Ward 25 — Scarborough-Rouge Park

Zia Choudhary is a real estate broker, Previously, Choudhary ran as a Conservative Party candidate for Toronto-Danforth in the 2019 federal elections where he placed third of eight candidates. As part of his trustee campaign, he claims he will advocate for, among other priorities, smaller class sizes, additional provincial funding towards the board’s pandemic recovery plan, new infrastructure, and increased childcare services.

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Anu Sriskandarajah is the incumbent TDSB Trustee for Ward 22. She is also an assistant professor of child and youth studies at York University, where her research focuses on children, youth, and transnationalism. During her term, she brought forward a motion with Trustee Rajakulasingam on a COVID -19 Recovery Plan, which was subsequently passed unanimously by the Board of Trustees. In 2017, Sriskandarajah co-authored a STEM Teaching and Learning Report for the TDSB, which examined the board’s implementation and outcomes of their STEM program.

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Garry Tanuan is the incumbent Trustee for Ward 8, holding office since the 2012 by-election. He also sits on the board of directors for the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association. Tanuan’s TCDSB bio states that he was a consultant and project manager for over 20 years in industries like finance, biotech, clinical research and education, and has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Silliman University. It also notes Tanuan’s involvement as a representative for Cardinal Leger Catholic School with the Toronto Association of Parents in Catholic Education (TAPCE), and as a Ward 8 representative for the Catholic Parent Involvement Committee (CPIC). In 2013, Tanuan brought forward a motion for the TCDSB to resist the Ontario Accepting Schools Act mandating boards to allow student gay-straight alliance groups and activities. As part of this motion he expressed his concern with it promoting “a positive view of homosexuality.” Tanuan also voted against a motion in 2019 to amend the Code of Conduct to adopt the terms marital status, family status, gender identity, and gender expression, and in 2021, against a motion to proclaim June as Pride month and fly a Pride flag at TCDSB schools.

On his website, Robert Wicik writes he has over 25 years of experience in the electronics industry providing engineering support and contributing to a number of projects. He also shares that he holds a Bachelor’s of Engineering from Ryerson University. Wicik formerly ran for Ward 8 TCDSB trustee in the 2014 municipal election, having placed third out of three. While his platform isn’t detailed, he emphasizes fostering inclusion, respect for all, safety, accountability and transparency. In 2014, Wicik signed an accountability pledge for that year’s election to improve the analysis of the budget regarding repairs of schools, sponsored by the Toronto Taxpayers Coalition.

Benoit Fortin is the incumbent trustee for Conseil scolaire Viamonde Ward 2 – Est. He has held office since 2018, and has been elected by acclamation in this year’s election given he was running unopposed. Fortin is the founding member and Vice President of Development in Africa and India of Skypower, which develops, funds and runs utility-scale renewable power projects internationally. He is also vice-president of the Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l’Ontario board of directors, which represents all French-language public school boards in the province. While there is limited information about his priorities, Fortin has commented publicly as vice-president of the board on the importance of keeping students in the francophone school system until grade 12 and of meeting the specific needs of a growing francophone community following an announcement of funding from the Ontario government to build a new school.

The City Clerk has voided the election for the MonAvenir 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.

The City Clerk has voided the election for the MonAvenir 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. In an email to parents sent on October 21, Rawdat said he was ending his campaign. Read more about ineligible trustees running in French-language schools.

The City Clerk has voided the election for the MonAvenir 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. On October 21, Wilson notified the city clerk that he is not eligible to hold office. Read more about ineligible trustees running in French-language schools.