Editing Howard Moscoe (section)

==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 [[Taxicab|taxi]] driver in Toronto (cab license #1).<ref>"A. Moscoe, 84 boxer founded sign business Doctors told him he'd die at 24 of lead poisoning councillor says", ''Toronto Star'', April 26, 1997, A20.</ref>

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.<ref>"Campaign '77", ''Toronto Star'', June 6, 1977, A7.</ref> He campaigned for a seat on the North York Hydro Commission in 1974, and ran for the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario|Ontario legislature]] in [[1975 Ontario general election|1975]] and [[1977 Ontario general election|1977]] as the [[New Democratic Party of Ontario|Ontario New Democratic Party]] candidate in [[Wilson Heights (electoral district)|Wilson Heights]].<ref>Moscoe ran a ''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.</ref> 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]].<ref>"Reform Metro's line on candidate depends on his line", ''The Globe and Mail'', May 19, 1978, P3.</ref>

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 Toronto municipal election|1988 municipal election]], and a further eighteen in the [[1988 Canadian federal election|1988 federal election]].<ref>"Of musicians and socialist salesmen...", ''The Globe and Mail'', October 28, 1988, A16.</ref> Moscoe later said that he supplied every sign used by the New Democrats in the [[1999 Ontario general election|1999 provincial election]].<ref>John Barber, "Cagey councillor read the signs", ''The Globe and Mail'', June 8, 2000, A16. It is not clear if he meant every sign in the City of Toronto, or every sign in the province.</ref> He is an active member of the [[Canadian Jewish Congress]], and has served on its community relations committee.<ref>Kim Honey, "Oversight means Beaches park may be named after former Nazi", ''The Globe and Mail'', July 25, 1998, A8.</ref>

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]].<ref name="gencat4.eloquent-systems.com"/>