Nikki Kaur, a director at the City of Brampton has been fired a day after she lost to her boss, incumbent mayor Patrick Brown.
In an email sent to Brampton councillors on Tuesday, interim chief administrative officer Paul Morrison said Kaur is “no longer working for the city.”
“We thank Gurdeep (Nikki Kaur) for her service at the city and wish her well in her future endeavors,” the email read.
Kaur took a leave of absence from her role as a director within the city’s planning, building and economic development department to run against Brown in Monday’s municipal election.
“I ran a strong campaign for Mayor of Brampton to restore integrity and honesty at City Hall. Last night, I finished second to Patrick Brown in the election,” Kaur said.
“[Tuesday] afternoon, without explanation or notice, I was terminated from my employment at the City of Brampton.”
Brown was declared the winner with nearly 60 percent of the vote on Monday, and Kaur was a distant second with 25.5 percent of the vote tally.
“I will not be silenced and will never stop standing up for what is right,” she said. “I have retained legal counsel and will fight this injustice.”
After being re-elected on Monday night, Brown said he ran a fair campaign despite against what he referred to as “the politics of negativity.”
“We ran a positive campaign. We refused to engage in the ugly side of politics and focus on what we’ve achieved in Brampton over the last four years and what we hope to achieve in the next four years,” Brown said.
