Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie to run for leader of the Ontario Liberal Party

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie has officially registered to run for leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.

Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie has officially registered to run for leader of the Ontario Liberal Party.

The news comes less than a month after Crombie announced she was forming an “exploratory committee” to consider entering the race. She registered with Elections Ontario on Tuesday.

Crombie is scheduled to make a “special announcement”—likely her campaign launch—Wednesday evening.

The invitation for the announcement touched on how the mayor has spoken with people from across Ontario about “the challenges of living in our province.” In a statement, Crombie launched into an attack of the Doug Ford government’s priorities.

“The Ford government has only made things worse through cutbacks and underfunding of key public services,” the statement says. “I believe that the government can play a role in addressing the concerns people have about issues such as healthcare, education and affordability.”

In the past, Crombie has described her political style as centrist, saying that if she were to run for leader of a provincial party, she would focus on “addressing what’s broken.” This, she said in May, would include the province’s health-care and education system, as well as the downloading of responsibilities onto municipalities.