Bonnie Crombie
Running for Mayor of Mississauga
The mayor who left for provincial politics, running to return to the chair she vacated two years ago.
Background
Former Mississauga mayor (2014–2024), three-term mayor, and former Ontario Liberal leader and MPP. She resigned as mayor in 2024 to lead the Ontario Liberal Party, and is now running to get the job back.
Where they stand
Each position pairs what they say with what they did.
AI data centres
Wants a clear position taken
What they did:
Supports greater scrutiny and controls on data centres. She criticised Carolyn Parrish for not voting on the July 2026 data-centre pause, indicating she sees the issue as requiring a clear position.
Environment
Pro-development with sustainability measures
What they did:
Generally pro-development with sustainability measures.
Housing
Pro-housing supply
What they did:
Pro-housing supply. Her campaign emphasises a more affordable Mississauga and points to her previous record of advancing housing and infrastructure. In Oct. 2023 she supported fourplexes as-of-right and later used strong-mayor powers to implement them after Council rejected them — a decision tied to roughly $113M in federal Housing Accelerator Fund money.
Land use
Strongly pro-intensification
What they did:
Strongly pro-intensification.
Policing
Strong public-safety support
What they did:
Strong police and public-safety support.
Public funds
Fiscal restraint
What they did:
Campaigns on fiscal restraint.
Transit
Strong transit record
What they did:
Strong priority. Wants to reduce congestion and resume or advance major transit projects, citing her record securing funding for the Hurontario LRT, Dundas/Lakeshore BRT and all-day GO service. As mayor she supported the 2024 transit budget.
Transparency
Results and accountability
What they did:
Frames her pitch around results and accountability.
What they are promising
Their own platform, in their own words. Not checked against their record.
Focuses on affordability, community safety, infrastructure, transit and economic growth, drawing heavily on her previous record as mayor. Running on experience, affordability, safety and getting City Hall moving again.
