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Carolyn Parrish

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Carolyn Parrish is a Canadian politician who has been the seventh mayor of Mississauga since June 24, 2024. Parrish previously served as a member of Parliament (MP), representing ridings in Mississauga from 1993 to 2006. She sat as a Liberal until 2004. She was a Mississauga city councillor from 2006 to 2010 and later from 2014 to 2024 when she resigned to contest the 2024 by-election for mayor.

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Notable quotes

“Damn Americans... I hate those bastards.”
— Recorded by an active microphone towards the end of a press scrum, Parrish later claimed her remark referred to the administration of George W. Bush and not the American people overall.
“Come hell or high water, there's no frigging way I'm going to let one ovary bring the government down.”
— As quoted in "Martin Liberals' fate rests with lone MP" (19 May 2005), The Globe and Mail.

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Overview

Carolyn Parrish is a Canadian politician who has been the seventh mayor of Mississauga since June 24, 2024. Parrish previously served as a member of Parliament (MP), representing ridings in Mississauga from 1993 to 2006. She sat as a Liberal until 2004. She was a Mississauga city councillor from 2006 to 2010 and later from 2014 to 2024 when she resigned to contest the 2024 by-election for mayor.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Notable quotes

“Damn Americans... I hate those bastards.”
— Recorded by an active microphone towards the end of a press scrum, Parrish later claimed her remark referred to the administration of George W. Bush and not the American people overall.
“Come hell or high water, there's no frigging way I'm going to let one ovary bring the government down.”
— As quoted in "Martin Liberals' fate rests with lone MP" (19 May 2005), The Globe and Mail.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.