Carol Anne Meehan
Carol Anne Meehan | |
|---|---|
 Television screen capture of Carol Anne Meehan, May 2003 | |
| Ottawa City Councillor | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Qaqish |
| Constituency | Gloucester-South Nepean Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 17, 1956 |
| Spouse | Greg Etue (d. 2012)[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Carol Anne Meehan (born December 17, 1956) is an Ottawa City Councillor and former news anchor at CJOH.[2] She lives on the Rideau River near Manotick with her two children.
Biography
She is a graduate of Ryerson 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 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.[3]
In January 2012, her missing husband was found dead in Brudenell, Ontario.[1]
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.[4] When she was a teenager, she was a "young liberal".[5]
In October 2018, shortly after her election, Meehan received media attention for an online confrontation with a constituent. The constituent was raising concerns about OC Transpo bus service in the ward. Meehan responded to the constituent "I would love to have a face to face, because you certainly like to slam me here. Let's see what kind of guts you have. I have the guts and courage to succeed YOU will never have." Meehan also divulged the constituent's street on Facebook, reportedly responding "Give me your address, or I will go and find you on [street name], it's not that long a street.".[6][7] 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]
Election results
| Council candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Anne Meehan | 5,960 | 42.55 | |
| Michael Qaqish (X) | 5,420 | 38.69 | |
| Harpreet Singh | 2,152 | 15.36 | |
| Zaff Ansari | 358 | 2.56 | |
| Irene Mei | 118 | 0.84 | |
References
- ^ a b Robb, Peter (31 January 2012). "Ottawa CTV anchor Carol Anne Meehan's missing husband found dead, foul play not suspected: Police". National Post. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Carol Anne Meehan, Carolyn Waldo laid off from CTV News Ottawa". Ottawa, ON: CBC. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Sherring, Susan (10 May 2016). "Sherring: Carol Anne Meehan 'thrilled' to join 1310". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ http://www.susansherring.ca/wp/2018/07/27/carol-anne-meehan-taking-political-plunge/
- ^ https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-votes-what-you-need-to-know-about-gloucester-south-nepeans-candidates
- ^ Porter, Kate (30 October 2018). "Meehan crossed a line with angry Facebook response, resident says". CBC. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Raymond, Ted (30 October 2018). "Councillor-election Carol Anne Meehan apologizes for overly aggressive Facebook post". 580 CFRA. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/analysis-can-a-councillor-make-watson-club-stick-during-the-fall-session-at-city-hall/
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