Carol Anne Meehan
Television screen capture of Carol Anne Meehan, May 2003
Ottawa City Councillor
In office
December 1, 2018 – November 15, 2022[1]
Preceded byMichael Qaqish
Succeeded bySteve Desroches
ConstituencyGloucester-South Nepean Ward
Personal details
Born (1956-12-17) December 17, 1956
SpouseGreg Etue (d. 2012)[2]
WebsiteOfficial website

Carol Anne Meehan (born December 17, 1956) is an Ottawa City Councillor and former news anchor at CJOH.[3]

Biography

She is a graduate of Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) and began her career at CHRO in Pembroke, Ontario, the city where she grew up. She also worked in Sudbury, Edmonton and Calgary. In 1989, she began co-anchoring the CJOH Ottawa evening news, then known as Newsline, alongside Max Keeping. She was laid off on November 17, 2015, by station owner Bell Media. Following her departure from CJOH she joined 1310 News as a talk-show host. She left 1310 News in November 2017.[4]

In January 2012, her missing husband was found dead in Brudenell, Ontario.[2]

She lives on the Rideau River near Manotick with her two children.[5]

Political career

Meehan won a seat on Ottawa City Council in Gloucester-South Nepean Ward in the 2018 municipal election, defeating incumbent councillor Michael Qaqish by over 500 votes. She received endorsements from prominent local conservatives including councillor Jan Harder, former councillor Steve Desroches and senator Marjory LeBreton.[6] When she was a teenager, she was a "young Liberal".[7]

In October 2018, shortly after her election, Meehan received media attention for an online confrontation with a constituent. The constituent had been criticizing Meehan on local platforms. After being elected the criticism continued and Meehan responded in a facebook tweet. "I would love to have a face to face, because you certainly like to slam me here. " web|last1=Porter|first1=Kate|title=/carol-anne-meehan-angry-facebook-response-1.4884615|publisher=CBC|accessdate=31 October 2018|date=30 October 2018}}</ref>[5] Meehan subsequently apologized and removed the Facebook posts.[8]

While on council, Meehan often votes against mayor Jim Watson's bloc, which has been called the "Watson club".[9]

On February 16, 2022, Meehan resigned from her position on the Ottawa Police Services Board.[10] She announced that she would not seek re-election in the 2022 municipal election on July 25, 2022.[11]

Election results

Council candidate Vote  %
    Carol Anne Meehan5,96042.55
    Michael Qaqish (X)5,42038.69
    Harpreet Singh2,15215.36
    Zaff Ansari3582.56
    Irene Mei1180.84

References

  1. ↑ "Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon". CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Robb, Peter (January 31, 2012). "Ottawa CTV anchor Carol Anne Meehan's missing husband found dead, foul play not suspected: Police". National Post. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Carol Anne Meehan, Carolyn Waldo laid off from CTV News Ottawa". Ottawa, ON: CBC. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Sherring, Susan (10 May 2016). "Sherring: Carol Anne Meehan 'thrilled' to join 1310". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 Laucius, Joanne (31 October 2018). "Carol Anne Meehan has had a very bad day — but she vows to do better". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Carol Anne Meehan Taking Political Plunge". 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about Gloucester-South Nepean's candidates".
  8. ↑ Raymond, Ted (30 October 2018). "Councillor-election Carol Anne Meehan apologizes for overly aggressive Facebook post". 580 CFRA. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "ANALYSIS: Can a councillor make 'Watson club' stick during the fall session at city hall?". ottawacitizen.com.
  10. ↑ "Ottawa police board chair ousted in dramatic city council meeting".
  11. ↑ "Carol Anne Meehan not running again for Ottawa city council". CBC. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
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