A year ago, Balarama Holness wasn’t sure he’d be running for mayor of Montreal, but now the lawyer and former Grey Cup champion has lawn signs for the city s top job and is leading rallies.
Balarama Holness: Justice hasn’t been served but there is still hope after Chauvin verdict Shelley Ayres W5 Producer Published Friday, April 23, 2021 1:42PM EDT Last Updated Friday, April 23, 2021 3:05PM EDT ; htmlCode +=
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Watch CTV W5 Balarama , Saturday at 7 p.m. EDT MONTREAL - Balarama Holness was in his Montreal living room reading a book to his 21-month-old daughter on Tuesday when former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd. Upon hearing the verdict, Holness, a rising political force in Montreal and former CFL star, was shocked and surprised to see the 45-year-old found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter for pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes as he struggled to breathe.