Premier Doug Ford's desire to continue his PC party's hold on all six seats in Mississauga will be a key factor in how the city's newly-elected mayor, Carolyn Parrish, moves her agenda forward.
Premier Doug Ford's desire to continue his PC party's hold on all six seats in Mississauga will be a key factor in how the city's newly-elected mayor, Carolyn Parrish, moves her agenda forward.Carolyn Parrish, who won the Mississauga mayoral byelection on Monday, could have some leverage with Premier Doug Ford because his PC Party wants to keep its hold on the city's six seats in the provincial Legislature, according to political strategists.
"I've learned a lot from Olivia watching her work with Ford. I think she's doing a really good job," Parrish told reporters shortly after her byelection win Monday. All of this adds up to plenty of incentive for Ford to keep the voters of Ontario's third-largest city happy, potentially giving Parrish leverage with the province, according to political strategists."It's not the type of city that's always voted Conservative or always voted Liberal," said Sarbjit Kaur, a veteran Liberal organizer who backed Parrish.
Parrish says the first thing she'll be asking Ford for is what she calls "a fair share" of social services funding. Ford has been relentlessly critical of Mississauga for the pace of home construction, although much of that has been primarily aimed as a critique of Crombie.Parrish will inherit so-called "strong mayor" powers, in which the province gave big city mayors the ability to push through housing- and transit-related bylaw changes without the need for majority support form council. Parrish told reporters Monday night that she will use the powers "if I have to.
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