Bryan Paterson
Bryan Paterson | |
|---|---|
| 96th Mayor of Kingston, Ontario, Canada | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Gerretsen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 16, 1977 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | |
Bryan Paterson (born March 16, 1977) is a Canadian politician serving as the 96th and current Mayor of Kingston, Ontario.
Career
Paterson is an economics professor at the Royal Military College of Canada.[1][2]
Mayor
Paterson became mayor of Kingston after winning the election on October 27, 2014[2] with 38.15% of the vote.[3] The first meeting of City Council was on December 2, 2014.[2]
Paterson was re-elected in 2018.[4]
Controversy
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."[5]
In 2020, Paterson was accused of participating in conversion therapy while serving as a youth pastor at conservative Evangelical church Third Day Worship Centre. Paterson denied "certain claims" made by his alleged victim as "false and inaccurate."[6]
Paterson distanced himself from the church when videos surfaced of Third Day Worship Centre pastor Francis Armstrong giving sermons in which he made discriminatory remarks about the LGBTQ+ community and the Islamic Society of Kingston.[7][8]
Personal life
Paterson attended Third Day Worship Centre, a church that is non-denominational and evangelical.[8][9]
References
- ^ webmaster.rmc (2015-03-23). "Bryan Paterson". www.rmc-cmr.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ^ a b c Schliesmann, Paul (October 27, 2014). "Bryan Paterson prevails". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ Sobel, Chloe (October 28, 2015). "Bryan Paterson elected Kingston's new mayor". The Journal. Queen's University. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ "Get to know your 2018 to 2022 council: Mayor Bryan Paterson". Kingstonist - Kingston News | Kingston, ON headlines. 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ "Candidate's church videos removed from YouTube". thewhig. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Politician Accused of Participating in 'Conversion Therapy' at Former Church". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Pinsent, Andrew (2020-09-10). "Kingston mayor steps away from church after pastor calls homosexuality an 'abomination'". Ottawa. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ Schliesmann, Paul (October 10, 2014). "Candidate's church videos removed from YouTube". Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved November 10, 2015.