Bonnie Crombie ( Stack, born February 5, 1960) is a
Canadian
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politician who has served as the 6th and current
Mayor
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of
Mississauga
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,
Ontario
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since December 1, 2014.
From 2008 to 2011, she was a
Liberal
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Member of Parliament
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for the
riding of
Mississauga—Streetsville
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and, from 2011 to 2014, she served as councillor for
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on
Mississauga City Council
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and on the Council of the Region of Peel.
Background
Crombie was born to
Polish
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Ukrainian
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immigrants Veronica (Sega) and Ed Stack in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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. Her parents separated when she was three and Bonnie took the name of her stepfather, Michael Sawarna, when she was nine. She graduated from
St. Michael's College at the
University of Toronto
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. She received her
M.B.A.
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from the
Schulich School of Business
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at
York University
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in 1992. Before entering politics, Crombie was an entrepreneur and public affairs consultant who worked with many clients including the Insurance Board of Canada,
McDonald's
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, and
Disney
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.
Crombie lives in Mississauga where she raised three children.
Politics
Crombie was elected as MP for the riding of
Mississauga—Streetsville
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as a
Liberal Party
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candidate in the
2008 Canadian federal election
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, defeating incumbent MP
Wajid Khan who had previously
crossed the floor
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from the Liberals to the
Conservative Party
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.
After being elected, Crombie served in
Stéphane Dion
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's Liberal caucus as co-chair of outreach along with
Justin Trudeau
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. Crombie also served as the Liberal Party critic for
Crown corporation
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s. She was an active supporter of
Michael Ignatieff
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in his bid for the Liberal leadership. She was later defeated by Conservative candidate
Brad Butt
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He represented the electoral district of Mississauga—Streetsville as a member of the Conservative Party until his d ...
in the
2011 federal election.
On September 19, 2011, Crombie was elected to
Mississauga City Council
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in the by-election to succeed
Eve Adams
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as Councillor for
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, winning by slightly more than 200 votes over
Carolyn Parrish
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.
The race also included Adams ex-husband, Peter. On December 12, 2012, Crombie faced charges over alleged violations of election finance rules when she ran for councillor. At a subsequent hearing in February 2018, the Crown decided to withdraw the charges citing that financials must be formally audited before any charges could be considered.
On October 12, 2014, retiring long-serving Mayor of Mississauga
Hazel McCallion
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endorsed Crombie to replace her as Mayor. Crombie later defeated former city councilor, Member of Provincial Parliament and federal cabinet minister,
Steve Mahoney
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to win the
2014 mayoral election.
Crombie announced her run for re-election as mayor for a second term on October 27, 2017. She won the
2018 mayoral election by a wide margin, receiving over 75 percent of the vote.
Crombie announced her run for re-election as mayor for a third term on September 17, 2022. She won the 2022 mayoral election by a wide margin.
Electoral record
Municipal
Federal
References
External links
*
City of Mississauga Mayor's Office*
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1960 births
Living people
Canadian people of Polish descent
Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Mayors of Mississauga
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Politicians from Toronto
University of St. Michael's College alumni
University of Toronto alumni
Women mayors of places in Ontario
Schulich School of Business alumni
21st-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians