Mayor Craig's 2015 State of the City and Transit
On May 24, 2015, the TransitToronto weblog listed a Cambridge Now article headed "Change Is Focus Of Mayor Craig's State Of The City Address" among news from the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The page has no summary of the speech, and the original story is not available. What follows is limited to what can be verified about the mayor and the transit questions Cambridge faced then. Last checked: November 10, 2026.
Quick facts
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Mayor | Doug Craig, mayor of Cambridge, Ontario from 2000 to 2018 |
| Successor | Kathryn McGarry, from December 1, 2018 |
| Donor listing | TransitToronto, May 24, 2015 |
| GO business case | "Cambridge on the GO", released 2015 |
| Passenger rail in Cambridge | None as of 2021 |
Who Doug Craig was
Craig, a schoolteacher, served as an alderman from 1976 to 1980 and returned to council in 1991. He won the 2000 mayoral race by 26 votes after a judicial recount. He was re-elected in 2003 with 75 percent of the vote and held the office until his defeat in 2018.
Transit positions
In 2001 he supported expanding GO Transit service in Cambridge as an alternative to a highway proposal through Cruickston Park. On June 24, 2009 he cast the only vote against Waterloo Region's light rail plan, favouring buses as a cheaper option. In September 2013 he called for examining the cost of cancelling the light rail line, and in November 2013 he was reported to be seeking to free Cambridge from paying for it while arguing for a GO connection to Toronto.
GO train efforts
In 2013 Craig reported positive results from talks with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation on extending GO's Milton line to Cambridge. He pointed to existing GO bus ridership and to residents driving to Milton or Paris to board trains. The full business case, "Cambridge on the GO", came out in 2015. Cambridge still has no passenger rail. After talks with Canadian Pacific failed in 2018, later studies looked at a link to Guelph Central Station on the Kitchener line.
Frequently asked questions
Who was mayor of Cambridge in 2015? Doug Craig, who held the post from 2000 to 2018.
What did the 2015 address say? Not verified. Only the headline is documented.
Did Cambridge have GO trains in 2015? No. It had GO bus service and a business case for rail.
Who succeeded Craig? Kathryn McGarry, elected in 2018.
What was "Cambridge on the GO"? The 2015 full business case for extending the Milton line service.
Sources
Wikipedia articles on Doug Craig (politician), Cambridge, Ontario and Ion rapid transit; the TransitToronto weblog entry of May 24, 2015.