Mississauga Mayor Crombie Exploring Possibility of Running for Ontario Liberal Leadership: Source

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie is photographed on the steps of the Ontario Legislature in Toronto on May 18, 2023. Chris Young/The Canadian Press

Former federal MP and Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie is exploring the possibility of entering the leadership race for the Ontario Liberal Party, according to a source close to her office.

Crombie has been the mayor of Mississauga—a major Ontario city just west of Toronto—since 2014 and previously served as a federal Liberal MP from 2008 to 2011.