Politicians, web react to Hazel McCallion’s dying

Individuals on social media are mourning the dying of “trailblazer” Hazel McCallion, who died at age 101.

Recognized for her tenacity in Canadian politics, McCallion led Mississauga, Ont. as mayor for 12 phrases, up till she was 94-years-old. She was town’s fifth mayor between 1978 and 2014.

“My expensive good friend Hazel was a rare girl who wore many hats: A businessperson, an athlete, a politician and one in every of Canada’s — and the world’s — longest-serving mayors. Nicknamed ‘Hurricane Hazel’ for her daring political model, she was unstoppable,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote in a press release.

“She impressed numerous others, together with myself, in her a long time of tireless and selfless service. I’ll miss her as a good friend, and I will all the time cherish the conversations we had, and the knowledge she shared through the years.”

Ontario Premier Doug Ford shared his assertion on Sunday morning, asserting that McCallion died “peacefully” at her Mississauga house.

“Hazel was the true definition of a public servant. She devoted her lengthy life to her neighborhood, together with 36 years as mayor of Mississauga — the longest serving mayor within the metropolis’s historical past,” Ford shared in his assertion. “She led the transformation of Mississauga into one in every of Canada’s largest cities. Hazel’s mark on her neighborhood may be discovered within the many locations and organizations that bear her title, together with the Hazel McCallion Line.

“There is not a single one that met Hazel who did not depart in awe of her power of persona. I depend myself extremely fortunate to have known as Hazel my good friend over these previous a few years. As I entered the world of politics, I used to be lucky sufficient to study from her knowledge and steering, which she selflessly supplied till the very finish.”

Bonnie Crombie, Mississauga’s present mayor, shared her personal assertion Sunday morning, noting her “condolences” to town’s first-ever feminine mayor.

“At this time, we grieve the lack of Mississauga’s matriarch, Hazel McCallion — a fierce and passionate chief who touched the lives of many and who served as an inspiration to girls in politics throughout the nation. On behalf of the Metropolis of Mississauga, I provide my condolences to the whole McCallion household, who’re mourning the lack of their mom and grandmother at this time,” she penned in her assertion.

“Hazel lived a very good life, and the reality is that even in her ultimate days, she by no means stopped giving again to this nice metropolis and to the individuals who proudly name it house. As our first feminine mayor at a really important time in our historical past, she helped develop and form Mississauga from farmland and fruit bushes into the seventh-largest metropolis in Canada with a top quality of life that’s ‘second to none.'”

Social media customers shared within the mourning of McCallion’s dying. Posts from politicians, Canadians and extra left her title trending on Twitter.