Bryan Paterson

He stood for the Conservative Party in the 2025 federal election and lost. He is a candidate for a fourth term as mayor in the 26 October 2026 Kingston election.

Career

Paterson, educated at the University of Western Ontario and Queen's University, teaches economics at the Royal Military College. He became the 96th mayor of Kingston on 1 December 2014 with 38.15 per cent of the vote, was re-elected in 2018 with 69 per cent and in 2022 with 74 per cent. In 2025 he won the Conservative nomination for Kingston and the Islands by acclamation and took leave from the mayoralty to run; in April he lost to Liberal incumbent Mark Gerretsen, 63.23 per cent to 30.64 per cent.

Positions

Announcing his 2026 candidacy, Paterson told Global News that the city needs experience and leadership at what he called a pivotal moment, and that a fourth term would bring new approaches and real change rather than staying the course. His challengers include Vanessa Mensah, Stephen Cuthbertson, councillor Conny Glenn and Grant William Bedard.

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