This woman is sooo amazing. We call her Hurricane Hazel! First elected mayor in 1978 and she's still there!
Recently there was an international survey on the best mayors in the world, ...Hazel came in 2
nd to some mayor in Greece i think. Their city probably had a larger population, ...that's the only way I can see anyone beating her out. A couple years ago... she got hit by a truck, ...the impact almost totalled the truck, ...but hazel... she took a licking, ...and kept right on ticking.
Here's Rick Mercer with another hilarious & irreverent political interview that only he does so well...
Mississauga Mayor Hurricane Hazel McCallion... the greatest mayor in Canada!She handled the mass evacuation during the train derailment and kicked ass during the police standoff! Go Girl!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_mccallion