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English Public Trustee, Peel District School Board - Wards 3, 4 · Brampton
4 candidates for 1 seat
Everyone is compared on the same 2 issues, in the same order. Candidates are listed alphabetically, and the order of issues is not a ranking. Each candidate's bio appears at the top, above the issues. How this works.
| Issue | Arshei Nidha No website or social media listed | Celina Reyes No website or social media listed | Claudio C. Lewis No website or social media listed | Jot Dhaliwal✓Elected (official result) No website or social media listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bio | No bio on record. Know something? | No bio on record. Know something? | No bio on record. Know something? | No bio on record. Know something? |
| What a trustee actually doesDoes the candidate understand the trustee job? | Build stronger communication between students, families, educators and the board.
Show their words & sourceHide (one sentence)“As a trustee, I would work to build stronger communication between students, families, educators and the school board, while advocating for a school environment where every student has access to the support and resources they need to succeed.” Source: 2026 Brampton election: 4 candidates running for Peel District School Board trustee in Wards 3 and 4 (Brampton Guardian, Andrew Palamarchuk) · October 14, 2026 Confidence:High | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Bring openness among trustees, parents and community so Wards 3 and 4 no longer feel abandoned.
Show their words & sourceHide (a few sentences)“More openness among trustees, parents and the community. No longer would Wards 3 and 4 feel abandoned by their trustee.” Source: 2026 Brampton election: 4 candidates running for Peel District School Board trustee in Wards 3 and 4 (Brampton Guardian, Andrew Palamarchuk) · October 14, 2026 Confidence:High | This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source. Support educators with adequate resources so they can focus on teaching and student success.
“Supporting students also means supporting educators. When teachers and staff are given adequate resources and assistance, we can reduce pressure in classrooms and allow them to focus more effectively on teaching and student success.” (a few sentences) Source: 2026 Brampton election: 4 candidates running for Peel District School Board trustee in Wards 3 and 4 (Brampton Guardian, Andrew Palamarchuk) · October 14, 2026 Confidence:High Jot says running is about making sure students, parents and educators have an accessible trustee who listens.
“Running for School Trustee is about making sure students, parents and educators in Wards 3 & 4 have an accessible local representative who listens to their concerns and brings those concerns to the board table.” (a page or more) Source: Jot Dhaliwal | PDSB Trustee Candidate | Brampton Wards 3 & 4 Confidence:High |
| Student wellbeing and learningWill kids be safe, supported and learning well? | Amplify student voices and win school environments with the supports students need, academics to mental health.
Show their words & sourceHide (a few sentences)“If elected as a Peel school board trustee, my priorities will focus on amplifying students’ voices. Through my job, I work with many youth who always bring up many concerns about the school board and how students lack support from academics to mental health.” Source: 2026 Brampton election: 4 candidates running for Peel District School Board trustee in Wards 3 and 4 (Brampton Guardian, Andrew Palamarchuk) · October 14, 2026 Confidence:High | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | Not reviewed yet. Know something? | This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source. Jot wants decisions keeping student achievement, safety, opportunity and well-being central.
“Our schools shape the future of our community. I want to contribute to responsible decisions that keep student achievement, safety, opportunity and well-being at the centre of the conversation.” (a page or more) Source: Jot Dhaliwal | PDSB Trustee Candidate | Brampton Wards 3 & 4 Confidence:High Win safer schools with more teachers, EAs and behavioural/specialized supports.
“My priorities are safer schools, stronger student supports and ensuring educators have the resources they need to help every child succeed. I want to advocate for more teachers, educational assistants and appropriate behavioural and specialized supports in our schools. Students with special needs deserve access to the resources and individual support necessary for them to learn, participate and succeed.” (a few sentences) Source: 2026 Brampton election: 4 candidates running for Peel District School Board trustee in Wards 3 and 4 (Brampton Guardian, Andrew Palamarchuk) · October 14, 2026 Confidence:High Jot pledges to support safe learning environments and bring concerns to the board table.
“Support safe learning environments and bring concerns raised by students, families and staff to the board table.” (a page or more) Source: Jot Dhaliwal | PDSB Trustee Candidate | Brampton Wards 3 & 4 Confidence:High |
Bio
Arshei Nidha
No bio on record. Know something?
Celina Reyes
No bio on record. Know something?
Claudio C. Lewis
No bio on record. Know something?
Jot Dhaliwal ✓Elected (official result)
No bio on record. Know something?
What a trustee actually does
Does the candidate understand the trustee job?
Arshei Nidha
No website or social media listed
Build stronger communication between students, families, educators and the board.
- Build stronger communication between students, families, educators and the board.
Show their words & sourceHide (one sentence)
“As a trustee, I would work to build stronger communication between students, families, educators and the school board, while advocating for a school environment where every student has access to the support and resources they need to succeed.”
Source: 2026 Brampton election: 4 candidates running for Peel District School Board trustee in Wards 3 and 4 (Brampton Guardian, Andrew Palamarchuk) · October 14, 2026
Confidence:High
Celina Reyes
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Claudio C. Lewis
No website or social media listed
Bring openness among trustees, parents and community so Wards 3 and 4 no longer feel abandoned.
- Bring openness among trustees, parents and community so Wards 3 and 4 no longer feel abandoned.
Show their words & sourceHide (a few sentences)
“More openness among trustees, parents and the community. No longer would Wards 3 and 4 feel abandoned by their trustee.”
Source: 2026 Brampton election: 4 candidates running for Peel District School Board trustee in Wards 3 and 4 (Brampton Guardian, Andrew Palamarchuk) · October 14, 2026
Confidence:High
Jot Dhaliwal ✓Elected (official result)
No website or social media listed
This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.
Support educators with adequate resources so they can focus on teaching and student success.
- Support educators with adequate resources so they can focus on teaching and student success.
“Supporting students also means supporting educators. When teachers and staff are given adequate resources and assistance, we can reduce pressure in classrooms and allow them to focus more effectively on teaching and student success.”
(a few sentences)
Source: 2026 Brampton election: 4 candidates running for Peel District School Board trustee in Wards 3 and 4 (Brampton Guardian, Andrew Palamarchuk) · October 14, 2026
Confidence:High
Jot says running is about making sure students, parents and educators have an accessible trustee who listens.
- Accessible local representative for Wards 3 & 4
- Bring concerns to the board table
“Running for School Trustee is about making sure students, parents and educators in Wards 3 & 4 have an accessible local representative who listens to their concerns and brings those concerns to the board table.”
(a page or more)
Source: Jot Dhaliwal | PDSB Trustee Candidate | Brampton Wards 3 & 4
Confidence:High
Student wellbeing and learning
Will kids be safe, supported and learning well?
Arshei Nidha
No website or social media listed
Amplify student voices and win school environments with the supports students need, academics to mental health.
- Amplify student voices and win school environments with the supports students need, academics to mental health.
Show their words & sourceHide (a few sentences)
“If elected as a Peel school board trustee, my priorities will focus on amplifying students’ voices. Through my job, I work with many youth who always bring up many concerns about the school board and how students lack support from academics to mental health.”
Source: 2026 Brampton election: 4 candidates running for Peel District School Board trustee in Wards 3 and 4 (Brampton Guardian, Andrew Palamarchuk) · October 14, 2026
Confidence:High
Celina Reyes
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Claudio C. Lewis
No website or social media listed
Not reviewed yet. Know something?
Jot Dhaliwal ✓Elected (official result)
No website or social media listed
This candidate has spoken about this issue more than once. Each statement is shown with its own source.
Jot wants decisions keeping student achievement, safety, opportunity and well-being central.
- Student achievement, safety, opportunity and well-being at the centre
- Responsible school-board decisions
“Our schools shape the future of our community. I want to contribute to responsible decisions that keep student achievement, safety, opportunity and well-being at the centre of the conversation.”
(a page or more)
Source: Jot Dhaliwal | PDSB Trustee Candidate | Brampton Wards 3 & 4
Confidence:High
Win safer schools with more teachers, EAs and behavioural/specialized supports.
- Win safer schools with more teachers, EAs and behavioural/specialized supports.
“My priorities are safer schools, stronger student supports and ensuring educators have the resources they need to help every child succeed. I want to advocate for more teachers, educational assistants and appropriate behavioural and specialized supports in our schools. Students with special needs deserve access to the resources and individual support necessary for them to learn, participate and succeed.”
(a few sentences)
Source: 2026 Brampton election: 4 candidates running for Peel District School Board trustee in Wards 3 and 4 (Brampton Guardian, Andrew Palamarchuk) · October 14, 2026
Confidence:High
Jot pledges to support safe learning environments and bring concerns to the board table.
- Safe learning environments
- Concerns of students, families and staff heard at the board
“Support safe learning environments and bring concerns raised by students, families and staff to the board table.”
(a page or more)
Source: Jot Dhaliwal | PDSB Trustee Candidate | Brampton Wards 3 & 4
Confidence:High
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