Furlong was educated at the University of New Brunswick, and was called to the Bar of New Brunswick in 1971. He worked as a lawyer before entering politics, and was a member of the firm Salmers and Furlong. He was also appointed acting small claims court judge in the judicial district of Durham, Ontario for bilingual trials.
Furlong endorsed Dalton McGuinty's bid to lead the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996.[4]
Later life
Furlong worked as the Executive Assistant to federal LiberalMember of ParliamentJudi Longfield until she was defeated in January 2006 by Jim Flaherty. Coincidentally, Longfield once held the same position for Furlong.
References
^Matas, Robert (September 11, 1987). "Election Ontario: Heartland of PC vote is pierced by Grits". The Globe and Mail. p. A13.
^"Ontario election: Riding-by-riding voting results". The Globe and Mail. September 7, 1990. p. A12.