Former Ottawa city councillor Carol Anne Meehan, two current staffers and one ex-Hill staffer seek Conservative nomination in Ottawa West-Nepean to unseat Liberal MP Vandenbeld

If the Conservatives want a majority government in the next election, they will have to win ridings like Ottawa West-Nepean, says former Hill staffer now public servant Ryan Telford who is seeking the party’s nomination in that riding.

Former Hill staffer Ryan Telford, left, Senate staffer Jennifer Jennekens, House staffer Ashti Waissi and former CJOH news anchor Carol Anne Meehan are seeking the Conservative nomination in the Liberal-held riding of Ottawa West-Nepean. Photographs courtesy of Ryan Telford, Jennifer Jennekens, ashtiwaissi.ca and twitterPhotographs courtesy of Ryan Telford, Jennifer Jennekens and ashtiwaissi.ca

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BY ABBAS RANA

July 29, 2024

Three current and former Hill staffers are running for the Conservative nomination to go toe-to-toe with three-term Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld in the national capital region swing riding of Ottawa West-Nepean, Ont., in the 2025 general election.

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