Disqualified Conservative leadership candidate Patrick Brown said he will be seeking re-election as Brampton, ON, mayor. .“After talking to my family, my most senior advisors Savannah and Theodore, and of course Genevieve, we’ve decided to put my name in again for mayor of Brampton,” said Brown at a Monday press conference. .Brown said he loves serving Brampton. He called the city “an incredible place to live.”.Brown went on to say Brampton is “a mosaic, where you meet people from every culture, every background.” .“It has been the greatest privilege to serve over the last four years, and I’m looking forward to the next four years,” he said. .Brown was disqualified from the Conservative leadership race on July 5..READ MORE: Patrick Brown disqualified from Conservative leadership race.“The information provided to date by the Patrick Brown campaign did not satisfy concerns about their compliance with our Rules and Procedures and/or the Canada Elections Act,” said Conservative Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) chair, Ian Brodie. .“The Chief Returning Officer has therefore recommended to LEOC that [it] disqualify Patrick Brown, and earlier tonight LEOC agreed to do so.”.Five Brampton city councillors condemned Brown and four of their colleagues on June 15 for refusing to attend a council meeting, “shutting down city business, bringing it to a grinding halt.”.READ MORE: Brampton city councillors accuse Brown of obstructing council meeting.“When Patrick Brown and his council followers don’t get their own way, they resort to tactics that put democracy under siege,” said the five city councillors.
