Mississauga Mayor Crombie forms ‘exploratory committee’ for Liberal leadership bid

Published May 23, 2023 at 7:33 am

Mayor Bonnie Crombie speaks at her victory party after she won a third term as Mississauga mayor. (Photo: Bonnie Crombie Twitter)

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie says she’s exploring a bid for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal party.

Crombie has held the top job in Mississauga since 2014 and was a federal Liberal Member of Parliament from 2008 to 2011.

After weeks of speculation, news broke yesterday that Crombie will run and had created a campaign website — BonnieForLeader.ca.

The Canadian Press has confirmed Crombie is forming an “exploratory committee” to mull a leadership bid for the provincial Liberals, who captured just eight seats in last year’s election.

Former leader Steven Del Duca, now the mayor of Vaughan, left a gap at the party helm when he resigned following the campaign that saw the Liberals fail to secure official party status for the second consecutive vote.

Federal MP Nate Erskine-Smith has also declared his intention to seek the party leadership.