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Spring is in the air! The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and everyone's thinking the same thing: what can we do about Mississauga's humiliating performance in the 2021 census? Our beloved city, once the poster child for overzealous suburban sprawl, was the only one of Canada's ten largest municipalities whose population actually shrunk. We're down 1% since 2016. If depopulation continues at that rate, Mississauga will be completely empty by 2045. There are many reasons why Mississauga's population is in decline (e.g. shark attacks), but few easy solutions. Here are 10 innovative growth strategies Mississauga could use to prevent another demographic embarrassment in Census 2026.