Marc Dalton
- Born
- Canadian Forces Base of Baden-Soellingen in Germany
- Family
- Married to Marlene, three children
- Education
- Bachelor in French and History, Simon Fraser University; Master’s in Educational Leadership, Simon Fraser University
- Career
- Pastor; Teacher in the 42nd Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District for 17 years
- Political Experience
- BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Maple Ridge-Mission (2009-2017); Conservative Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge (2019-present)
- Notable
- Cree Métis on his father's side and French Canadian on his mother's side; Trilingual in French, English and Spanish; Member of Métis Nation BC; Served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves; Member of the Royal Canadian Legion
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Marc Dalton was a teacher and a school principal. He also served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia from 2009 to 2017, representing the constituency of Maple Ridge-Mission for the BC Liberal Party.
Public Controversies
In 2021, Marc Dalton reportedly sent a mail-in survey to constituents that included a question asking if they believed Canada was "committing cultural genocide" against Indigenous peoples. The question drew criticism from Indigenous leaders and political opponents for being insensitive, particularly following the discovery of unmarked graves at former residential schools. Dalton later issued an apology for the wording of the question. In 2020, Dalton faced criticism for a tweet in which he promoted a petition against a federal bill aimed at banning conversion therapy. The petition was from a social conservative group and used language that critics called transphobic. Dalton later deleted the tweet and apologized, stating his opposition to any practices that are coercive or harmful.
Where Marc falls on key policy spectrums
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People & Society
How We're Governed
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Marc Dalton won with 31,924 votes (47.4%)
Total votes cast: 67,333
How does Marc Dalton's voting record line up with your values?
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are ignoring what is happening. Do they think that the business owners and the homeowners are just making things up, saying that they cannot renew their mortgages or that business owners cannot get loans? That is in the law. It is happening. It is the uncertainty. It is what is not in the treaties and the agreements, so it is causing problems. It is causing problems
Mr. Speaker, we are talking today about a very important issue that is impacting all British Columbians and has implications for all Canadians: property rights. In the 2021 census, two-thirds, about 66.8%, of British Columbian households owned their own home, and it was about the same throughout the country. One-third were renters, and a good many of those renters wanted to eventually own. It
Mr. Speaker, British Columbians bought their homes, paid their mortgages and followed the law, but because the Liberal government directed its lawyers not to argue for property rights in the Cowichan case, the judge did not protect private property. Prime Minister In 2019, the Liberal government issued a directive called litigation guideline number 14, which discourages federal lawyers from