Just announced: The Mississauga Mayoral Debate

We cover provincial politics, with an obsession for three things: politics, policies and personalities. Every now and then, all three break free of the Pink Palace. This time, the action is in Mississauga, where much of the political drama in the race for mayor — featuring two of only three people to hold the job since 1978 — is provincial through and through. Expected to be one of the province’s “most watched” mayoral contests, it even had Etobicoke-born Premier Doug Ford weighing in months before it began.

“You know something, I never get involved in municipal elections, but I will send an army down here to make sure I support Mayor (Carolyn) Parrish,” Ford said at a Mississauga construction site in March.

He added: “It was an absolute disaster under Bonnie Crombie.”

In other words: this is our kind of mayoral race. An incumbent supported by Mr. Ford and his caucus, challenged by her predecessor, the three-term mayor who quit to become Liberal leader and spent much of the past three years on the other side of the Ford government. Two returning challengers who placed second and third the last time around, competing for many of the same organizers and networks Crombie had long relied on. 

For a publication built to cover provincial politics, there’s simply too much of it in this race to ignore. 

So, on Monday, Oct. 5, we’re hosting a debate.

“The Mississauga Mayoral Debate” will bring together the leading mayoral candidates for a 90-minute debate on the future of the province’s fourth-largest city. It’ll be the last scheduled debate before the start of advance voting.

Moderated by POLICORNER’s Ahmad Elbayoumi and NEWSTALK 1010’s John Moore, the debate will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., addressing the major issues facing Mississauga and giving candidates an opportunity to lay out their vision for the city.

We’ve invited the four candidates with at least 5 per cent support, based on an average of public opinion polls conducted as of September 18, 2026: Bonnie Crombie, Dipika Damerla, Carolyn Parrish and Alvin Tedjo. 

The themes and format are still being finalized, with additional details — including the list of participating candidates — coming next week.

The debate is open to the public, with a limited number of tickets available.

Can’t make it in person? Stay tuned for details on how you can watch from home.

We cover provincial politics, with an obsession for three things: politics, policies and personalities. Every now and then, all three break free of the Pink Palace. This time, the action is in Mississauga, where much of the political drama in the race for mayor — featuring two of only three people to hold the job since 1978 — is provincial through and through. Expected to be one of the province’s “most watched” mayoral contests, it even had Etobicoke-born Premier Doug Ford weighing in months before it began.

“You know something, I never get involved in municipal elections, but I will send an army down here to make sure I support Mayor (Carolyn) Parrish,” Ford said at a Mississauga construction site in March.

He added: “It was an absolute disaster under Bonnie Crombie.”

In other words: this is our kind of mayoral race. An incumbent supported by Mr. Ford and his caucus, challenged by her predecessor, the three-term mayor who quit to become Liberal leader and spent much of the past three years on the other side of the Ford government. Two returning challengers who placed second and third the last time around, competing for many of the same organizers and networks Crombie had long relied on. 

For a publication built to cover provincial politics, there’s simply too much of it in this race to ignore. 

So, on Monday, Oct. 5, we’re hosting a debate.

“The Mississauga Mayoral Debate” will bring together the leading mayoral candidates for a 90-minute debate on the future of the province’s fourth-largest city. It’ll be the last scheduled debate before the start of advance voting.

Moderated by POLICORNER’s Ahmad Elbayoumi and NEWSTALK 1010’s John Moore, the debate will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., addressing the major issues facing Mississauga and giving candidates an opportunity to lay out their vision for the city.

We’ve invited the four candidates with at least 5 per cent support, based on an average of public opinion polls conducted as of September 18, 2026: Bonnie Crombie, Dipika Damerla, Carolyn Parrish and Alvin Tedjo. 

The themes and format are still being finalized, with additional details — including the list of participating candidates — coming next week.

The debate is open to the public, with a limited number of tickets available.

Can’t make it in person? Stay tuned for details on how you can watch from home.

We cover provincial politics, with an obsession for three things: politics, policies and personalities. Every now and then, all three break free of the Pink Palace. This time, the action is in Mississauga, where much of the political drama in the race for mayor — featuring two of only three people to hold the job since 1978 — is provincial through and through. Expected to be one of the province’s “most watched” mayoral contests, it even had Etobicoke-born Premier Doug Ford weighing in months before it began.

“You know something, I never get involved in municipal elections, but I will send an army down here to make sure I support Mayor (Carolyn) Parrish,” Ford said at a Mississauga construction site in March.

He added: “It was an absolute disaster under Bonnie Crombie.”

In other words: this is our kind of mayoral race. An incumbent supported by Mr. Ford and his caucus, challenged by her predecessor, the three-term mayor who quit to become Liberal leader and spent much of the past three years on the other side of the Ford government. Two returning challengers who placed second and third the last time around, competing for many of the same organizers and networks Crombie had long relied on. 

For a publication built to cover provincial politics, there’s simply too much of it in this race to ignore. 

So, on Monday, Oct. 5, we’re hosting a debate.

“The Mississauga Mayoral Debate” will bring together the leading mayoral candidates for a 90-minute debate on the future of the province’s fourth-largest city. It’ll be the last scheduled debate before the start of advance voting.

Moderated by POLICORNER’s Ahmad Elbayoumi and NEWSTALK 1010’s John Moore, the debate will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., addressing the major issues facing Mississauga and giving candidates an opportunity to lay out their vision for the city.

We’ve invited the four candidates with at least 5 per cent support, based on an average of public opinion polls conducted as of September 18, 2026: Bonnie Crombie, Dipika Damerla, Carolyn Parrish and Alvin Tedjo. 

The themes and format are still being finalized, with additional details — including the list of participating candidates — coming next week.

The debate is open to the public, with a limited number of tickets available.

Can’t make it in person? Stay tuned for details on how you can watch from home.

We cover provincial politics, with an obsession for three things: politics, policies and personalities. Every now and then, all three break free of the Pink Palace. This time, the action is in Mississauga, where much of the political drama in the race for mayor — featuring two of only three people to hold the job since 1978 — is provincial through and through. Expected to be one of the province’s “most watched” mayoral contests, it even had Etobicoke-born Premier Doug Ford weighing in months before it began.

“You know something, I never get involved in municipal elections, but I will send an army down here to make sure I support Mayor (Carolyn) Parrish,” Ford said at a Mississauga construction site in March.

He added: “It was an absolute disaster under Bonnie Crombie.”

In other words: this is our kind of mayoral race. An incumbent supported by Mr. Ford and his caucus, challenged by her predecessor, the three-term mayor who quit to become Liberal leader and spent much of the past three years on the other side of the Ford government. Two returning challengers who placed second and third the last time around, competing for many of the same organizers and networks Crombie had long relied on. 

For a publication built to cover provincial politics, there’s simply too much of it in this race to ignore. 

So, on Monday, Oct. 5, we’re hosting a debate.

“The Mississauga Mayoral Debate” will bring together the leading mayoral candidates for a 90-minute debate on the future of the province’s fourth-largest city. It’ll be the last scheduled debate before the start of advance voting.

Moderated by POLICORNER’s Ahmad Elbayoumi and NEWSTALK 1010’s John Moore, the debate will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., addressing the major issues facing Mississauga and giving candidates an opportunity to lay out their vision for the city.

We’ve invited the four candidates with at least 5 per cent support, based on an average of public opinion polls conducted as of September 18, 2026: Bonnie Crombie, Dipika Damerla, Carolyn Parrish and Alvin Tedjo. 

The themes and format are still being finalized, with additional details — including the list of participating candidates — coming next week.

The debate is open to the public, with a limited number of tickets available.

Can’t make it in person? Stay tuned for details on how you can watch from home.

We cover provincial politics, with an obsession for three things: politics, policies and personalities. Every now and then, all three break free of the Pink Palace. This time, the action is in Mississauga, where much of the political drama in the race for mayor — featuring two of only three people to hold the job since 1978 — is provincial through and through. Expected to be one of the province’s “most watched” mayoral contests, it even had Etobicoke-born Premier Doug Ford weighing in months before it began.

“You know something, I never get involved in municipal elections, but I will send an army down here to make sure I support Mayor (Carolyn) Parrish,” Ford said at a Mississauga construction site in March.

He added: “It was an absolute disaster under Bonnie Crombie.”

In other words: this is our kind of mayoral race. An incumbent supported by Mr. Ford and his caucus, challenged by her predecessor, the three-term mayor who quit to become Liberal leader and spent much of the past three years on the other side of the Ford government. Two returning challengers who placed second and third the last time around, competing for many of the same organizers and networks Crombie had long relied on. 

For a publication built to cover provincial politics, there’s simply too much of it in this race to ignore. 

So, on Monday, Oct. 5, we’re hosting a debate.

“The Mississauga Mayoral Debate” will bring together the leading mayoral candidates for a 90-minute debate on the future of the province’s fourth-largest city. It’ll be the last scheduled debate before the start of advance voting.

Moderated by POLICORNER’s Ahmad Elbayoumi and NEWSTALK 1010’s John Moore, the debate will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., addressing the major issues facing Mississauga and giving candidates an opportunity to lay out their vision for the city.

We’ve invited the four candidates with at least 5 per cent support, based on an average of public opinion polls conducted as of September 18, 2026: Bonnie Crombie, Dipika Damerla, Carolyn Parrish and Alvin Tedjo. 

The themes and format are still being finalized, with additional details — including the list of participating candidates — coming next week.

The debate is open to the public, with a limited number of tickets available.

Can’t make it in person? Stay tuned for details on how you can watch from home.

We cover provincial politics, with an obsession for three things: politics, policies and personalities. Every now and then, all three break free of the Pink Palace. This time, the action is in Mississauga, where much of the political drama in the race for mayor — featuring two of only three people to hold the job since 1978 — is provincial through and through. Expected to be one of the province’s “most watched” mayoral contests, it even had Etobicoke-born Premier Doug Ford weighing in months before it began.

“You know something, I never get involved in municipal elections, but I will send an army down here to make sure I support Mayor (Carolyn) Parrish,” Ford said at a Mississauga construction site in March.

He added: “It was an absolute disaster under Bonnie Crombie.”

In other words: this is our kind of mayoral race. An incumbent supported by Mr. Ford and his caucus, challenged by her predecessor, the three-term mayor who quit to become Liberal leader and spent much of the past three years on the other side of the Ford government. Two returning challengers who placed second and third the last time around, competing for many of the same organizers and networks Crombie had long relied on. 

For a publication built to cover provincial politics, there’s simply too much of it in this race to ignore. 

So, on Monday, Oct. 5, we’re hosting a debate.

“The Mississauga Mayoral Debate” will bring together the leading mayoral candidates for a 90-minute debate on the future of the province’s fourth-largest city. It’ll be the last scheduled debate before the start of advance voting.

Moderated by POLICORNER’s Ahmad Elbayoumi and NEWSTALK 1010’s John Moore, the debate will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., addressing the major issues facing Mississauga and giving candidates an opportunity to lay out their vision for the city.

We’ve invited the four candidates with at least 5 per cent support, based on an average of public opinion polls conducted as of September 18, 2026: Bonnie Crombie, Dipika Damerla, Carolyn Parrish and Alvin Tedjo. 

The themes and format are still being finalized, with additional details — including the list of participating candidates — coming next week.

The debate is open to the public, with a limited number of tickets available.

Can’t make it in person? Stay tuned for details on how you can watch from home.

We cover provincial politics, with an obsession for three things: politics, policies and personalities. Every now and then, all three break free of the Pink Palace. This time, the action is in Mississauga, where much of the political drama in the race for mayor — featuring two of only three people to hold the job since 1978 — is provincial through and through. Expected to be one of the province’s “most watched” mayoral contests, it even had Etobicoke-born Premier Doug Ford weighing in months before it began.

“You know something, I never get involved in municipal elections, but I will send an army down here to make sure I support Mayor (Carolyn) Parrish,” Ford said at a Mississauga construction site in March.

He added: “It was an absolute disaster under Bonnie Crombie.”

In other words: this is our kind of mayoral race. An incumbent supported by Mr. Ford and his caucus, challenged by her predecessor, the three-term mayor who quit to become Liberal leader and spent much of the past three years on the other side of the Ford government. Two returning challengers who placed second and third the last time around, competing for many of the same organizers and networks Crombie had long relied on. 

For a publication built to cover provincial politics, there’s simply too much of it in this race to ignore. 

So, on Monday, Oct. 5, we’re hosting a debate.

“The Mississauga Mayoral Debate” will bring together the leading mayoral candidates for a 90-minute debate on the future of the province’s fourth-largest city. It’ll be the last scheduled debate before the start of advance voting.

Moderated by POLICORNER’s Ahmad Elbayoumi and NEWSTALK 1010’s John Moore, the debate will run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., addressing the major issues facing Mississauga and giving candidates an opportunity to lay out their vision for the city.

We’ve invited the four candidates with at least 5 per cent support, based on an average of public opinion polls conducted as of September 18, 2026: Bonnie Crombie, Dipika Damerla, Carolyn Parrish and Alvin Tedjo. 

The themes and format are still being finalized, with additional details — including the list of participating candidates — coming next week.

The debate is open to the public, with a limited number of tickets available.

Can’t make it in person? Stay tuned for details on how you can watch from home.