Peel Regional Police Association President Adrian Woolley (left) and Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown in Brampton on Sept. 29, 2026.

The union that represents Peel police officers has thrown its weight behind current Mayor Patrick Brown as he seeks his third term in Brampton.

“I don’t think you’ll find a stronger advocate, or a stronger voice, or a harder working mayor,” says Peel Regional Police Association President Adrian Woolley in a video endorsement of Brampton’s incumbent mayor.

Under Brown’s tenure in Brampton, Woolley says Peel police have increased the number of police officers per resident. Some 175 new Peel police officers were hired in Mississauga and Brampton this year.

“He has made the community safer, he has made policing a priority, been a strong advocate for technology and making sure all of my officers have what they need to do their job more effectively,” Woolley says.

The police association officially announced its endorsement of Brown at a press conference on Tuesday.

Brown has been a vocal supporter of the police, and said on Tuesday public safety has been”one of the most important areas of focus” during his time as mayor.

Brown and members of council called for changes when Brampton woman Darian Hailey Henderson-Bellman was killed by her ex-partner, who had been released on bail five times. That call was renewed last year following the murder of Brampton mother Savannah Kulla, who was killed by a former boyfriend who was out on bail and awaiting trial for allegedly firing a gun and endangering the victim years ago.

Those calls became a reality earlier this year when the federal government introduced sweeping changes designed to make it harder for dangerous criminals to get back on the street.

The mayor said on Tuesday he is “honoured” to have the support of the union, which represents nearly 4,000 Peel police members.

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“Its members serve our community every day, and I value their perspective on what it takes to keep Brampton safe,” Brown said in a release. “I will continue to advocate for the officers, resources and partnerships our growing city needs.”

Brown sailed into a second term in Brampton in 2022 with 59.65 per cent of votes.

He was first elected mayor of Brampton in 2018 following allegations of sexual misconduct that saw him ousted as the Ontario PC leader and replaced by Doug Ford, who would go on to become premier. The mayor has denied all of the allegations, which led to a settlement with CTV News.

He then made a failed bid in 2022 for Conservative Party of Canada leader, but was disqualified over allegations that his campaign broke election finance rules. The Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections dismissed the allegations in 2024.

He faced off against five other candidates in the race – Nikki Kaur, Bob Dosanjh Singh, Vidya Sagar Gautam, Prabh Kaur Mand, and Tony Moracci. The closest candidate to challenge Brown in that race was Kaur, who received around 25 per cent of the vote.

Brown’s time in Brampton has also seen controversy, including when a bloc of City Councillors skipped meetings in 2022 to protest what they called “authoritarian dictatorship” under Brown. He spearheaded scrapping a forensic audit during the $629,000 Brampton U scandal, and has said there was attempted foreign interference in his 2022 Conservative leadership campaign.

Brown was also the centre of an integrity commissioner complaint in 2021 after referring to Brampton as “brown town” during a Black Education Fund  scholarship awards event. The complaint was closed without a full investigation, and the city’s integrity commissioner said the comment was “an accident or misspeak.”


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