Man charged after allegedly threatening Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 16, 2025 9:22 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

A 29-year-old antheral is present facing charges after threats were made against Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, Peel constabulary say.

The threats against Brown and his household were reported to constabulary successful precocious June, investigators said successful a quality merchandise Wednesday. 

"As a precaution, enhanced information measures were provided to guarantee their information portion the substance was investigated," according to the quality release. 

Police accidental officers arrested Kanwarjyot Singh Manoria, a 29-year-old antheral from Brampton, connected Tuesday. He's been charged with uttering threats to origin decease oregon bodily harm and was held successful custody pending a bail hearing. 

In a societal media post, Brown thanked constabulary for their enactment and expressed alleviation that idiosyncratic had been arrested. 

"Violence and threats of unit person nary spot is simply a democracy," Brown wrote. 

"I americium grateful for the accidental to service the citizens of Brampton, and threats volition not deter maine from doing the occupation they elected maine to do."

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said the threats against Brown were unacceptable. 

"I cognize him good and I anticipation helium stays safe," Chow said astatine an unrelated quality league Wednesday.

She said she's been the taxable of threats successful the past, and besides remembers her precocious husband, erstwhile national NDP Leader Jack Layton, receiving threats arsenic well. 

"Were we fearful? No, and 1 cannot unrecorded with fear." 

Police accidental they judge the accused acted unsocial and "is nary longer an progressive menace to the mayor, his household oregon the community."