Zed Chebib

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Zed Chebib
Born
Ziad Khoder Chebib

1955 (age 69–70)
Lebanon
CitizenshipCanadian
Political party Independent

Zed Chebib (Born Ziad Khoder Chebib, 1955 [1] ) is a Lebanese-born Canadian limousine driver and police reform advocate who is most known for being deported from Australia despite having resided in the country with his family for over a decade. [2] He was a candidate in the 2022 Ottawa mayoral election, finishing in last place with 0.08% or 264 votes.

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Biography

Born in Lebanon, Chebib emigrated to Canada in 1976. [2] He resided in Calgary where he operated a limousine business named Limocab and became a naturalized citizen. [3] [4] While working as a cab driver, Chebib often sued various taxi companies. [4] [5]

He emigrated to Australia alongside his wife and four children in 1999 due to two of his siblings already living there. [6] [7] According to Chebib, 85 members of his extended family live in Australia. [8] He attempted to seek permanent residency in Australia but was rejected because he was unable to meet income requirements of a business visa. [7]

In 2006, immigration authorities informed Chebib that his initial visa had expired, however, he was granted a temporary reprieve from the Australian government. [6] He tried to appeal to Canadian diplomats, but was rejected. [9] [10] While being detained at Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre in 2010 he began a hunger-strike in hopes the Australian government would grant him a visa. [11] [12] Chebib was flown to Vancouver and then Toronto, after ending his hunger strike he claimed to suffer heart palpitations and was denied an ambulance. [11]

On returning to Canada, Chebib protested outside of the Australian Embassy where Ottawa Police allegedly attacked and arrested him. [13] He filed a lawsuit against the officers, claiming that they had breached his civil rights and seeking nearly 2 Million Canadian dollars in damages. After nearly nine years of trial, a judge ordered him to pay each officer $1,000 due to evidence that the arrest did not cause his injuries. [13]

Political campaigns

1988 Calgary City Council by-election

Chebib first ran for political office in September 1988, entering a by-election for the fifth ward of the Calgary City Council. [14] [15] The fifth ward had a large middle eastern and Indian community at the time. [14] Chebib's campaign was oriented toward building a new high school and reforming the city transit system. [14] He finished third out of four candidates.

1988 Calgary 5th Ward by-election [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisanship Yvonne Pritz 3,327 53.71%
Nonpartisanship Shannon Pitts2,64842.75%
Nonpartisanship Ziad Chebib1272.05%
Nonpartisanship John E. Mason921.49%
Total votes6,194 100%

2022 Ottawa mayoral election

He ran for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2022 Ottawa mayoral election, campaigning on police and housing reform. [1] [17] Not having a campaign website, he sent a website describing solutions to homelessness to media. [18] He finished in last place with 0.08% or 264 votes.

2022 Ottawa municipal election: Mayor
CandidatePopular voteExpenditures
Votes %±%
Mark Sutcliffe 161,67951.37–$537,834.79
Catherine McKenney 119,24137.88–$542,847.97
Bob Chiarelli 15,9985.08–$96,844.84
Nour Kadri7,4962.38–$71,062.45
Mike Maguire2,7750.88–$5,500.00
Graham MacDonald1,6290.52–$5,334.50
Brandon Bay1,5120.48–$9,478.02
Param Singh1,1760.37–$13,650.40
Celine Debassige8670.28–none listed
Ade Olumide6360.20–$1,966.25
Gregory Jreg Guevara5840.19–$2,349.61
Bernard Couchman4710.15-0.21none listed
Jacob Solomon4320.14–none listed
Zed Chebib2640.08–none listed
Total valid votes314,76099.53
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes1,5000.47-0.92
Turnout316,26043.79+1.24
Eligible voters722,227
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources: City of Ottawa [19] [20]

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