▁on ▁and ▁off ▁at ▁the ▁hab erd ash ery ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁years , ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁furn ish ings ’ ▁man ▁and ▁eventually ▁as ▁a ▁manager ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁after ▁his ▁father , ▁Alan ▁St oll ery , ▁died ▁suddenly . ▁His ▁attachment ▁to ▁these ▁roots ▁explain ▁his ▁later ▁design ation ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Canada ▁as ▁Senator ▁for ▁" B loor ▁and ▁Y on ge ", ▁the ▁intersection ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁store ▁was ▁located . ▁ ▁Before ▁entering ▁public ▁life , ▁St oll ery ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁in ▁Al ger ia ▁and ▁travel ▁writer ▁for ▁Mac lean ' s . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society , ▁and ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Liberal ▁Club ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁Parliament ▁St oll ery ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁election ▁for ▁Sp ad ina ▁r iding ▁in ▁Toronto ▁defe ating ▁inc umb ent ▁MP ▁Perry ▁Ryan ▁who ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁Liber als ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁floor ▁to ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Conserv atives . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁elections . ▁He ▁served ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁C au cus ▁( 1 9 7 6 – 1 9 7 8 ), ▁and ▁as ▁parliament ary ▁secretary