Patrick Brown

Mayor of Brampton, Former Leader of the Official Opposition at Queens Park & MPP, 3 term MP, Husband to GG, Proud Dad to Theodore Savannah & Amelia

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

#Brampton is extraordinary.

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

Great joining @MacFarlaneNews on @MeidasTouch to talk about the Canada–U.S. relationship and the tariff war that nobody wants.

Canadians want a deal. We want to get back to doing what our two countries have done successfully for generations — trading together, building things together and creating jobs and prosperity on both sides of the border.

Nearly every Canadian has friends or family in the United States. That’s why this sudden aggression toward Canada feels so preposterous and bewildering.

Canada isn’t America’s problem. For generations, Canada has been part of America’s competitive advantage.

We are neighbours, allies and friends. It’s time to get back to strengthening that relationship. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

Great speaking with @livenowfox about the Canadian reaction to President Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” and the importance of the Canada–U.S. relationship.

There’s a lot of history in a name. Lake Ontario’s name has Indigenous roots going back centuries — and the lake gave our province its name, not the other way around.

Our American friends know this history too. Michigan takes its name from Lake Michigan, whose name also has Indigenous origins.

Canada and the United States share much more than the Great Lakes. We share an extraordinary economic partnership, generations of friendship and one of the most successful relationships between two countries anywhere in the world.

That’s what we should be building on.

And after more than 400 years, we’ll keep calling it Lake Ontario. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

Thank you to Asad Ahmed and the team from the Canadian Peace & Unity organization for a wonderful event raising funds and awareness for breast cancer.

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

Happy to attend @baobrampton's Parkscapes Community Celebration.

Look out for more arts in parks next spring and summer. It was a great success this year.

[William Osler Health System @OslerHealth]

It's that time again... ☎️

Join us on September 17 from 7–8 p.m. for our Telephone Town Hall.

Listen by phone or online to hear our President & CEO, Dr. Frank Martino, and senior leaders discuss the future of health care in our community, including the following:

🏥 Progress on transforming Peel Memorial into Brampton's second hospital
💻 Our incoming new Health Information System
🎓 Our role as a community teaching hospital with 1,000+ learners annually
💡 Latest innovations in patient care, education and research

For more info and to register, visit: https://t.co/RIyJ7mEdkx

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

Tariffs kill American jobs and North American prosperity!

[Wall Street Journal Opinion @WSJopinion]

Trump to Ford Motor: Drop dead. A 50% tariff on autos and parts from Canada would punish U.S. companies.
https://t.co/eD3NGzoU70

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

Great speaking with @WGNRadio 720 in Chicago about the Canada–U.S. relationship, tariffs and the importance of keeping our historic partnership strong.

Canada is not a small market north of the border. We have an economy of more than $2 trillion U.S. dollars, larger than Florida’s and a population greater than Pennsylvania, Illinois and Michigan combined.

Our countries are neighbours, allies and deeply connected economic partners. We should be focused on strengthening that relationship, not putting up new barriers.

And when it comes to Lake Ontario, it has had its name for centuries. It’s Lake Ontario, and we’ll keep calling it that!🇨🇦🇺🇸

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

Great joining @ForkReporter on @KFIAM640 and iHeartRadio in Los Angeles to talk about Canada, tariffs, the Canada–U.S. relationship and, of course, Lake Ontario.

To put our population in perspective, Canada has more people than any U.S. state, including California.

Canada and the United States have built one of the most successful economic partnerships in the world. We trade together, build things together and have stood together as allies for generations.

Canada isn’t America’s problem. Canada has been part of America’s competitive advantage.

And Lake Ontario? The 400-year-old name comes from an Indigenous word meaning “great lake” or “beautiful water.” It has centuries of history behind it. It’s Lake Ontario, and we’ll keep calling it that! 🇨🇦🇺🇸

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

Le nom du lac Ontario tire son origine du mot wendat « Ontari’io », qui signifie « le lac est beau, le lac est grand ».

Ce nom remonte à plus de 400 ans, bien avant la Confédération canadienne et la Déclaration d’indépendance des États-Unis d’Amérique.

Nous savons que les États-Unis sont en train de changer. Leurs relations commerciales, leur politique étrangère, leurs monuments nationaux, leurs hydronymes.

Les Canadiennes et les Canadiens savent aussi qu’il faut appeler les choses par leur nom, et ce lac se nomme Lac Ontario – aujourd’hui et pour toujours.

[Doug Ford @fordnation]

It’s Lake Ontario to Canadians and the rest of the world. Now and forever.

[MapQuest @MapQuest]

We’re not changing it.

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

I joined CNN today to discuss Canada-U.S. relations and President Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America.” 🇨🇦🇺🇸

Here in Canada, we’ll keep calling it Lake Ontario.

The name Ontario has Indigenous roots dating back to the 1600s, and when our province was established in 1867, it adopted the name of the Great Lake along its shores.

Canada and the United States have built one of the most successful partnerships in the world. We should be building on that relationship with our closest neighbour and partner — not tearing down our economies with tariffs, trade barriers and unnecessary provocations.

We are stronger when we work together.

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

[Flavio Volpe, C.M. @FlavioVolpe1]

Here’s why auto parts tariffs on Canada will shut down the US auto sector. My piece in today’s @TorontoStar:

“We know what we are worth and we won’t discount the price under threats. Don’t be mistaken, what we make is for sale. Who we are is not.”

https://t.co/XzPxi1AwJl

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

The Lavender Truck is BACK! 🚒💜

We’re hard launching year two of the Lavender Fire Truck Fundraiser with @bpffacharity. After raising a massive $47,000 last year for cancer care at Brampton Civic and to help build Brampton’s second hospital, the Brampton Professional Fire Fighters Association is ready to do it again!

Want to help them beat last year's total? Buy a t-shirt, make a donation, and keep your 👀 peeled for the truck on your streets.

Thank you, @BPFFACharity for your incredible commitment to health care in our community!

Learn more and support here: https://t.co/Qd7osOb6Ql

[Bramptonist @Bramptonist]

Brampton is now Canada’s 2nd-happiest big city.

New Leger poll: Flower City scored 71.7 — up 5 points, the biggest jump of any major city in the country.

Ahead of Toronto. Ahead of Mississauga. Second only to Montreal.

Full story on Bramptonist.

#Brampton #GTA
https://t.co/Et7PO2xxKR

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

Great conversation with @FOX2News' The Pulse about what is at stake for the North American auto industry. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

Detroit and Brampton understand better than most what generations of Canada-U.S. cooperation have built. Our auto sectors grew together, our supply chains are deeply integrated, and workers on both sides of the border have benefited from that partnership.

Canadians are struggling to understand the current U.S. administration’s approach to a relationship that has been extraordinarily successful for both countries for more than a century.

Detroit and Brampton should be building the next generation of vehicles together — not allowing tariffs and trade barriers to push investment and jobs away while we lose our competitive edge to other countries looking to expand their market share.

Canada and the United States are stronger when we build things together.

[Rod Black 🇨🇦 @RodBlackTV]

Loved reffing and calling the 5th Hockey Night In Brampton. Epic event where everyone was a winner. Thank you @patrickbrownont and the great hockey fans in Brampton.❤️🇨🇦🏒🥅

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

Great conversation with @WTOP in Washington, D.C. today about why tariffs between Canada and the United States are bad economic policy. 🇨🇦🇺🇸

The North American auto industry is one of the best examples of what our two countries can accomplish together. Our workers, factories and supply chains are deeply connected — vehicles assembled in Canada contain American parts, and U.S. plants depend on Canadian components, steel and aluminum.

Putting tariffs in the middle of that relationship makes it more expensive to build vehicles in North America, threatens jobs and investment on both sides of the border, and ultimately makes us less competitive against the rest of the world.

Canada and the United States have spent generations building this economic advantage. We should be strengthening it, not tearing it down.

[Patrick Brown @patrickbrownont]

We added over $2.5 million to our tally for Brampton's 2nd Hospital with the William Osler Health Foundation. Over five years, that's more than $79 million to build our second hospital and contribute to our local share. Check out our recap video 👇🏼