Candidate's Age: --
What neighbourhood of Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows do you live in? Albion (Maple Ridge)
How many years have you lived in MR/PM, please specify: 31 years
Profession: Teacher, parliamentarian
Social media accounts and website: Facebook: Marc Dalton, Twitter: @MarcDalton, https://pmmr.conservativeeda.ca/
Telephone number voters can reach you at: (604) 477-2441
What is the most important issue facing voters in this election, and what should be done about it?
The key issue in this election is whether the Liberals deserve to be in power for 14 years considering the past decade. Everyone I speak with, regardless of past voting choices, seem to agree that life, in general, has become more difficult economically, that drug overdoses has become a crisis with 50,000 deaths, that crime rates have risen and that our communities are less safe.
Most agree that over the past decade it has become almost impossible for young families to buy a home, and 1.3 million British Columbians don’t have access to a family doctor. The national debt has doubled, our global per capita ranking has been dropping year after year and multi-million-dollar scandals benefiting Liberal M.P.s and their friends is everyday news.
The Liberals, advised by Mark Carney, rejected opportunities to export our minerals, natural gas and oil to other countries and have made us vulnerable to Trump’s economic hostilities. Canadians can’t afford a fourth Liberal term with costs and crime up and our economy down under America’s thumb.
A Conservative government will lower taxes, revitalize our economy, bring about safer streets, build more homes and defend Canada’s interests.
Bio: Marc Dalton has lived in Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge for over 30 years. Raised in a Royal Canadian Air Force family, he also served as a Canadian Forces Reservist and later was a pastor. After graduating from SFU, he taught at Pitt Meadows Secondary and Pitt Meadows Elementary. A proud Métis citizen, he is a member of Golden Ears Métis Society. Fluent in French and conversant in Spanish, Marc served as MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission for eight years and has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge since 2019. This year, he celebrates 40 years of marriage to Marlene. They have three adult children and recently welcomed their fourth granddaughter, Isla, born on April 9.
