Ontario to dissolve a key region with 1.5 million people, but mayors signal it could be a nasty divorce

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Peel Region will be dissolved at the start of 2025, the Ontario government says, though key questions remain about what shape the breakup will ultimately take.

Municipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark tabled legislation Thursday that will begin the process of restructuring Mississauga and Brampton — the third and fourth largest cities in Ontario — and the Town of Caledon into independent municipalities.

Clark announced the bill at a news conference alongside Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown. 

Speaking at Queen’s Park Thursday, Clark said Peel region, which is already home to 1.5 million people, will grow by half a million people in the

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