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Howard Moscoe (born November 28, 1939)〔https://gencat4.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/request/Action?SystemName=City+of+Toronto+Archives&UserName=wa+public&Password=&CMD_%28DetailRequest%29()=&ProcessID=6000_1980%280%29&KeyValues=KEY_315373〕 was a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, representing Ward 15 in the western part of Eglinton-Lawrence. Among the most prominent and longest-serving councillors in the city, he is also known for an outspokenness which has landed him in controversy at times. Moscoe is a member of the New Democratic Party. On August 31, 2010, after 31 years as an elected municipal politician, Moscoe announced his retirement from city council.〔("Howard Moscoe calls it quits" ), ''Toronto Star'', August 31, 2010〕 ==Early life and career== Moscoe's father, Alexander, was born to a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland, moved to Canada as a child before the First World War. His uncle, Joe Moscoe, was the first licensed taxi driver in Toronto (cab license #1).〔"A. Moscoe, 84 boxer founded sign business Doctors told him he'd die at 24 of lead poisoning councillor says", ''Toronto Star'', 26 April 1997, A20.〕 Moscoe was a junior high school art teacher with the North York Board of Education before entering political life, and was president of the North York Elementary Teachers' Federation and a governor of the Ontario Teachers' Federation.〔"Campaign '77", ''Toronto Star'', 6 June 1977, A7.〕 He campaigned for a seat on the North York Hydro Commission in 1974, and ran for the Ontario legislature in 1975 and 1977 as the Ontario New Democratic Party candidate in Wilson Heights.〔Moscoe ran an ''Toronto Star'' advertisement in 1974 which read as follows: "“What did … THE NORTH YORK HYDRO COMMISSION do last year? If you don't know, then you need to elect a COMMISSIONER who will provide information and encourage public input!” ''Toronto Star'', 30 November 1974, A16.〕 Moscoe initially supported extension of the Spadina Expressway to reduce traffic in his riding, but opposed further extension once the freeway was partially completed and renamed as Allen Road.〔"Reform Metro's line on candidate depends on his line", ''Globe and Mail'', 19 May 1978, P3.〕 Moscoe is also a successful businessman as a designer and producer of election signs. In the late 1980s, he personally designed a brand of plastic sleeves to prevent rainwater damage during campaigns. He claimed 78 candidates as customers in the 1988 municipal election, and a further eighteen in the 1988 federal election.〔"Of musicians and socialist salesmen...", ''Globe and Mail'', 28 October 1988, A16.〕 Moscoe later said that he supplied every sign used by the New Democrats in the 1999 provincial election.〔John Barber, "Cagey councillor read the signs", ''Globe and Mail'', 8 June 2000, A16. It is not clear if he meant every sign in the City of Toronto, or every sign in the province.〕 He is an active member of the Canadian Jewish Congress, and has served on its community relations committee.〔Kim Honey, "Oversight means Beaches park may be named after former Nazi", ''Globe and Mail'', 25 July 1998, A8.〕 Moscoe graduated from Lakeshore Teachers College and completed BA degrees at Wilfrid Laurier University and York University and a Master of Education at the University of Toronto.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Howard Moscoe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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