{"id":934623,"date":"2026-10-16T01:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T01:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934623\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T01:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T01:50:15","slug":"4-main-mayoral-candidates-square-off-one-more-time-in-mississauga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934623\/","title":{"rendered":"4 main mayoral candidates square off one more time in Mississauga"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mississauga\u2019s four main mayoral candidates \u2014 including bitter rivals Carolyn Parrish and Bonnie Crombie \u2014 will square off tonight on the debate stage for the final time before voters go to the polls on Oct. 26.<\/p>\n

The last time the quartet of mayoral hopefuls met to argue the issues,\u00a0Parrish, the incumbent, and her predecessor, Crombie, exchanged a number of verbal jabs in what turned into a heated Oct. 1 debate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mississauga city councillors Alvin Tedjo (Ward 2) and Dipika Damerla (Ward 7) will join Parrish and Crombie Thursday night at Christ First United Church on Lakeshore Road West, site of the final mayoral debate featuring the four highest-profile candidates.<\/p>\n

Hosted by the Town of Port Credit Association, Lakeview Ratepayers Association, Port Credit Legion and Port Credit Community Foundation, the event begins at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

Parrish, Crombie, Tedjo, Damerla and 10 other candidates are vying to become Mississauga\u2019s next mayor. Municipal election voters who didn\u2019t cast ballots during last week\u2019s record-setting advance polling in Mississauga<\/a> will do so on Oct. 26.<\/p>\n

Parrish, who won a mayoral byelection in June 2024<\/a> to succeed Crombie, and her predecessor have gone head-to-head in a heated municipal election campaign prior to 2026.<\/p>\n

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Crombie defeated Parrish (2,479 votes to 2,239 votes) in a September 2011 byelection for the Ward 5 council seat. Parrish later became councillor in that ward when Crombie succeeded Hazel McCallion as mayor in 2014.<\/p>\n

Crombie then left the mayor\u2019s post in Mississauga in January 2024 to become leader of the Ontario Liberal Party and take a shot at unseating Premier Doug Ford.<\/p>\n

The four main mayoral candidates first met on the debate stage on Sept. 25 at the Sheridan College Hazel McCallion Campus in Mississauga\u2019s downtown core.<\/p>\n

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Among other topics discussed and argued that afternoon, the candidates talked about their plans for the embattled Ridgeway Plaza<\/a> in the city\u2019s west end should they become the next mayor.<\/p>\n

Parrish said at the outset of the campaign she planned to take part in only three debates in the leadup to election night. Her decision brought about criticism from her three main rivals<\/a> several weeks ago.<\/p>\n

The other 10 candidates for mayor of Mississauga are:<\/p>\n

David Shaw \u2014 ran in both the 2024 mayoral byelection and 2022 municipal election for mayor. Registered to run May 1
\nMike Matulewicz \u2014 ran in the 2024 mayoral byelection. Registered to run May 5
\nAmjad Jilani \u2014 registered to run July 14
\nFrank Fang \u2014 ran in the 2024 mayoral byelection and competed for the Ward 9 council seat in the 2022 municipal election. Registered to run July 15
\nFadi Naami \u2014 registered to run July 20
\nKaram Ahmed \u2014 registered to run Aug. 20
\nAamir Bhatti \u2014 registered to run Aug. 21
\nGord Elliott \u2014 registered to run Aug. 21
\nMohsin Khan \u2014 registered to run Aug. 18
\nAna Luisa Vasquez De Espinal \u2014 registered to run Aug. 11<\/p>\n

For more information on who\u2019s running and the election in general, visit the city\u2019s election page online<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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