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Listening first. Acting for families.
Parents, students, and residents deserve a trustee who stays accessible between elections.
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Showing up across Burlington.
From school communities to local events, the campaign starts by being present and listening.
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Halton & Burlington
A stronger community for the next generation.
Faith, service, accountability, and practical work for families in Wards 3 and 6.
Your Schools, Your Voice,
100% Transparency & Action
The Foundation

The Four Pillars of This Campaign

Every position, every commitment, every vote - grounded in these four principles.

Accountability

Trustees answer to ratepayers, not administration. Every decision is yours to scrutinize.

Roman built TrusteeTrack — a first for any HCDSB trustee. Ratepayers submit concerns directly, track endorsements in real time, and receive automated updates when their issue reaches the Board table. Your concerns logged, answered, and closed.

Transparency

Every vote published within 48 hours. Every dollar traceable. No spin, no closed doors.

School-level budget breakdowns published annually. Board meeting minutes posted within 48 hours. A public vote log with plain-English explanations: no jargon, no spin. Ratepayers will never have to guess what their trustee did or why.

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Fiscal Responsibility

Ontario's lowest-funded board deserves a trustee who fights for every dollar and accounts for every cent.

Formally document and publish the per-pupil funding gap versus the Ontario average. Require a Ministry advocacy strategy at every Board meeting. Introduce a motion for annual school-level budget allocation reports posted publicly.

Catholic Values

You chose Catholic education. That choice must show up in classrooms, not just mission statements.

Require Faith Formation to present annual KPI outcomes in a public Board session. Oppose any curriculum change that dilutes the Catholic character of HCDSB schools. Ensure Catholic identity is measured against real outcomes, not just printed in a mission statement.

TrusteeTrack — Keep my promises accountable!

Your Issues. My Mandate.

When 25 Catholic school voters, parents, and supporters in Wards 3 & 6 back an issue, it becomes my commitment to raise at the Board, tracked in public, in real time.

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Who I Am

A product of HCDSB.
Now running to strengthen it.

HCDSB Alumni
St. James CES & St. Thomas Aquinas CSS
Accountability Systems
Built for Ontario's public institutions
Catholic Father
Raising a daughter in Burlington
15+ Years Volunteering
Rotary · Football Coach · Community Service
Full Transparency
Response commitment & 100% vote accountability
Wards 3 & 6
North Central & Northeast Burlington
Students in Catholic school classroom HCDSB Alumni · St. James CES & St. Thomas Aquinas CSS
Community volunteers serving together 15+ Years Volunteer Leadership · Rotary · Football Coach
Burlington neighbourhood Wards 3 and 6 Wards 3 & 6 · North Central & Northeast Burlington

I build the systems that make public institutions answerable to the people they serve. Now I want to do that for the school board that educated me.

Why Roman?
A Product of the Halton Catholic System
Roman attended elementary and high school in the Halton Catholic District School Board - educated by the very system he seeks to serve and strengthen.
A Career Built on Accountability
A professional background spanning psychology, public sector governance, and board-level oversight - Roman has spent his career building the accountability systems that institutions need and ratepayers deserve.
Active in the Community Year-Round
Volunteering with Burlington high schools, Burlington Youth programs, and the Knights of Columbus - not parachuting in at election time, but present and serving year-round.
The First Trustee with a Public Accountability System
Committed to building the first public vote log, issue tracker, and constituent response system in HCDSB history - giving every ratepayer in Wards 3 and 6 a real, ongoing voice between elections.
Roman Soler with his family - Burlington, 2026
Roman, his wife, and daughter - Burlington
"The families of Wards 3 and 6 deserve a trustee who reads every report, asks every hard question, and takes every constituent concern seriously. That's the standard I've held in every public institution I've served. I'm bringing it here."
- Roman Soler, HCDSB Trustee Nominee, Burlington Wards 3 & 6

I am a product of both elementary and secondary schooling in the Catholic Halton school board. I attended St. James Catholic Elementary School and graduated with honours from St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in Halton Region - earning an entrance scholarship to Wilfrid Laurier University, where I studied human psychology. This system shaped me. Running to serve it is personal.

A professional that built accountability systems for the Ontario Ministry of Energy, transparency infrastructure for the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and affordability and operational programs for the Toronto Police Service. Every engagement was a mandate to make a public institution more answerable to the people it serves - at the lowest possible cost to taxpayers.

For 15 years I have led volunteer work with Pi Kappa Alpha, an international fraternity of more than 305,000 members, serving as President and Chapter Advisor and recognised as Alumni of the Month across the full international membership. I coach high school football at M.M. Robinson and volunteer with Rotary Club events in Burlington.

I am a Catholic father raising a young daughter in Burlington and a supporter of the Catholic system as a ratepayer. The families of Wards 3 and 6 deserve a trustee who reads every report, asks every hard question, and takes every constituent concern seriously.

At a Glance
HCDSB Schools
St. James Catholic Elementary · St. Thomas Aquinas CSS (Honours)
Profession
Software Architect - Public Sector Accountability, Affordability & Transparency
Public Sector Outcomes
Accountability systems · Ontario Ministry of Energy
Transparency infrastructure · Ontario Superior Court
Affordability programs · Toronto Police Service
Education
Human Psychology · Wilfrid Laurier University (Entrance Scholarship)
Volunteer Leadership
Pi Kappa Alpha (305,000+ members) · Alumni of the Month - International
Community
Football Coach · M.M. Robinson · Rotary Club Burlington · Knights of Columbus · Catholic ratepayer
My Vision

What I want the Board to become.

Radically Transparent

Every vote published in 48 hours. Every dollar traceable to the school level. A Board where ratepayers never have to guess what their trustee did or why.

Fiscally Disciplined

HCDSB is Ontario's lowest-funded board. I will fight for school-level budget transparency, document the per-pupil funding gap, and hold administration accountable for every dollar.

Your Values. Our Catholic Schools.

You chose Catholic education because faith, character, and community matter to your family. The curriculum, the culture, and the classroom experience should reflect those values every single day — not just in a mission statement on the wall.

Genuinely Accountable

Every email answered in 48 hours. An issue tracker that surfaces your concerns to the Board table. A trustee who shows up between elections - at the parish, the school council, and your front door.

Trustee board meeting transparency Radically Transparent · Every Vote Public Within 48 hrs
Catholic community and faith Your Values · Our Catholic Schools
Burlington Wards 3 and 6 neighbourhood Genuinely Accountable · Burlington Wards 3 & 6
The Platform

What I will do at the Board table.

Every position below is specific and measurable. My commitment on each issue is listed — exactly what I will do at the Board table.

Both Wards
HCDSB Underfunding — Ontario's Lowest
$533.9M budget. The lowest-funded board in Ontario. Every shortfall hits classrooms, not administration.

HCDSB's own documents confirm it is the lowest-funded school board in Ontario. Chronic shortfalls cut EA coverage and classroom resources before any administrative line is touched.

My commitment: Formally document and publish the per-pupil funding gap versus the Ontario average. Require a Ministry advocacy strategy at every Board meeting until it changes.
Both Wards
Special Education — No Waiting Lists
Delayed IPRC reviews. EA shortfalls. Budget pressure cannot cut support for the most vulnerable students.

Special education is the most common constituent issue in HCDSB Burlington. Budget pressure has reduced central SE services. Families waiting months for reviews are paying the price of Board-level opacity.

My commitment: Require quarterly public reporting of IPRC wait times and EA staffing ratios. Oppose any budget that reduces SE staffing without a documented service-impact statement.
Ward 3
Aging Facilities & Renewal
St. Gabriel, St. Mark, and Palmer-area schools need transparent facility-condition tracking and renewal planning.

Established Ward 3 schools are older than newer north Burlington builds. The Long-Term Capital Plan must prioritise renewal before conditions reach crisis level.

My commitment: Request a public Facility Condition Index for every Ward 3 and 6 school within 90 days. Oppose any capital budget that defers verified structural needs.
Both Wards
Mental Health — Real Supports, Not Rhetoric
Real wellbeing data, measured by school. Mental health workers stay in classrooms — not reallocated when budgets tighten.

HCDSB's Mental Health Strategy exists. Consistent public measurement doesn't. School Climate Survey data by school needs to be published, not buried in Board binders.

My commitment: Push for school-level wellbeing scores published annually. Mental health workers will not be reallocated during budget tightening.
Both Wards
Catholic Identity — Values in the Classroom
You chose Catholic education for a reason. Faith, character, and community should be visible in the curriculum every day — not just printed on a wall.

The HCDSB MYSP Believing pillar has KPIs that are rarely tested in public. Faith formation needs accountability to data, not just anecdote.

My commitment: Require Faith Formation to present annual KPI outcomes in a public Board session. Ensure Catholic values are measured — not just assumed.
Both Wards
Budget Transparency — School-Level Breakdowns
$533M in public money. Ratepayers deserve to see how much reaches the classroom versus administration.

HCDSB publishes a board-level budget. School-level spending is not routinely public. I build transparency systems for a living — this is solvable.

My commitment: Introduce a motion for annual school-level budget allocation reports posted publicly.
Ward 6
Growth, Capacity & Transportation
Ward 6 families in Headon Forest, Millcroft, and Alton need capacity, safe routes, and bus policy that reflects north Burlington growth.

Ward 6 includes newer and growing family neighbourhoods. Catholic families need capacity, safe routes, and transportation policy that keeps up with enrolment patterns.

My commitment: Request a transportation and capacity review for Ward 6 school communities within my first term.
Ward 3
Safety — Bring Community Watch to Ward 3
Ward 6 has a Community Watch pilot path. Ward 3 families deserve the same safety focus around school routes and neighbourhood concerns.

School safety cannot stop at ward lines. If a Community Watch pilot is being advanced in Ward 6, Ward 3 school communities should not wait for the same practical attention to student routes, traffic hot spots, and neighbourhood safety concerns.

My commitment: Advocate to expand the Community Watch pilot framework into Ward 3 and publish a school-route safety concern log for families to track progress.
HCDSB Catholic elementary classroom School Funding · Every Dollar Traceable
Students engaged in learning Special Education · No Waiting Lists
Children studying together at Catholic school Mental Health · Real Supports, Not Rhetoric
Voting Information

Voting Information

The single most important question in a Catholic board election - and the one most voters don't know to check. It takes two minutes.

The three requirements

  • You are a Canadian citizen aged 18 or older
  • You live in Burlington Wards 3 or 6 (own, rent, or your spouse does)
  • You are registered as a Catholic school supporter with MPAC - the step most people miss

Your designation defaults to public school for many homeowners. Check yours now.

Check Your School Support at MPAC →

How to switch & key dates

Visit school-support.mpac.ca and log in with your property information. The switch takes under five minutes.

Renters can also register as Catholic school supporters - use the tenant form at the same site.

Voting dates: October 14–26, 2026. Final day is October 26. Visit myvoteburlington.ca for advance voting locations.

myvoteburlington.ca →
Official Burlington ward boundary map showing Ward 3 and Ward 6

Confirm You Are In Ward 3 or Ward 6

This official Burlington ward-boundary map shows the adjusted 2026 election areas. Ward 3 is shown in green, Ward 6 in teal, and the hatched areas identify boundary-change areas voters should double-check before election day.

Ward 3: Palmer, Mountainside, Brant Hills, north-central Burlington Ward 6: Headon Forest, Millcroft, Alton, northeast Burlington Boundary-change areas to verify before voting
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Check before September 1, 2026

The voters' list closes September 1, 2026. If you switch your school support designation after that date, it applies to the next election - not this one. Share this page with every Catholic family you know in Wards 3 and 6.

Ontario municipal election voting Burlington Election · October 14–26, 2026
Catholic school supporters Catholic School Supporters · Wards 3 & 6
Burlington neighbourhood Check MPAC Before September 1, 2026
Catholic Community

Rooted in Wards 3 & 6.

Roman lives, worships, and volunteers in the Catholic community year-round — a familiar face long before this campaign.

Catholic community at mass
Knights of Columbus · Council 5073 · St. Gabriel Parish
Knights of Columbus

Council 5073

St. Gabriel Parish · Burlington, ON

Member in good standing. Council 5073 serves the Catholic men and families of Burlington through fraternal fellowship, charitable works, and service to the parish and community.

CharityUnityFraternityPatriotism
Students in a school classroom
15+ Years · Volunteer Leadership · Burlington
Volunteer Leadership

Burlington Youth & Schools

15+ years volunteer leadership

Coach and volunteer with Burlington high schools and youth programs, building the next generation season after season. Present in the community long before this campaign started.

Football CoachYouth ProgramsBurlington Schools
Parents and community members in discussion
Parent Voice · Accountability · Follow-up
Parent Voice

Accountability Between Elections

Listening first · Tracking follow-up

Parents should not have to chase the system to be heard. Roman is building a public-facing issue tracker so concerns can be logged, followed up, and measured against real action.

Parent VoiceIssue Tracking48h Response
Students walking near school
Safe Routes · Community Watch · Student Well-being
Student Safety

Safe Routes & Well-Being

Ward 3 & 6 school communities

Safety is part of student success. Roman is already pushing for stronger route safety, Community Watch thinking, and practical follow-up on concerns that affect students before they even reach the classroom.

Safe RoutesCommunity WatchWell-Being
The District

The Catholic Schools I Will Serve

Wards 3 and 6 include Catholic elementary and secondary schools across Palmer, Mountainside, Brant Hills, Headon Forest, Millcroft, and Alton. Burlington's 2026 ward boundary update moves Palmer into Ward 3, making Canadian Martyrs CES part of this trustee area for the election. Use the interactive map below to see every Ward 3 and Ward 6 Catholic school and open its HCDSB page.

2026 Boundary Review City Boundary Bylaw HCDSB School Listing HCDSB Trustee Areas
Ward 3 & 6 Catholic Schools Click a school to place it on the map

Canadian Martyrs CES

Ward 3 · Palmer. The 2026 boundary update moves Palmer into Ward 3 for this trustee election.

HCDSB School Page Open In Google Maps All Schools Route

A product of HCDSB — educated at St. James CES and St. Thomas Aquinas CSS. Now running to strengthen the system that shaped him.

Common Questions

FAQ

Who is eligible to vote for Roman?▼
Any Canadian citizen aged 18+ living in Burlington Wards 3 or 6 and registered as a Catholic school supporter with MPAC. Voting runs October 14–26, 2026. Switch your school support at school-support.mpac.ca before September 1, 2026.
How does the 25-endorsement tracker work?▼
Submit an issue on this site. Other Catholic ratepayers in Wards 3 & 6 can endorse it. At 25 unique endorsements, the issue is flagged to Roman for his consideration to raise at the Board. This is a constituent engagement tool - not a formal petition or delegation - and does not create a binding commitment to any specific Board action.
What is the donation limit?▼
Under the Ontario Municipal Elections Act, 1996 (s. 88.9): individual contribution limit is $1,200 per candidate. Ontario residents only. No corporate or union donations permitted. Contributions over $100 require a traceable payment method (no cash). Campaign contributions may only be accepted after nomination papers are filed (on or after May 1, 2026). Financial statements must be filed within 6 months of Voting Day (by April 26, 2027). Source: ontario.ca/laws/statute/96m32
When are the voting dates?▼
Voting is open October 14–26, 2026. Final day is October 26. HCDSB Inaugural Board Meeting: November 17, 2026. Visit myvoteburlington.ca for advance voting locations.
When can lawn signs go up?▼
Burlington's Election Sign Bylaw permits signs starting September 11, 2026 (45 days before Voting Day, October 26, 2026). Signs must be removed by October 30, 2026 (4 days after Voting Day). Signs require property owner or occupant permission and must not be placed on road allowances, medians, or within sight-line triangles. The campaign will reach out to supporters directly with confirmed placement details before signs go up.
Which Catholic schools are in Wards 3 & 6?▼
Ward 3: St. Gabriel CES, St. Mark CES, and Canadian Martyrs CES under the new 2026 Palmer boundary. Ward 6: Notre Dame CSS, St. Timothy CES, Sacred Heart of Jesus CES, and St. Anne CES.
Fundraising

Fund the fight for transparency.

A grassroots campaign with a deliberately lean budget. Every dollar goes directly to reaching Catholic voters in Wards 3 & 6.

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Per Ontario MEA, 1996 s. 88.9: Individual limit $1,200 · Ontario residents only · No corporate or union donations · Contributions over $100 require traceable payment method · Nominations open May 1, 2026 · Nomination Day August 21, 2026 · Campaign account opens at nomination filing
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Yard Sign
$100
Flyer Run
$250
Town Hall
$500
Champion
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Lawn Signs

$25 puts a sign on a Ward 3 or 6 lawn - the strongest name-recognition tool in a local race.

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Parish Flyers

$100 funds a flyer run for parish bulletin boards and door-knocking across the wards.

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Town Halls

$250 helps host and stream a public town hall - open to every ratepayer in the ward.

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The Transparency Hub

Your support keeps the public vote log and issue tracker running - at no cost to taxpayers.

Open Door Policy

Roman answers the phone.

Too many trustees are accessible only at election time. Roman's commitment is different - every constituent email replied to within 48 hours, every meeting request taken seriously, every concern logged and followed up on.

This is not a campaign promise. It is a professional standard Roman has operated to throughout his career in public sector accountability work. It applies from day one.

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What "Open Door" means in practice
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48-Hour Response Guarantee
Every email from a Ward 3 or 6 ratepayer replied to within 48 business hours. No exceptions.
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Issue Tracker
Submit any Board-related issue online. Roman reviews every submission personally.
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Quarterly Town Halls
One per ward. Streamed live. Archived permanently. Open to all Catholic ratepayers.
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Your Vote Record, Always
Every recorded Board vote published within 48 hours with a plain-English explanation. No gaps.
Take Action

Join the campaign.

This race is won at the parish bulletin board, the school council, and the front door. With real people, not big budgets.

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Volunteer
Flyers, parish outreach, school council connections, door-knocking, social media. No experience required. Catholic ratepayer in Wards 3 or 6 preferred.
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Lawn Sign
Ward 3 and 6 properties only. Signs go up per Burlington's Election Sign Bylaw — around September 11, 2026 (45 days before Voting Day). The campaign will reach out to you directly with confirmed placement details before signs go up.
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Donate
Individual contributions up to $1,200. Ontario residents only. No corporate or union donations. Budget deliberately under $10,000.
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Spread the Word
Share voteroman.ca at your K of C meeting, parish event, or school council. Word of mouth beats any ad.
Email
roman@voteroman.ca
Website
voteroman.ca
Riding
HCDSB Burlington Wards 3 & 6
Voting Day
Oct 26, 2026
TrusteeTrack

Your Issues & Results

Submit issues, endorse what matters, and hold your trustee accountable — in real time. When 25 Catholic school voters, parents, and supporters back an issue, Roman is committed to raising it at the Board and taking it into serious consideration.

What I Am Doing For Wards 3 & 6

These are the files I am already building before election day. Current HCDSB records identify Trish Powell as the Burlington Wards 3 & 6 trustee; my focus is giving families a clearer public tracker, direct follow-up, and visible action.

Pre-election action list
Budget chart and planning notes

Budget Transparency & Underfunding

What existsHCDSB publishes board-level budget material, including the 2025-26 budget.
What I Am DoingBuilding a school-by-school budget question list so families can see what reaches classrooms, supports, safety, and repairs.
Teacher helping a student in class

Special Education Supports

What existsBoard-wide special education planning and reporting exists at HCDSB.
What I Am DoingPreparing a Ward 3/6 parent concern tracker for IPRC wait times, EA coverage, classroom supports, and unresolved cases.
Students travelling near school

Transportation & Safe Routes

What existsTransportation eligibility is handled through board and transportation processes.
What I Am DoingCollecting Ward 6 growth pressure and Ward 3 walkability concerns into one safe-routes and bus-eligibility file.
School building exterior

Facilities, Renewal & Accessibility

What existsCapital projects and renewal needs are reported through board processes.
What I Am DoingCreating a plain-language watchlist for HVAC, accessibility, repairs, safety upgrades, and visible timelines at Ward 3/6 schools.
Community meeting and local collaboration

Community Watch Program Pilot

What existsA Community Watch pilot is moving in Ward 6, but Ward 3 families do not yet have the same visible pilot path.
What I Am DoingAlready advocating to expand community-watch thinking so Ward 3 school routes and neighbourhood concerns are not left behind.
Students working together in class

Student Safety, Mental Health & Bullying

What existsFamilies can raise concerns through school and board channels.
What I Am DoingSetting up a follow-up model that tracks recurring concerns, response timelines, and whether families actually got closure.
Demo
The real issue tracker will go live once elected. The work above is what I am already advancing pre-election; the live tracker below is a demo of how families will submit, endorse, and follow issues in public.
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Active Issues

Issues gaining endorsements. At 25, Roman commits to raising it at the Board.

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Admin Ward 3 & 6 Workbench
Admin-only research, school map, demographics, and action tracker.

Ward 3 & 6 Catholic Schools

The 2026 boundary change moves Palmer into Ward 3. Ward 6 remains unchanged. Click a school to load it on the map, or open the full route in Google Maps.

Open All In Google Maps Boundary Source HCDSB Source

School Map

Showing St. Gabriel CES. Use the school list to switch map focus.

Raise a New Issue

Submit a concern. Once 25 Catholic school voters, parents, and supporters endorse it, Roman raises it at the Board and takes it into serious consideration.

⚠ Issues are public. Reaching 25 endorsements flags the issue to Roman for Board consideration — it is not a binding commitment to a specific Board action.
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