Two more unions say they want to see incumbent Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown win the upcoming municipal election, bringing the count up to three.

The Peel Regional Police Association already gave its backing to Brown earlier this week, with union President Adrian Woolley saying the mayor has “made policing a priority” since being elected in Brampton in 2018.

And a pair of unions representing construction and transit workers have now also endorsed Brown for a third term, making for three endorsements in as many days.

LiUNA Local 506 (representing around 8,000 construction workers across the Greater Toronto Area) and ATU Local 1573 (which has some 1,500 members including transit operators, maintenance & office staff for the City of Brampton’s Transit Division) have both given their endorsements to Brown as he seeks a third term in Brampton.

ATU Local 1573 said Brown “has always been there for the labour movement” and has “invested interest in the hard-working transit workers in the City of Brampton,” while LiUNA Local 506 said he “has been a steadfast supporter of the labour movement and has energized the construction sector in Brampton with record investment in public infrastructure.”

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Brown offered his thanks to both unions in separate press releases, saying he was grateful to “every member of Local 506” and will “continue to support the people who deliver the transit service Brampton depends on.”

Brown is seeking a third term after securing 59.65 per cent of votes in 2022. He faced off against five other candidates in the race, and the closest candidate to challenge the mayor was Nikki Kaur, who received around 25 per cent of the vote.

There are 12 candidates looking to be the next head of Brampton City Council.

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They include Brown, local realtor Paul Tarriwal, non-profit worker Sandeep Somal, entrepreneur Jagruti Bhatt, 2018 Brampton mayoral candidate Wesley Jackson, and independent 2025 Ontario provincial election candidate for Brampton-Chinguacousy Park Avi Dhaliwal.

Little information is available about candidates Vidya Gautam, Gaurav Walia, Prabhjot Kaur Sidhu, Najma Khurram, Prabh Gill, Gurdeep Singh Dhothar and Nathaniel Peart.

He was first elected mayor of Brampton after he was ousted as the Ontario PC leader over allegations of sexual misconduct. He was replaced by Doug Ford, who would go on to become premier. Brown has denied all of the allegations, which led to a settlement with CTV News.

Brown also made a failed bid in 2022 for Conservative Party of Canada leader while still mayor of Brampton, but was disqualified over claims that his campaign broke election finance rules – allegations which were later dismissed by the Office of the Commissioner of Canada Elections.

Municipal election day in Ontario is Oct. 26, and the City of Brampton says it will have more advanced voting opportunities than ever before along with accessible voting units at every polling location.

Less than a quarter (24.56 per cent) of Brampton’s 35,4884 eligible voters cast ballots in the 2022 municipal election, down from 34.5 per cent in the 2018 vote, according to data from the city.


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