1. Bonnie-Michelle Teresa Bernadette Stack Sawarna Crombie is a Canadian politician and businesswoman who has been the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party since December 2,2023.
22 Facts About Bonnie Crombie
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Bonnie Crombie was elected as the mayor of Mississauga in the 2014 municipal election.
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Bonnie Crombie ran in the 2023 leadership election of the Ontario Liberal Party as a fiscally conservative Blue Grit on the centre-right flank of the party and won on the third ballot over her more left-leaning rivals.
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Bonnie Crombie resigned as mayor on January 12,2024, in order to focus on her leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party, triggering the 2024 Mississauga mayoral by-election.
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Bonnie Crombie-Michelle Teresa Bernadette Stack was born on February 5,1960 to Polish immigrants Veronica Sawarna and Ed Stack in Toronto, Ontario.
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When Bonnie Crombie was three her parents separated, and she and her mother relocated to her grandparents' large home in Toronto's High Park neighbourhood.
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When Crombie was nine, her mother remarried to Michael Sawarna, who adopted Bonnie, and she took his surname, becoming Bonnie-Michelle Teresa Bernadette Stack Sawarna.
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On September 19,2011, Bonnie Crombie secured a seat on Mississauga City Council through a by-election, succeeding Eve Adams as Councillor for Ward 5.
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Bonnie Crombie won by a margin of slightly over 200 votes, defeating Carolyn Parrish and Eve Adams's ex-husband, Peter.
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On December 12,2012, Bonnie Crombie faced charges related to alleged violations of election finance rules from her councillor run, but these charges were withdrawn in February 2013 after the Crown determined that financials needed formal auditing before any charges could be considered.
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Bonnie Crombie announced her bid for re-election as mayor on October 27,2017 and emerged victorious in the 2018 mayoral election with 77 per cent of the vote.
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Bonnie Crombie secured her third term in the 2022 mayoral election by another wide margin.
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Bonnie Crombie later stated that she was likely to run for MPP in the 2025 provincial election.
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In early 2023, media reports, citing sources within the party, speculated that Bonnie Crombie was contemplating a run in the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election scheduled for December.
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On May 23,2023, Bonnie Crombie confirmed the speculation by announcing the formation of an exploratory committee.
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Bonnie Crombie was considered the front-runner in the Liberal leadership race.
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Bonnie Crombie ran on a pledge to make life more affordable, strengthen Ontario's healthcare system, build housing and infrastructure, improving the public education system, and fighting climate change.
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Bonnie Crombie was elected party leader at the December 2,2023, on the third ballot.
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Bonnie Crombie announced on Monday, March 18,2024, that should she become premier after the 2025 election, she will refrain from implementing a provincial carbon tax as part of her climate policy, diverging from the approach of Trudeau and the federal Liberals.
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On December 3,2024, Bonnie Crombie went against the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, stating once more that his carbon tax was "wrong".
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Bonnie Crombie led the Liberals to a third-place finish in the 2025 Ontario general election.
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On March 1,2025 the Ontario Liberal Party's executive council voted unanimously in support of Bonnie Crombie remaining party leader.