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===Municipal=== * In Ontario, [[Patrick Brown (Canadian politician)|Patrick Brown]], who had previously been MP for [[Barrie (federal electoral district)|Barrie]] and MPP for [[Simcoe North (provincial electoral district)|Simcoe North]], was called a parachute candidate when he announced his campaign for [[List of mayors of Brampton|Mayor of Brampton]] in [[2018 Ontario municipal elections|2018]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Patrick Brown begins campaign to rise from political ashes in Brampton mayoral race {{!}} CBC News|language=en-US|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/patrick-brown-brampton-mayor-campaigning-1.4816510|access-date=2020-10-19}}</ref> Brown ultimately succeeded in his mayoral bid.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Patrick Brown defeats incumbent Linda Jeffrey to become mayor of Brampton|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/4582196/brampton-mayor/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref>
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