Born in England, Mushinski emigrated to Canada in 1967 at age twenty-one, and was educated at York University.
In 1986, Mushinski argued, albeit unsuccessfully, to retain the title alderman rather than switch to the gender neutral term councillor.
Mushinski's campaign which was similar to those of her colleagues was based on freezing property taxes and increasing the police force to fight rising crime in the city.
During the election, a group called the Scarborough Volunteer Citizens' Budget Advisory Committee rated the candidates.
[5] In 1995, shortly after the election, Mushinski moved to repeal the employment equity law introduced by the previous NDP government.
"[6] In 1997, Mushinski issued a press release denouncing a gangland style shooting in her riding in which two Tamil men were injured.
Canada's strength lies in its long-held belief that immigrants to this country are starting fresh, and should embrace a new openness to diversity and respect for the law of the land."
Alan Gold, president of the association said, "It's a blatant attack on the independence of the judiciary, it's an attempt to intimidate judges into imposing higher sentences and that's simply inexcusable.