Michael Zwaagstra: Single-Issue Candidates Fare Poorly in School Board Elections

Commentary
Who were the big winners in the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) election? It depends on who you ask.
Progressives certainly had a lot to cheer about. Not only was board chair Scott Piatkowski solidly re-elected, so were fellow progressive trustees Joanne Weston and Jane Herring. In addition, several newly elected trustees also had platforms that placed them on the progressive end of the spectrum.
However, more conservative candidates also had cause for celebration. Mike Ramsay, the trustee suspended by his colleagues for challenging their woke ideology, was handily re-elected in his ward. So was Ramsay’s frequent ally, Cindy Watson. Not only that but incumbent trustee Laurie Tremble, who had filed the complaint that led to Ramsay’s suspension, was defeated….