Claim: Tony Tirabassi, who was a salesman,  became associated with the Liberal political party and also a member of parliament for Niagara Centre.
Evidence: Tony Tirabassi Member of Parliament
for Niagara Centre Liberal
Independent Liberal salesman 
Anthony "Tony" Tirabassi (born 30 October 1957 in Thorold, Ontario) was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 to 2004. In the 2000 federal election he won the Niagara Centre riding in Ontario to become a member of the 37th Canadian Parliament; he succeeded the Liberal incumbent, retiring Speaker of the House Gilbert Parent, who had held the riding since its creation in 1988. He is a career salesman.