Patrick Brown to run in Brampton mayoral race

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Patrick Brown to run in Brampton mayoral race

Ontario Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown addresses supporters and the media in Toronto on Sunday, February 18, 2018. The former party leader resigned his position after sexual misconduct allegations, only to re-enter race for his vacated position after refuting the allegations.

“My dad’s been practicing law in Brampton for 40 years and before I was an MP I actually practiced law in Brampton as well,” Brown told CityNews. “So I’m excited to come back to my roots and try to do great things for the city that produced the great Bill Davis.”

Incumbent mayor Linda Jeffrey welcomed Brown’s entry into the race by pointing out that “the ink barely dried on his lease before he decided to seek our city’s highest office.”

“We need stable, strong leadership and an ability to work with all levels of government, especially Queens Park,” she said in a tweet. “We don’t need chaos and someone who will continue fighting old political battles which will harm Brampton in the long run.”

Jeffrey also slammed Brown’s lack of connection and roots in the city while noting her “35 plus years of living, working and volunteering in Brampton.”

“If Mr. Brown was serious about representing the people of our city he should have invested some time to get to know and be involved in our community instead of using the Mayor’s office to rehabilitate his political career.”

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