[11] Following his column's cancellation, he became a political commentator for CHCH News and, in 2003, sought appointment to the Hamilton Police Services Board.
He rejected the terms of his bail agreement in July 2004, and chose to remain in jail during the pre-trial period.
[12] A number of Davison's former associates indicated that they had lost touch with him prior to his arrest, and sometimes saw him "wandering downtown streets" in an aimless manner.
[13] Future HWDSB Trustee Bob Barlow, then active in local NDP politics, noted that Davison had gone to Andrea Horwath's by-election headquarters and made a number of strange statements.
[10] Political columnist Eric Dowd wrote that heavy drinking played a significant role in Davison's downfall.