Margaret Mary "Toddy" Kehoe (née Leore; October 19, 1918 – February 8, 2024) was a Canadian politician, philanthropist and disabilities activist.
[7] Kehoe graduated from the Notre Dame College[7] (part of the University of Ottawa) in 1940, receiving a Bachelor of Arts.
[4] She ran for office because she had "no land or development interests", and wanted to keep nature in the ward and curb spending and tax increases.
[13] One of her main achievements as councillor was being part of Project 4000 (led by mayor Marion Dewar), which brought in thousands of Vietnamese boat people into the city, refugees of the Vietnam War.
[3] She also opened the first Ottawa Office of Women's Issues, led the commissioning of a statue of Terry Fox which is now located on Parliament Hill,[4] and helped provide low-income housing for single mothers.
[15] Kehoe later joined the board of directors for L'Arche, an organization which helps provide community living for the intellectually disabled.