Cannan and his wife Cindy (whom he married in 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta) have three adult daughters and grandchildren all living in Kelowna. They moved to Kelowna in 1990.[citation needed]
Career background
Prior to entering politics, Cannan was involved in marketing and advertising sales.[citation needed]
Municipal politics (1996–2005)
Cannan was first elected to Kelowna City Council in the 1996 civic election for a three-year term. He was re-elected in the next two 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. Cannan returned to local politics on October 15, 2022, when he topped the polls and was elected to Kelowna City Council. He was then appointed as a Director to the Central Okanagan Regional District and Central Okanagan Regional District Hospital Board.[citation needed]
In the 2015 federal election, Cannan was defeated by Liberal challenger Stephen Fuhr, who took 46 per cent of the vote to Cannan's 40 per cent.[3] This election marked the first time since the 1968 federal election that a right-of-centre party failed to capture the Kelowna riding.[1]
Cannan was one of three MPs not in cabinet to serve on the Treasury Board Sub-Committee on Government Administration and became entitled to the title "Honourable" as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.[4]
