Newz“Our staff are terrified of the blonde bombshell coming back,” Carolyn Parrish barked at Bonnie Crombie during Thursday night’s heated Mississauga mayoral debate, marking one of several moments where municipal concerns took a back seat to personal insults. Crombie, a former three-term Mississauga mayor, and Parrish, the incumbent seeking re-election, didn’t mince words during the 90-minute debate moderated by CityNews’ Mark McAllister. The other two participants, councillors Dipika Damerla and Alvin Tedjo, said the behaviour between the two was further proof that change is needed at city hall.
“I think people are tired of it,” Tedjo said during the post-debate scrums. “I think the real concern is there’s all these personal attacks, we’ve seen the two former mayors, especially, attack each other online — and in person tonight — and people are tired of it, they want new, hopeful visions for the future for their city.” Tedjo, however, wasn’t above throwing some mud, saying Crombie “quit” on the residents of Mississauga when she stepped down as mayor to seek the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party. “At times I felt like it was kindergarten,” Damerla said afterwards.
It was a debate that pitted an incumbent mayor and a former three-term mayor of Mississauga against two city councillors who believe Mississauga is ready for a new look and new ideas. The 90-minute Mississauga mayoral debate moderated by CityNews’ Mark McAllister on Thursday had some heated moments and a few zingers as each candidate tried to separate themselves from the pack while defending their respective track records. The debate format touched on several key themes affecting residents of Mississauga.
Each participant was confronted with a question, followed by an open debate. trade war A recent Canada Pulse Insights poll for CityNews asked Mississauga residents to pick the three most important issues facing the city from a list of 22. Affordability and the cost of living topped the list, at 45 per cent.
More and more people are finding it difficult to make ends meet while businesses, companies, and entire sectors are impacted by an unstable economy as a result of tariffs and the trade war with the U.S. The rising cost of food products have impacted grocery prices and 1 in 17 Mississauga residents are using a food bank — with even more relying on them for prolonged support. Question: “What specific actions and policies would you want to implement, as quickly as possible, that would ease the burden and lower …
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