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Bryan Paterson

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Bryan Paterson
96th Mayor of Kingston
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded byMark Gerretsen
Personal details
Born (1977-03-16) March 16, 1977 (age 49)
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
PartyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (2025)[1]
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician

Bryan Paterson (born March 16, 1977) is a Canadian politician serving as the 96th and current mayor of Kingston.

Career

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He was an economics professor at the Royal Military College of Canada.[2][3]

Mayor

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Paterson became mayor of Kingston after winning the election on October 27, 2014[3] with 38.15% of the vote.[4] The first meeting of City Council was on December 2, 2014.[3]

Paterson was re-elected in 2018 with 69% of the vote,[5] then again in the 2022 municipal election with 74% of the vote.[6]

Federal politics

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On January 23, 2025, Paterson announced that he was seeking the Conservative nomination for his home riding of Kingston and the Islands in the 2025 federal election.[1] He later won the nomination by acclamation. He was later defeated by his predecessor and incumbent MP Mark Gerretsen.

Controversy

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In 2014, Paterson came under scrutiny when two videos of him discussing the "hyper-sexualization" of youth appeared on social media. In the second video, Paterson notes his desire to "raise up an army for God."[7]

In 2020, Paterson was accused of participating in conversion therapy while serving as a youth pastor at the Third Day Worship Centre, a conservative evangelical church. Paterson denied "certain claims" made by his alleged victim as "false and inaccurate."[8]

Paterson distanced himself when videos surfaced of Third Day Worship Centre pastor Francis Armstrong giving sermons in which he made discriminatory remarks about the LGBT community and the Islamic Society of Kingston.[9][10]

Personal life

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Paterson attended Third Day Worship Centre, a church that is non-denominational and evangelical.[10][11]

Electoral record

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2025 Canadian federal election: Kingston and the Islands
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalMark Gerretsen48,68263.23+22.54
ConservativeBryan Paterson23,59230.64+6.09
New DemocraticDaria Juüdi-Hope3,6484.74–24.06
GreenFintan Hartnett1,0711.39–1.07
Total valid votes 76,99399.44—
Total rejected ballots 4320.56-0.11
Turnout 77,42571.68+4.77
Eligible voters 108,014
Liberal hold Swing +8.22
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]

References

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  1. 1 2 Ferguson, Elliot (January 23, 2025). "Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson announces run at Conservative nomination". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ webmaster.rmc (2015-03-23). "Bryan Paterson". www.rmc-cmr.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  3. 1 2 3 Schliesmann, Paul (October 27, 2014). "Bryan Paterson prevails". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sobel, Chloe (October 28, 2015). "Bryan Paterson elected Kingston's new mayor". The Journal. Queen's University. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Get to know your 2018 to 2022 council: Mayor Bryan Paterson". Kingstonist - Kingston News | Kingston, ON headlines. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Election Results - City of Kingston". www.cityofkingston.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  7. ↑ "Candidate's church videos removed from YouTube". thewhig. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  8. ↑ "Politician Accused of Participating in 'Conversion Therapy' at Former Church". Vice.com. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  9. ↑ Stafford, Tori (2020-09-03). "Community responds to Third Day Worship Centre service videos". Kingstonist News - 100% local, independent news in Kingston, ON. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  10. 1 2 Pinsent, Andrew (2020-09-10). "Kingston mayor steps away from church after pastor calls homosexuality an 'abomination'". Ottawa. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  11. ↑ Schliesmann, Paul (October 10, 2014). "Candidate's church videos removed from YouTube". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 30, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
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