In photos: State funeral for former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion
Hazel McCallion, a political powerhouse and the longtime former mayor of Mississauga, Ont., is set to be remembered at a state funeral today. The service, which will take place at an arena in the city west of Toronto, is being held on what would have been McCallion’s 102nd birthday on Valentine's Day.
People walk about the venue before the funeral for former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga.Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
The casket of former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion arrives at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre for her state funeral in Mississauga.Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
Premier of Ontario Doug Ford puts his hand on the casket of former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion during her state funeral in the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga.Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
A hearse carrying the casket of former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion arrives at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre for her state funeral in Mississauga.Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion holds the Grange Report on the Mississauga Railway Accident Inquiry Jan. 19, 1981.Erik Christensen / The Globe and Mail
Pallbearers carry the casket of the late Hazel McCallion, former Mississauga mayor, at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga.Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
Ontario Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell arrives at the state funeral for former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion, at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga.Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
The procession waits for the motorcade during the state funeral for former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion, at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga.Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
The motorcade drives past the procession during the state funeral for former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion, at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga.Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
Former prime minister Jean Chretien arrives at the state funeral for former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga.Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
Prime Minsiter Justin Trudeau arrives at the state funeral for former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga.Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
The casket of former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre for her state funeral in Mississauga.Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
Attendees take photographs at the display following the state funeral for former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion, at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga.Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
Peter McCallion exists the state funeral for his mother, former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion, in Mississauga.Tijana Martin/The Canadian Press
The casket of former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion leaves the Paramount Fine Foods Centre during her state funeral in Mississauga.Cole Burston/The Canadian Press
Bonnie Crombie, mayor of Mississauga, puts her hand on the casket of former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion during her state funeral in the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga.Cole Burston/The Canadian Press