在89岁的年纪，你还能干什么？加拿大第六大城市米西索加市市长黑兹尔麦卡利恩给出的答案是：你不但能开车，能钓鱼，甚至，你还可以当市长。
作为全球最年长的女市长，麦卡利恩说：“女性不仅能顶半边天，还应有更大作为。”
连任11届32年市长
生于1921年的麦卡利恩，是加拿大最有名、任期最长的市长。自1978年就任米西索加市市长以来，麦卡利恩一直担任这一职务。2006年，麦卡利恩以85岁高龄获得多达91%选民的支持而轻松连任，这也是她连续11次当选米西索加市市长。
32年前，她首次当选市长时，10名市政委员会成员中仅有两名女性。现在，在12名成员中，女性达到了9位。而麦卡利恩目标并不止于此，她认为女性不仅能顶半边天，还应有更大作为——争取更多联邦政府内阁席位。
把村庄发展成大城市
麦卡利恩这位传奇人物本身就是历史。从政期间，她见证了米西索加从一个由小村镇组成的集合体转变为加拿大最大城市之一的过程。在过去20年间，米西索加的人口数字几乎每10年翻一番。最新的人口普查数据显示，米西索加的人口已经突破70万。
麦卡利恩说：“我不用拉选票是因为我每天都在参加竞选。尽管我有很多业余爱好，比如钓鱼和园艺，但我并没有太多业余时间。我把所有精力放在我的工作上。”
12%的500强企业看好她
麦卡利恩的努力得到了回报，全球500强企业中的58家把它们在加拿大的总部设在了米西索加。而米西索加是加拿大少有的几个没有债务的城市，而且从1990年至今，米西索加市民的物业税也是加拿大最低的。
虽然麦卡利恩外表看起来像一个温和的老奶奶，但一开口就可以看出她的犀利、坦率和威严。她有时还会耍小孩子脾气。《米西索加新闻报》发行人林克笑着回忆说，如果麦卡利恩认为针对市长的谣言来自报社，麦卡利恩会拒绝与他交谈3个月。
阿波罗网编后按：89岁生猛老太掌管加拿大第六大城市 , 重庆晚报报道的此市长，及当地官员，日前盛赞神韵，表钦佩。猛老太说，不光今年满场，明年还会一样。英文报道附下面，自己看吧。重庆晚报介绍此89岁生猛老太，掌管加拿大第六大城市，间接给神韵的报道向大陆百姓做了铺垫。薄熙来最不愿看到的这种报道，海内外广泛转载。重庆晚报捅漏子了。
Shen Yun Performing Arts is staging three shows at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Canada.
[Hazel McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga]:
“What a show, what a performance. What beautiful color. What beautiful dancing. Exceptional.”
令人惊叹的秀，令人惊叹的演出。多么美丽的颜色。多么美丽的舞蹈。特殊。
[Hazel McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga]:
“I hope they’ll be back next year, because we will fill the theater again. And the news about the outstanding performance will spread far and wide. And people will look forward to them coming back next year.”
“我希望他们将在明年再来，因为我们将再次填满剧场。而演出杰出的消息将远播。人民将期待着他们明年回来。“
Canadian Officials Enjoy Shen Yun in Mississauga
Shen Yun Performing Arts is staging three shows at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Canada.
[Hazel McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga]:
“What a show, what a performance. What beautiful color. What beautiful dancing. Exceptional.”
Hazel McCallion has been the mayor of Mississauga for 31 years. She says that the people of her Canadian city are looking forward to seeing Shen Yun return next year.
[Hazel McCallion, Mayor of Mississauga]:
“I hope they’ll be back next year, because we will fill the theater again. And the news about the outstanding performance will spread far and wide. And people will look forward to them coming back next year.”
This Canadian Member of Parliament says he was impressed by the show's color.
[Paul Szabo, MP for Mississauga South]:
“When the curtains first opened up I was like, ‘wow.’ It was just a splash of colors and you know some beautiful colors, but it was controlled movement of color.”
There was a genuine appreciation for seeing the show from a former Ontario official.
[George Smitherman, Former Ontario Deputy Premier]:
“It was so beautifully constructed and my heart goes out to the performers who have worked so hard, obviously, to make such a success of it. We thank them for all that they have done to bring these beautiful expressions of Chinese culture to life.”
Mr. Smitherman enjoyed seeing the large drum in one of the final performances.
[George Smitherman, Former Ontario Deputy Premier]:
“I’m very attracted to drums. And I think the part towards the end where they had the drum on stage was that part which was most exciting for me. But overall I must say I enjoyed it all. It was so beautiful.”
Shen Yun’s mission is to revive traditional Chinese culture, which has been suppressed under decades of communist rule. A former Canadian mayor says he was happy to see that culture in the show.
[Glen Murray, Former Winnipeg Mayor]:
“So I thought it was important that somebody is remembering the cultural traditions and celebrating them. And that takes a lot of courage to do that, so I was very happy to see that.”
NTD News, Mississauga, Canada.
