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I-lmIIlIIummmmmlmmmmmll1ummmuuuuulmumuumumummnmmummuummnnmumuuuuuumuuummmmuumuummuumuuunumumnnumlmmuuunuw Gordon Hurlburt, Progres- sive Conservative nominee for the federal riding of York North, appears at the top of the stairs and invites you in. Since he is finishing his sup- Del‘. you settle down in the Living room to wait with the little girl, who tells you she is Cathy, and she is eight years old and in grade three. Cathy and her fat grey and white cat, Jingles. bounce around the sofa, unable to keep still for even a minute. Their energy and activity seems somehow incongruous When you knock at the door of the Hurlburt home in Willowdale, the door is opened by a little girl in a bright pink dress. She smiles and says nothing, but invites you in with a gesture. After shyly inspecting you for a moment, she runs to get her daddy. Friday, June 21 STANFIELI] By JANICE MAWHINNEY in the calming. muted greens Lively Hurlburt H0useh‘a‘iirnpfovides The Background For A Busy Family Campaign Richmond Hill LIONS COMMUNITY HALL Meet Bob and Mary . ’ York North’s Progressive Conservative candidate Gordon Hurlburt relaxes in the living room of his Willowdale home with three of his staunchest supporters: his charming Wife, Pat, and their three little girls, Heather, Cathy and Susan. THE STANFIELDS WILL MEET THEIR FRIENDS AND SUPPORT- ERS AT THE LIONS COMMUNITY HALL ON CENTRE STREET (EAST OF YONGE STREET). JOIN THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE BAND WAGON IN YORK NORTH . . . ELECT 12 noon this HURLBURT, Gord 111 “I represent that area for council, and have for years.“ her husband adds. He is sen- Soon Cathy's mother hur- I‘ies into the room. moves you to a more comfortable chair and sits down near it, on the sofa. Pat Hurlburrt has short dark hair and a quick smile. She is wearinga smart pink suit and matching jew- ellry. Cathy goes outside to play with her two younger sisters and Gard Hurlburt comes in and seats himself beside his wife. “We're very encourag- ed by the response we’ve had from the campaign so far," he tells you. “We‘ve been living here ten years." Mrs. Hurlburt says, “but we‘ll soon be moving to our new house â€" located in the riding, near Cummer Avenue and Leslie Street.” of the living room Professional Engineer “This is our fourth elec- tion." Controller Hurlburt points out. He has been a member of North York Council for six years. They tell you about the many coffee parties they have been to recently, meet- ings with people in different neighborhoods to discuss the issues. ‘itk Uke onelong quesfion and answer period," explains Mr‘ Hurlburt. “It gives me the opportunity to tell them what I think about the i& sues“ “I tried to explain the idea of Parliament to them the other day,” says Mrs. Hurl- burt. ‘and I think they could grasp it fairly well." ior member of the Borough of North York Board of con- trol and acting mayor. How is all the flurry of the election affecting their three daughters? And it gives them the op- THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario. Thursday, June 20, 1968 9 '11“qunu|!unl\l\mm\m“\mmumummmnmmumlummuummmmmmmuuluuuuuuuuuuuuInull1unllIummuuIllllI\mluumumuuuuummumuuuu\1nlumunuluuu\uulmmu1mI!mulml\u\Wu“lmnmmmmmmmmmp.uuuuuunuwmulmunumnumuuu11‘uulummmum“nunluuumuul1nlum11u\munu1m1umuullmmlumuII1muumumuuuuuluuulmuul\xuunumuunuuuum-n Elections are nothing new to the Hurlburts. “I remember when I was in training we had all the girls on one floor of the nurses' residence painting signs for Gord‘s campaign for me Student Administra- tive Council at University of Toronto," Mrs. Hurlburt re- minisces. Besides serving on this council for two years. Mr. Hurlburt was elected to the Hart House Debates Com- mittee while he was in a civil engineering course at the university. He graduated in 1955. portunity to assess you as a candidate,” his wife contin- ues “There aren't just Con- servatives at the coffee part- ies. We get some good. worthwhile questions from members of the other part- ies." “To me. 'Winters repre- sents the responsible busi- ness community. The ques- tion is whether we want a continuation of the kind of government we've had for five years, or whéther we need a new one." Controller Hurlburt finds that his ideas and Robert Stanfieid's ideas coincide to a great extent. “I’m amazed at how my thoughts align with his.” he tells you. ‘In my nomination speech May “I've always been aligned with the Progressive Con- servatives." he recalls. “Even in my university days I worked for them." “I ,decided it would be necessary to run for MP when Robert Winters was de- feated for'the Liberal lead- ership. and he didn't accept the confidence of the new Trudeau administration. He explains why his Views on the farmer's problem seem to fall in somewhat with the Liberal stand. 6. I proposed a department of housing and urban affairs. On May 31, Stanfield pro- posed the same thing." "From the practical experiâ€" ence point of view, I feel that the only solution is the expansion of markets, which will also promote world peace." “For an individual member to be worth anything at all, he must have his own ideas. In that case, could he see himself as a Conservative Ralph Cowan? I don‘t think representative government would work any other way, and I would argue for my ideas.” "No," he answers, “I \vquld accept. the authority of the party." Get in the WINNER’S CIRCLE . . . Mr. Hurlburt is 35, com- paratively young to be seek- ing the office of MP. “1 think politics has become a young men‘s business." he states. “Politics makes demands that young men can best ful- fill." With his wide experience in municipal politics, he feels he is ready to tackle the federal field. “I‘ve always been interested in federal politics," he affirms. “At the federal level I believe I can make my greatest contribu- tion to this community." “I know the problems as they affect the urban and rural areas." Controller Hurlburt oper- ates a construction company in Willowdale. He doesn‘t think his business and his political life will interfere seriously with one another. “I've always been able to FREE WHEEL BALANCE when new valve stem installed for $11!) run the company with the assistance of my employees," he explains. Will the people in the York North riding vote for the party or the man? Mrs. Hurlburt leans forward eag- erly. “We feel that if a person votes for a representative and gets the best representa- tive in the area. you‘ll have a strong Parliament; if not, you don‘t know what Ottawa will be like." she answers. Mr. Hurlburt goes to ans-V wer the phone and returns with the news that he must leave immediately to speak at a meeting. It seems a good opportun- ity to ask Mrs. Hurlburt if she has not felt any touch of Trudeaumania. and if she thinks the ladies in this rid- ing will be influenced by the personalities of the party It’s POST TIME for savings and right now Canadian Tire’s DAILY DOUBLE SALE is off and running! Here’s a hot tip . . . Canadian Tire’s favorite SAFETY “99” HIGH TRACTION. Buy 2 Tires at the regular 1967 Catalog Price of 1 Tire! It’s like getting the 2nd TIRE FREE! Everybod ’s a winner . . . you can’t lose because it’s Doub e- the-Value! 33.62 35.90 35.96 36.90 41 .22 44.46 47.98 33.50 36.14 37.90 40.90 43.92 47.34 “I don‘t consider the perâ€" sonality the major part of what we look for in a politi- cian," she replies thought- fully. “The dependability, the integrity and the stability of a man in government are what counts. 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