Known affectionately as “Hurricane Hazel,” the longtime mayor of Mississauga, Ont., was an outspoken political powerhouse who earned respect from fellow politicians across the spectrum.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“I went to so many events with Hazel and, make no mistake about it, she was the star of the show no matter who she was with.” She garnered more than 90 per cent of the mayoral vote several terms in a row despite not campaigning for decades, instead asking those who wanted to support her campaign to give the money to a charity or cultural fund.
“It’s hard to believe she’s gone because she has been such a presence in Mississauga, across Ontario and across Canada for so many years.” But long-time city resident Paul Junor saw her legacy differently, writing on Facebook that her mayoral term was “defined by many controversial and murky decisions she made … in her pursuit of the economic, business and commercial interests of this municipality.”Toronto Mayor John Tory said he had a decades-long friendship with McCallion and spoke with her in recent weeks.
A private family funeral is being planned in addition to the public memorial, with details for both still being finalized, he said. The inquiry judge found in 2011 that McCallion’s actions in promoting the company amounted to a conflict of interest, but the report didn’t say the mayor breached the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
“The whole job of being mayor is a wonderful experience,” McCallion said in a 2006 interview. “You’re building a community, you’re helping people, you’re making it possible for people to live in a community with all the services they require; I mean that, to me, is satisfaction.” In 1995, she said that then-Bloc Quebecois leader Lucien Bouchard should be charged with treason for complicating a recession with a sovereignty debate. And in 2001 she stood her ground surrounded by dozens of hecklers angry over remarks about immigrants she said were taken out of context, telling them they would not be getting an apology.Article content
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