Cheryl Moscoe

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Cheryl Moscoe is a former school trustee in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She served on the North York School Board from 1988 to 1991. Moscoe is a teacher in private life, and is the daughter of prominent city councillor Howard Moscoe.

Moscoe was twenty-three years old when she first campaigned for the North York School board in 1988.[1] She advocated greater access to French immersion services, and argued that the province should increase its education funding from 45% to 60% to reduce the local property tax burden.[2] Moscoe defeated rival candidate Phyllis Weinberg, who was thirty years her senior.

Moscoe's motion to install condom machines in North York's secondary schools was approved by the board's standing committee on health in November 1989. After the vote, she was quoted as saying, "If only one life is saved it will have been worthwhile."[3]

Moscoe introduced a motion calling for full-day kindergarten services in December 1989, and later called for a comprehensive study into school violence.[4] In 1991, she suggested a composting program for leftover lunches.[5]

She was defeated in the 1991 municipal election by David Young, who was later a provincial cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves.

[edit] Table of offices held

Preceded by
Zale Newman		 North York School Trustee, Ward Six
1988-1991		 Succeeded by
David Young


[edit] Electoral record

1991 Toronto municipal election, North York Board of Education, Ward Sixedit
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
David Young 4,222 63.15
(x)Cheryl Moscoe 2,464 36.85
Total valid votes 6,686 100.00

Results taken from the Toronto Star, 13 November 1991 (all polls reporting). The final official results were not significantly different.


1988 Toronto municipal election, North York Board of Education, Ward Sixedit
Candidate Total votes  % of total votes
Cheryl Moscoe 3,852 52.82
Phyllis Weinberg 3,441 47.18
Total valid votes 7,293 100.00

Results taken from the Toronto Star, 15 November 1988 (all polls reporting). The final official results were not significantly different.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Kristin Rushowy, "Board defends play gear policy", Toronto Star, 6 September 2000, p. 1.
  2. ^ "Civic Election '88: The Candidates", Toronto Star, 11 November 1988, A12.
  3. ^ Stan Josey, "Condom sales urged at schools, city sites", Toronto Star, 7 November 1989, A6; Stan Josey, "Trustee says opponent of condoms must resign", Toronto Star, 13 November 1989, A6.
  4. ^ Stan Josey, "Junior K plans under study", Toronto Star, 21 December 1989, N8; Paula Todd, "Violent teenagers a 'major problem' in school system", Toronto Star, 3 April 1990, A7.
  5. ^ Stan Josey, "Parent objects to disclosing birthplace", Toronto Star, 2 May 1991, N5.