There is contradiction as to Steve Ovadia allegience depending on what news media you read.

According to the LaPresse article:

"Steven Ovadia was, according to the police, a rising star in the Montreal mafia and allegedly ran a network of cocaine traffickers operating in Laval. He was already associated with another rising star of the mafia, cocaine importer.

In 2016, Ovadia was arrested as part of a major drug investigation by the SQ-led Regional Mixed Squadron (ERM) called Estacade, targeting mainly Mafia clan chief Andrew Scoppa. He was not charged, however, and released. He did not have a criminal record

But the allegiances of Ovadia were not always clear, according to some observations made by the police in recent years.

In 2014, Ovadia took part, along with many prominent Mafia-related individuals, in a celebration celebrating the birthday of Stefano Sollecito, chief of the predominantly Sicilian cell, at a restaurant in Ahuntsic, Montreal.

In 2015, he was seen on at least two occasions with Stefano Sollecito, notably during a meeting in the restaurant of the Holt Renfrew store, which was also attended by Leonardo Rizzuto, the youngest son of the late mafia godfather, Vito Rizzuto."