Ward 13 — Toronto Centre

Jude Elumeze is a business analyst at Scotiabank, a project management professional, and holds a Master of Science in e-business management from the University of Warwick. On his website, he also notes his participation in parent council meetings. While Elumeze’s platform isn’t detailed, he commits to engaging with parents and the community, and unbiased advocacy to improve students’ wellbeing and learning experiences.

Kaamil Hassan is a student at the University of Toronto studying Economics and Public Policy, and the Finance Director for the UofT Black Students Association. As a member of the University of Toronto Student Union in 2022, Hassan submitted a motion to mandate the union to divest from companies “complicit in the occupation of Palestinian territory.” On his LinkedIn profile, he writes that he was also the First-Year Representative for the school’s French Course Union, and that he was involved with the Toronto Youth Cabinet. Information about Hassan’s campaign could not be found at time of publication.

Jacky Lau is an instructor at Seneca College teaching computer science and engineering courses, and is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto studying mechanics, robotics, and automation engineering. He is also the Chair of a STEM non-profit CAROBOT Learning, which delivers programming classes to kids and adults across schools and libraries. As part of his campaign, Lau wants to employ a student-first approach with more parent involvement, STEM programs, co-op and internship opportunities, and funding.

Information about this candidate could not be found at time of publication.

Information about this candidate could not be found at time of publication.

Information about this candidate could not be found at time of publication.

Deborah Williams is a TDSB parent who has volunteered on various parent councils, including as co-chair of the board’s Parent Involvement Advisory Committee, chair of the Ward 10 council and a chapter leader of Canadian Parents for French Ontario, a national organization dedication to creating opportunities for students to learn French and become bilingual. According to her campaign website, Williams has a background in the non-profit sector, volunteering for and leading initiatives dedicated to improving student mental health and well-being. Williams says she is committed to advocating for funding from the provincial government to support effective and fair public education, working with students, parents and community groups to make education a priority and bridging learning and mental health gaps created due to the pandemic. Williams is endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council and Progress Toronto.

Rosina Bonavota previously ran for city councillor in Ward 21 in the 2014 election, placing fourth out of four candidates and she ran for Ward 5 trustee in the 2010 municipal election, placing third out of ten candidates. She also ran for Ward 18 trustee in the 2006 election, placing third out of seven candidates. Details of her campaign are not available online.

Renato Fallico is a Technology Support Technician at Tommy Douglas Secondary School.

Information about this candidate could not be found at time of publication.

Stephen Mensah serves as the Executive Director of the Toronto Youth Cabinet, the official youth advisory board to the city, and is on the board of directors of the For Youth Initiative, a local non-profit supporting black, racialized and newcomer youth since 1995. He is pursuing a double major in criminology and politics and governance at the Toronto Metropolitan University. Mensah has been endorsed by outgoing Ward 9 trustee Norm di Pasquale.

Through the Toronto Youth Cabinet, Mensah advocated for free menstrual products on university campuses, as well as mental health support for post-secondary students. He also helped develop a partnership between the City and the Toronto Youth Cabinet to encourage young people to get vaccinated. According to his campaign website, his priorities include advocating for an expansion of student nutrition programs to address pandemic-related food insecurity, more mental health support staff for students, and additional per-child funding.

Cameron Miranda-Radbord is an ex-officio member of the Board of Regents of Victoria College at the University of Toronto. According to his website, he is also a community healthcare outreach worker and a volunteer in the community. Miranda-Radbord has been the Chair of the City Youth Council of Toronto since 2018, and was a board director and policy chair with the Toronto–St. Paul’s Federal Liberal Association. He is a founding member of the TCDSB’s 2SLGBTQ+ Community Advisory Committee, and an administrator of the  Toronto Catholic School Parent Facebook group. As part of his campaign, Miranda-Radbord wants to ensure construction on St. Raymond school is finished and a new school is built at 12 Regent Street to address overcrowding. If elected, he will advocate for an early-start gifted program, French education that starts in earlier grades, access to the Toronto Island Natural Science School, and 2SLGBTQ+ rights for Ward 9 students. He says he supports continued uniform policies, and converting the Bond Place Hotel into  permanent affordable housing to support student safety. Miranda-Radbord has been endorsed by the Toronto & York Region Labour Council.

Kevin Morrison previously ran in the 2010, 2014 and 2018 municipal elections for the TCDSB Ward 11 trustee position and in Ward 8 in 2012. He finished second each year except in 2012 when he placed sixth out of ten candidates. In 2012, days before the Ward 8 election, Morrison advocated publicly for the reversal of a motion that mandated the Canadian anthem be sung a cappella each day. According to several news outlets, Morrison filed a case with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, arguing the motion was discriminatory because it forces students in the Catholic school board to sing a cappella while other schools have music.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Edith Pearson has been a debt collections analyst for over a decade. Pearson prevously ran for Ward 10 trustee in the 2014 election and Ward 6 trustee in the 2018 election, placing second out of three candidates both times. In 2014, Pearson’s campaign focused on school principals having the final decision on extracurricular activities, full support and inclusion for children with disabilities, and collaborating with teachers and the ministry to improve learning in mathematics. Details of her current campaign are unavailable.

The City Clerk has voided the election for the Viamonde school board in this ward. The election will not take place on October 24 and a by-election will be held at a later date. Read the full story.

The City Clerk has voided the election for the Viamonde school board in this ward. The election will not take place on October 24 and a by-election will be held at a later date. Read the full story.

Nathalie Dufour Séguin is the incumbent trustee for MonAvenir Ward 3 – Toronto Ouest and has been re-elected by acclamation for the 2022 term as she is running unopposed. She was first elected trustee by ballot vote in 2006 and received acclamation in 2010. In 2014, she decided to step down to pursue other projects and was re-elected by ballot vote in 2018. Outside of the TCDSB, Dufour Séguin is an Education Community Relationship Manager for Groupe Média TFO, a media company that generates educational and cultural content for the Ontario Francophone community. She is also a former board member and former president of Toronto Francophone Women’s Shelter La Maison d’hébergement francophone de Toronto.

Dufour Séguin is on the MonAvenir School Council, having originally joined in 2006 when she became trustee (when the school was named Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud). After serving as vice president for two years, she was elected president in 2012, a role she held until 2014. In 2013, under Dufour Séguin’s leadership, the school council launched a discrimination action against the province as a means of forcing the Ministry of Education to replace one of their Hamilton-based schools with a new, larger building for the expanded student population. An issue Dufour Séguin said people have been advocating for since the 1990’s, the council invoked charter rights by arguing the Francophone school was not being resourced adequately and therefore access to education was not equal to those in Anglophone schools.