"Hazel McCallion, CM (born February 14, 1921) is the mayor of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, the sixth largest city in the country. McCallion has been Mississauga's mayor for 31 years, holding office since 1978. She is affectionately called "Hurricane Hazel"[1] by supporters as well as the media at large for her vibrant outspoken style of no-nonsense politics. She is one of Canada's best known and longest-serving mayors. At the age of 85, she was easily re-elected in November 2006 for her 11th consecutive term, holding a 92% majority of the votes, and has often been reelected without even needing to conduct an actual campaign." - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki.... The video is hilarious and amazing at the same time. - Evan Parker

I'd have liked to hear more about her planning practices and civic development. That model, for example -- do they have a master plan for the entire city, or what? How did they end up in that fiscal position? They could have talked about that instead of having the reporter play Godzilla. - ⓞnor

More importantly, what's with those tiny bowling balls? Is that five-pin bowling? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...) - ⓞnor

"She [Hazel McCallion] was lauded as a hero in April 2006 during a police standoff involving a distraught man threatening to kill himself. The five hour standoff promptly came to a peaceful end when McCallion showed up on the scene and demanded he stand down so that police, paramedic and fire personnel could attend to more important matters" - ⓞnor

Having grown up in Mississauga, I can say without exaggeration that Hazel McCallion is one of the most interesting things about the city :-) What an amazing woman. - Doug Beeferman

I think the funny video might actually get more people interested in her and the city than a serious fact-filled one would. And if the city's financial model and her leadership of it is good then that might be a good thing. - Evan Parker