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Despite being what she described as”buoyed by the positive response she has received,” former city councillor and television personality Carol Anne Meehan has announced she will no longer seek the Progressive Conservative candidacy for Ottawa West Nepean in the next federal election.
In a statement on Facebook, Meehan said that when she announced her candidacy, “it was expected the nomination meeting was fairly imminent.
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“As of (Thursday) there is no date to choose the Conservative candidate, and it appears there will be no Federal election at least until next year, which is more time than I can spare away from,” her private business.
In her announcement she repeated her support for the Tory party saying “Canada desperately needs a new generation of leadership. Pierre Poilievre is that leader.”
Meehan announced her intention to seek the candidacy on July 29.
The Ottawa-West-Nepean has been held by Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld, first elected in 2015.
Former cabinet minister John Baird held the riding for the Conservatives from 2006 to 2015.
The next federal election will be held on or before Oct. 20, 2025.
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