Ron Cannan

Infobox CanadianMP | name=Ronald D. Cannan


term_start=2006
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predecessor= Werner Schmidt
birth_date= birth date and age |1961|5|8
birth_place= Edmonton, Alberta
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profession=advertising consultant, business manager
party=Conservative
party colour=Conservative
residence=Kelowna, British Columbia
riding=Kelowna—Lake Country
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spouse=Cindy Cannan
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Ronald (Ron) D. Cannan (born May 8, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian Member of Parliament and member of the Conservative Party of Canada. An advertising consultant by profession, Cannan was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election and represents the riding of Kelowna—Lake Country. Previously, he sat on Kelowna City Council from 1996 to 2005.

Family background

Ron and his wife Cindy (whom he married in 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta) have three daughters: Amanda, Ashley, and Amy. They moved to Kelowna in 1990 and currently reside in the Glenmore area.

Career background

Prior to entering politics, Cannan was heavily involved in marketing and advertising sales. Previous experience includes work as an advertising consultant for the Kelowna Daily Courier newspaper, for Corus Entertainment (TV Advertising Sales), for Mike's Hard Lemonade (Advertising Sales), a marketing representative for Costco Wholesale, a sales supervisor for Coca-Cola, and a business manager for two Okanagan automobile dealerships.

Municipal politics (1996-2005)

Cannan was first elected to Kelowna City Council in the November 1996 civic election for a three-year term. He was successfully re-elected in the next two consecutive elections, and served a total of nine years on Kelowna City Council. During this time, he also served as a director for the Central Okanagan Regional District.

Federal politics (2005-2006)

Cannan was approached by the Conservative Party of Canada to run for Member of Parliament (MP) of Kelowna—Lake Country following the retirement of four term incumbent Werner Schmidt. After winning the nomination in May 2005, Cannan was subsequently elected MP on January 23, 2006, in the 2006 federal election by capturing nearly fifty-percent of the vote.

Election results

Kelowna—Lake Country

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Conservative
Ron Cannan
align="right"|28,174
align="right"|49.2%
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Liberal
Vern Nielsen
align="right"|14,807
align="right"|25.8%
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New Democratic Party
Kevin Hagglund
align="right"|9538
align="right"|16.6%
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Green
Angela Reid
align="right"|4562
align="right"|8.0%
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Canadian Action
David Thomson
align="right"|223
align="right"|0.39%
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- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total valid votes!align="right"|57,204!align="right"|100%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Total rejected ballots!align="right"|116!align="right"|0.2%!align="right"
- bgcolor="white"!align="right" colspan=3|Turnout!align="right"|57,420!align="right"|64.12%!align="right"

YouTube Appearance

Footage from a March 31st, 2007 "Open House" surfaced on the popular website YouTube depicting non-members of the Conservative Party being asked to leave by local members of the Conservative Party. Later in the video, two gentlemen, one being the MC, ask the camera-person to turn of their camera. After refusing to turn off the camara, a Conservative member then pushed the camera down and blocked any efforts of recording the event. Mr. Cannan never took part in asking any of the persons to leave nor did he ask the camera-person to turn off their camera, however these actions were done by prominent Conservatives, one being his MC of the event, and he made no effort to stop it. Some believe the actions of the Conservatives at the "Open House" represent a lack of accountability.

Community involvement

In addition to his work on city council, Cannan was involved in the community. He served on the Okanagan Mainline Municipal Association executive for five years (including two years as president), and served two years as director on the Union of BC Municipalities Executive (UBCM). Cannan also sat on the Okanagan University College Access to Training Advisory Board, the Glenmore Elementary School Parents Advisory Council, the Kelowna Christian School Fundraising committee, the Central Okanagan Cycling Coalition, the South Glenmore Residents Association, and he was co-founder of Okanagan Volunteer Festival.

Both Ron and Cindy are active members of Willow Park Church in Kelowna where Ron is a drummer in the church band.

External links

* [http://www.cannan.ca/ Official Website]
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=4cb0ba6b-f142-4b9d-921b-e1ee27d48e24&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Parliament of Canada webpage]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36dDbALrY7s/ March 31st Meeting]