What are Patrick King, Tamara Lich, James Bauder, Jim Watson, Peter Sloly, Catherine McKenney and more prominent figures up to now?
Then serving as Gloucester-Southgate ward councillor, Deans was at the centre of one of the most controversial developments at city hall when she was ousted as chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board in a council vote on Feb. 16. The move came after the police board hired former Waterloo Region chief Matt Torigian as interim Ottawa chief to replace Sloly. Amid swirling controversy, Torigian withdrew from the position on Feb. 17.
He also helped co-ordinate truck movements during the protest and negotiated with police liaison teams, said Marazzo on his website. His website says Marazzo lives “off the grid” in eastern Ontario. Marazzo declined an interview request, saying he does not trust this paper or mainstream media.Convoy protest organizer Chris Barber speaks about being arrested as he appears as a witness at the Public Order Emergency Commission, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022 in Ottawa.Chris Barber, a Saskatchewan trucker, was one of the original organizers of the convoy to Ottawa.
Business is brisk, he said in a phone interview. “I’m just trying to play by the rules right now and stay out of trouble,” he said. “I’m busy trucking. I’ve never been a protester in my life, nor have I ever done anything in my life like what happened a year ago. Barber’s joint criminal trial with convoy leader Tamara Lich is set for three weeks in Ottawa starting Sept. 5, 2023.