Carolyn Parrish loses council by-election, reminding Mississauga politicians never to screw with Hurricane Hazel
Hazel McCallion’s detractors have even more evidence that messing with the long-serving mayor of Mississauga is a political death sentence. McCallion watched on Monday as Carolyn Parrish, the woman who pushed for an inquiry into the mayor’s conduct, went down in a by-election. Parrish lost her seat on Mississauga council in 2010, a defeat many attributed to her public squabbling with a mayor whose approval ratings are usually somewhere near triple digits. Perhaps as one final indication of McCallion’s untouchable status and unquestionable influence, the National Post even quotes McCallion before Bonnie Crombie, a McCallion ally and the woman who actually won the election. Read the entire story [National Post] »
I doubt Hazel McCallion will run for mayor in this upcoming election. If she does step down, my money is on Ron Starr.
Parish should go away forever… Narcism and self interest is not acceptable. …. I agree, that new guy Starr is a breath of fresh air.and maybe that is what Mississauga needs after hazel retires.. A solid business person who knows the city inside out