{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Chris Moise | image = | alt = | caption = | office = [[Toronto City Councillor]]<br />for [[Ward 13 Toronto Centre]] | status = | term_start = November 15, 2022 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Robin Buxton Potts]] | successor = | birth_date = | birth_place = | occupation = | spouse = | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] | other_party = [[New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] | website = }}
'''Chris Moise''' is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent [[Ward 13 Toronto Centre]] on [[Toronto City Council]] following the [[2022 Toronto municipal election]].<ref>Francine Kopun, [https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/10/24/meet-some-of-the-new-faces-on-toronto-city-council.html "Meet the new faces on Toronto City Council"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 24, 2022.</ref>
== Political career == He previously ran as an [[Ontario New Democratic Party]] provincial candidate for Oak Ridges in the [[1999 Ontario general election]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=1999&toYear=1999&candidateNames=Chris%20Moise&levelOfDetail=candidate|title=Elections Ontario Results|website=Elections Ontario}}</ref> and for [[Brampton West—Mississauga (provincial electoral district)|Brampton West—Mississauga]] in the [[2003 Ontario general election]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.elections.on.ca/en/data-explorer?fromYear=2003&toYear=2003&candidateNames=Chris%20Moise&levelOfDetail=candidate|title=Elections Ontario Results|website=Elections Ontario}}</ref> and as a federal [[New Democratic Party]] candidate for [[Brampton West (federal electoral district)|Brampton West]] in the [[2004 Canadian federal election]].<ref>"Liberals sweep Brampton ridings". ''[[Brampton Guardian]]'', June 29, 2004.</ref>
He ran for election to the [[Toronto District School Board]] in the [[2014 Toronto municipal election]], losing to incumbent trustee Sheila Ward;<ref>Terry Davidson, "TDSB has its own issues; School board has made headlines for a myriad of constroversies (sic)". ''[[Toronto Sun]]'', October 20, 2014.</ref> following Ward's death in office in 2016, he won the resulting by-election.<ref>"Toronto Centre-Rosedale voters elect Chris Moise in trustee byelection to replace former board chair Sheila Ward". ''City Centre Mirror'', June 21, 2016.</ref> In the [[2018 Toronto municipal election]], he initially registered to run for city council as a candidate in Ward 25;<ref>"Council races could shift city's direction". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', May 1, 2018.</ref> however, after the provincial government of [[Doug Ford]] passed legislation cutting the size of the city council in half by aligning ward boundaries with provincial and federal electoral district boundaries in the city, which would have pitted him against incumbent Ward 27 councillor [[Kristyn Wong-Tam]] in the new Ward 13, he withdrew from the race and ran for another term on the school board, winning re-election.<ref>Isabel Teotonio, "TDSB poised for major turnover: 'Change can be positive,' about half of board will feature new faces". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 23, 2018.</ref>
In December 2023, Moise tabled a motion that ultimately renamed [[Yonge-Dundas Square]] to [[Sankofa Square]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramkhalawansingh |first=Ceta |date=2024-06-30 |title=I was on the advisory committee to rename Yonge Dundas Square. Here’s where it all went wrong |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/i-was-on-the-advisory-committee-to-rename-yonge-dundas-square-heres-where-it-all/article_aa5f64d0-33f1-11ef-abf2-abb98c8b4400.html |access-date=2026-02-07 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Spurr |first=Ben |date=2025-05-12 |title=How Olivia Chow intervened to change course on renaming Dundas Street |url=https://www.thestar.com/how-olivia-chow-intervened-to-change-course-on-renaming-dundas-street/article_8de4dcee-a0f9-11ee-a8ae-6b684a60c7b2.html |access-date=2026-02-07 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref> a [[Ghanaian]] term from the [[Akan people]], referring to the act of reflecting on and reclaiming teachings from the past.<ref name="Sankofa">{{cite news |last1=Bowden |first1=Olivia |title=Toronto's Yonge–Dundas square is being renamed. Here's what it'll be called — and why |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/dundas-square-rename-toronto-1.7060097 |access-date=December 15, 2023 |agency=CBC News |date=December 14, 2023}}</ref><ref name="cot">{{cite web |author=City of Toronto |website=toronto.ca |url=https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/city-administration/city-managers-office/agencies-corporations/agencies/yonge-dundas-square/ |title=Sankofa Square (formerly Yonge-Dundas Square) |accessdate=August 25, 2025}}</ref>
In April 2025, Moise brought a motion to City Council that would make it more difficult for non-profit organizations to obtain temporary liquor licenses for one-off events. The text of the motion notes that it is targeted at suppressing "[[rave]] parties".<ref>[https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.MM29.5 Toronto City Council Agenda Item History Item - 2025.MM29.5]</ref> The motion inspired a swift backlash and large petition from the Toronto electronic music community.<ref>Michael Lawson, [https://ra.co/news/82624 "In Toronto, a new motion threatens to stifle the rave scene"]. ''[[Resident Advisor]]''</ref> Moise withdrew the motion on 23 April 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chamandy |first1=Aidan |title=Councillor withdraws motion to crack down on raves after community pushback |url=https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-hall/rave-toronto-councillor-walkback-motion-crackdown-pushback-10560014 |access-date=24 April 2025 |agency=TorontoToday |publisher=Village Media |date=23 April 2025}}</ref>
On March 21, 2026, Moise was found by the Toronto Integrity Commissioner to have violated the [[code of conduct]] for city councillors during an incident that occurred on January 16, 2025, in which he dismissed a constituent as having “a [[white supremacy]] view” in response to a question about what the councillor planned to rename in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/toronto-councillor-violated-code-of-conduct-integrity-commissioner-finds/|title=Toronto councillor violated Code of Conduct, integrity commissioner finds|publisher=ctvnews.ca|date=March 21, 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== Moise is a [[Black Canadian]], and openly [[gay]].<ref>Rob Salerno, [https://xtramagazine.com/power/chris-moise-elected-to-toronto-school-board-71317 "Chris Moise elected to Toronto school board"]. ''[[Xtra!]]'', June 21, 2016.</ref>
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