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Budget/facilities

Eligible information for every certified candidate in Trustee, Durham District School Board. Candidates appear in the same deterministic order and structure. This is not a ranking or recommendation.

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Amjad Muhammad

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Emma Cunningham

Candidate-provided statement

If re-elected, Cunningham promises to advocate for new schools in Pickering’s growing communities to prevent overcrowded classrooms.

Emma Cunningham

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Retrieved: 2026-10-13
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Advocate for new schools in Pickering’s growing communities — so no child is left in an overcrowded classroom.

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Candidate-provided statement

Cunningham says she supports children attending their local public schools rather than being bussed out of area due to over-development.

Emma Cunningham

Source category: Candidate-provided source
Retrieved: 2026-10-04
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I support children being able to attend their local public schools—not bussed out of area due to over-development.

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Hitesh Parikh

Candidate-provided statement

The Parikh campaign says it would push for plain-language, itemized budget reports for parents rather than only high-level summaries.

Hitesh Parikh

Source category: Candidate-provided source
Retrieved: 2026-10-08
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Push for plain-language, itemized budget reports published for parents, not just high-level summaries

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Publisher-attributed candidate statement

The AjaxPickering.ca profile for Hitesh Parikh presents an intention to scrutinize the school board budget to reduce central administrative overhead.

AjaxPickering.ca

Source category: Independent reporting
Retrieved: 2026-10-10
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I will scrutinize the board budget line by line to reduce central administrative overhead, unnecessary third-party consulting, and bureaucratic bloat, ensuring that maximum funding flows directly into classroom educators, materials, and student support.

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Khadiza Manjra

No eligible reviewed information is currently available for this issue.

Sinthuja Kanageswaran

Publisher-attributed candidate statement

The AjaxPickering.ca profile for Sinthuja Kanageswaran presents support for planning school capacity to keep pace with a growing community.

AjaxPickering.ca

Source category: Independent reporting
Retrieved: 2026-10-10
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Third, I want to help ensure that our schools keep pace with the needs of our growing community. This includes supporting thoughtful planning around school capacity, transportation, program access, and resource allocation so that students and families have access to strong schools and opportunities both now and in the future.

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Walton Armstrong

Publisher-attributed candidate statement

In a candidate-attributed response published by AjaxPickering.ca, Walton Armstrong says responsible and transparent use of public education funding is one of his priorities.

AjaxPickering.ca

Source category: Independent reporting
Retrieved: 2026-10-10
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ensuring responsible, transparent use of public education funding.

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