Candidate Questionnaire
Thank you to every candidate who took the time to respond. Every candidate was sent the same questionnaire. Their answers are published below exactly as submitted, unedited, grouped by the office they are seeking. The blank questionnaires are at the foot of the page.
Mayor
2 responsesMike Ainsworth
Candidate for Mayor
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Sherry Gibson
Candidate for Mayor
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Deputy Mayor
3 responsesDave Forbes
Candidate for Deputy Mayor
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Mary Catherine O’Neill
Candidate for Deputy Mayor
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Joan Stover
Candidate for Deputy Mayor
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Councillor
5 of 5 candidates respondedTerry Carruthers
Candidate for Councillor
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Ronald Farrow
Candidate for Councillor
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Jim Hogg
Candidate for Councillor
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Jim McCormack
Candidate for Councillor
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Cathie Ritchie
Candidate for Councillor
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School Board Trustee
1 of 4 candidates responded · two seatsJaine Klassen Jeninga
Candidate for Public English School Board Trustee, Kawartha Pine Ridge
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The questions
The blank questionnaires sent to every candidate.
Community Candidate Questionnaire
Council candidates · 3 pages · questions only
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School Board Trustee Questionnaire
Trustee candidates · 1 page · questions only
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