Marc Dalton

Marc Dalton MLA
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Maple Ridge-Mission
In office May 12, 2009 – May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Randy Hawes
Personal details
Born	(1960-06-03) June 3, 1960 Canadian Forces Base Baden Soelingen, Germany
Political party	BC Liberal Conservative Party of Canada (federal)
Residence	Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Marc Dalton is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Maple Ridge-Mission by 68 votes. Dalton was re-elected by a margin of 1498 votes in the May 13, 2013 election. In 2017, Dalton was one of nine BC Liberal MLAs to see their seats flip to the NDP in the Vancouver area, narrowly losing to Bob D’Eth. He currently teaches in Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge School District where he taught for many years prior to becoming a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. He has a bachelor's degree in French and History and a master's degree in Educational Leadership, both from Simon Fraser University. Dalton was raised in a military family and he lived in bases across the country, including Quebec. He served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves after graduating and is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.^[1]

Biography

Dalton is Aboriginal (Métis) and speaks French. He has led student exchanges to Quebec to promote unity, French language fluency and an appreciation of Canadian culture. He attended the Teachers Institute of Parliamentary Democracy in Ottawa which was instrumental in seeking to run for public office. He has been active in politics at different levels over the past 30 years.

Dalton was the Parliamentary Secretary for Métis Relations reporting to the Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation. There are 70,000 Métis in the province. He served on a number of Select Standing committees including Health, Finance, Children and Youth, Public Accounts, and Freedom of Information and Privacy.

Formerly, Dalton was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Education for Independent Schools. He has also been the Deputy Chair, Committee of the Whole at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

Dalton has represented British Columbia at francophone events in the province and country and is the Section President of the Francophone Parliamentary Assembly in the Legislature, a non-partisan role.

Dalton was the provincial political lead on the Experience the Fraser steering committee, a trails and tourism project stretching from the mouth of the Fraser to Hope.^[2] Several million dollars have been invested in this collaborative initiative working with the Fraser Valley Regional District, Metro, Aboriginal communities and non-government organizations.

Dalton previously ran as a Conservative candidate in Burnaby—New Westminster in the 2006 federal election, losing to incumbent MP Peter Julian. In February 2015, Dalton unsuccessfully ran for the Federal Conservative nomination of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, sitting as an independent MLA in the interim.^[3] Dalton rejoined the BC Liberals after the nomination serving as MLA until 2017.

Personal life

Dalton is a resident of Maple Ridge and has been married to his wife, Marlene, for 30 years. They have three grown children. Dalton was a pastor for a number of years and for quite some time after graduating, he worked volunteering with youth and reaching out to the needy in Third World countries and in Canadian inner cities. Prior to getting elected, Dalton and his wife were regular volunteers with the Salvation Army serving food to the under-privileged.

Electoral record

See also

• British Columbia Liberal Party

References

External links

• http://www.reelyou.ca/bc-liberals-marc-dalton-reelyou.html
• Marc Dalton, MLA for Maple Ridge-Mission
• Official Biography, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
• Experience the Fraser