布兰普顿市长否认印度官员影响了他的竞选活动或保守党领导层竞选。 Brampton Mayor denies Indian officials influenced his campaign or the Conservative leadership race.

布兰普顿市长帕特里克·布朗 （Patrick Brown） 在下议院委员会就 2022 年保守党领导层竞选作证时表示，外国干预并未影响结果，皮埃尔·波利耶夫 （Pierre Poilievre） 当选。 Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown testified before a House of Commons committee about the 2022 Conservative leadership race, stating foreign interference did not impact the outcome, which saw Pierre Poilievre elected. 布朗承认，在一名印度外交官对可能被视为支持锡克教民族主义的言论表示担忧后，布朗改变了一些措辞。 Brown admitted changing some language after an Indian diplomat expressed concerns over comments that could be seen as endorsing Sikh nationalism. 他强调，在他的竞选期间没有印度官员联系他，并强调了保护民主免受外国影响的重要性。 He emphasized no Indian officials contacted him during his campaign and stressed the importance of protecting democracy from foreign influence.