able to obtain this information? If Board resources were used in the process, which I suspect they must have been, that raises another huge question of conflict of interest, not to mention unethical behaviour.

These are questions to which I intend to pursue answers after the election, if still unresolved at that time.

If elected, I will also ensure that any individuals who breached privacy laws, or any other laws or Board policies, are held accountable. I will also ensure that policies are tightened up to ensure that this does not happen in the future and that the Board of Trustees remains an independent body, accountable to the parents and the community members which it represents. This includes, but is not limited to, support for teachers.

Catholic Teachers' Association endorsement process flawed: Halton Hills trustee candidate
Halton Hills Catholic trustee candidate Daniel Dragicevic read the letter circulated to school board staff from the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association, bewildered.
www.insidehalton.com

Maria Lourenco
Trustee Candidate
Halton Catholic District School Board

Halton Catholic District School Board



Because parent voice matters

Halton Hills Catholic trustee candidate Daniel Dragicevic read the letter circulated to school board staff from the Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association, bewildered.

10/15/2018

Do you want Unions running the Halton Catholic School Board?

CUPE and Teachers Union are running their own hand-picked slate of candidates. With seemingly more campaign signs than Mayoral candidates and an aggressive mailing and door-knocking campaign from activists - Be sure your chosen candidate will be working for you, the Catholic Taxpayer, the Catholic Parent and Catholic School Students.

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10/14/2018

In an unprecedented move, the Halton English Catholic Teachers Union and CUPE, (Canadian Union of Public Employees) are running and supporting their own slate of Trustee candidates in Oakville, Burlington, Georgetown, Milton and Halton Hills. Do you want Union leadership running the Halton Catholic School Board? The School Board will enter into a new round of collective bargaining in 2019. If the Union's proxy candidates are elected, they will be negotiating with their own hand picked supporters. [ 83 more words ]

In an unprecedented move, the Halton English Catholic Teachers Union and CUPE, (Canadian Union of Public Employees) are running and supporting their own slate of Trustee candidates in Oakville, Bur…

10/14/2018

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Oakville Catholic School Board Trustee

10/14/2018

My name is Anthony Quinn and I have been honoured to be the Catholic Trustee representing Oakville over the last 4 years. I have lived in the community for 12 years with my wife Maria and we have 4 daughters attending board schools. My eldest is in grade 10 at Holy Trinity and the three others are in grades 4,6 and 8 at St. [ 179 more words ]

My name is Anthony Quinn and I have been honoured to be the Catholic Trustee representing Oakville over the last 4 years. I have lived in the community for 12 years with my wife Maria and we have 4…

10/14/2018

Shortly after Trustee Helena Karabela and I were elected as Trustees she was introduced to Laureen Harper, wife of then Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. Mrs. Harper made an off-handed comment asking if Helena, as a Trustee, knew about Auschwitz and the Holocaust? Of course, Helena had an intimate knowledge, her parents were immigrants from Czech and Russian dictatorships and had been the surviving children of WWII in Europe. [ 312 more words ]

Shortly after Trustee Helena Karabela and I were elected as Trustees she was introduced to Laureen Harper, wife of then Prime Minister, Stephen Harper. Mrs. Harper made an off-handed comment asking…

10/09/2018

The budget for running a Trustee campaign across the entire Town of Oakville is almost as much as the annual emolument paid to a Trustee. If you can help to offset the costs with a donation, it would be most welcome. You must be an Ontario resident to donate and the maximum amount per individual is $1200.00. You can send your donation by interact e-transfer to my dedicated, secure, Campaign Account, [email protected] A non-tax deductible receipt will be issued for each donation. Thank you

The budget for running a Trustee campaign across the entire Town of Oakville is almost as much as the annual emolument paid to a Trustee. If you can help to offset the costs with a donation, it w…

09/27/2018

10/30/2014

Results now OFFICIAL!
http://elections.oakville.ca/assets/FinalResultsAll.pdf

10/29/2014

I'm going to meet the Bishop at a fundraiser next week.
Anyone else want to join their Trustee-Elect for a good cause? http://www.hccef.org/event/evening-with-bishop-crosby/

10/28/2014

http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/4947508-trio-of-oakville-incumbents-ousted-in-halton-school-board-races/

OAKVILLE - Halton’s school boards will be seeing a few new faces from Oakville, as three long-standing incumbents were unseated in Monday’s municipal election.