Gardner was a North York alderman representing Willowdale in the 1970s, a member of North York's Board of Control (1980-1982, 1985-1988), a Metro Toronto Councillor (1988-1997) and Toronto City Councillor for the same ward between 1997 and 2000.
William ("Bill") Gairdner (born October 19, 1940 in Oakville, Ontario) attended Appleby College in Oakville, and is now a resident of Willowdale, Ontario.
Harnick ran for the Ontario legislature in the 1987 provincial legislature, losing to Liberal Gino Matrundola by 4,034 votes in the North York riding of Willowdale.
Scheininger later defeated former MPP Gino Matrundola, to win the provincial Liberal nomination for Willowdale in the 1995 provincial election.