Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown terminated fellow mayoral candidate Nikki Kaur from her position as director of strategic projects, planning, building and economic development at the City of Brampton after he was re-elected. .“This afternoon, without explanation or notice, I was terminated from my employment at the City of Brampton,” said Kaur in a Tuesday statement. .“Patrick Brown has once again tried to silence me for alleging wrongdoing and mismanagement at city hall.”.Kaur said she “ran a strong campaign for Mayor of Brampton to restore integrity and honesty at city hall.” .Brown was re-elected as Brampton mayor Monday, securing 35,000 votes to Kaur’s 15,000. .READ MORE: Ontario municipal elections see Tory and Brown re-elected.His scandals were not enough to keep him down. .“We are going to keep sticking up for this city,” he said. .Brown was disqualified from the Conservative leadership race in July. .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 Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) chair Ian Brodie.."The Chief Returning Officer has therefore recommended to LEOC that LEOC disqualify Patrick Brown and earlier tonight LEOC agreed to do so.".The statement said Kaur will not be silenced and will never stop standing up for the truth. It said she has retained a lawyer and intends on fighting her termination. .The City of Brampton declined to comment.
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown terminated fellow mayoral candidate Nikki Kaur from her position as director of strategic projects, planning, building and economic development at the City of Brampton after he was re-elected. .“This afternoon, without explanation or notice, I was terminated from my employment at the City of Brampton,” said Kaur in a Tuesday statement. .“Patrick Brown has once again tried to silence me for alleging wrongdoing and mismanagement at city hall.”.Kaur said she “ran a strong campaign for Mayor of Brampton to restore integrity and honesty at city hall.” .Brown was re-elected as Brampton mayor Monday, securing 35,000 votes to Kaur’s 15,000. .READ MORE: Ontario municipal elections see Tory and Brown re-elected.His scandals were not enough to keep him down. .“We are going to keep sticking up for this city,” he said. .Brown was disqualified from the Conservative leadership race in July. .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 Leadership Election Organizing Committee (LEOC) chair Ian Brodie.."The Chief Returning Officer has therefore recommended to LEOC that LEOC disqualify Patrick Brown and earlier tonight LEOC agreed to do so.".The statement said Kaur will not be silenced and will never stop standing up for the truth. It said she has retained a lawyer and intends on fighting her termination. .The City of Brampton declined to comment.
