Former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion has been hired as Premier Doug Ford’s “special adviser” on municipal affairs for up to $150,000 a year. The 97-year-old McCallion, mayor from 1978 until 2014, endorsed Ford’s Progressive Conservatives in last June’s election after supporting the Liberals for their previous four victorious campaigns. Then-Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion during a party to celebrate her 95th birthday in February 2016. McCallion was hired on Jan. 18, 2019 as Premier Doug Ford’s “special adviser” on municipal affairs. Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie, who succeeded McCallion four years ago, said “she is an excellent choice” to advise Ford and Clark.

Source: thestar January 18, 2019 22:16 UTC