Affordability & Housing
Fuel and transportation costs
Conservative's promises
"Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman announced today that a Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre will scrap the tolls on the Confederation Bridge to save residents and businesses over $50 every time they travel to the mainland." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
"This $50 million commitment will cover the operating costs for the Confederation Bridge which is currently paid for with tolls. It will end the unfair tax that Islanders have to pay just to leave their own province, keeping more of their money in their pockets." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
"Conservatives will also immediately conduct a review of federal support for the Wood Islands-Caribou ferry." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Home construction and supply
Conservative's promise
"Conservatives will also incentivize municipalities to free up land, speed up permits and cut development charges to build 15% more homes each year." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Home ownership
Conservative's promise
"A Poilievre government would fund this homebuyers’ tax cut by eliminating $8 billion of the Liberals’ bureaucratic housing schemes that have only driven up housing prices. Conservatives will also incentivize municipalities to free up land, speed up permits and cut development charges to build 15% more homes each year." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Tax measures and rebates
Conservative's promise
"Poilievre announced he will cut income tax by 15%, dropping the tax rate on the lowest income tax bracket from 15% to 12.75%, meaning the average Canadian worker earning $57,000 will save $900, with two income families saving $1,800 a year. It’s time to let Canadians keep more of what they earn." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Climate Change & the Environment
Marine conservation
Conservative's promise
"Today, Clifford Small, Conservative candidate for Central Newfoundland, announced that Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Government will restore the seal harvest to protect harvesters’ jobs, and take back control of the seal and sea lion population that is destroying our fish stocks." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Jobs, Businesses, & Labour
Investment
Conservative's promise
"Nothing about Canadians’ existing TFSAs would change. The existing $7,000 limit would remain, but Canadians will now be able to contribute up to an additional $5,000 a year, if that money supports Canadian companies that employ Canadian workers and pay Canadian taxes. The tax system already defines Canadian investments, and a Poilievre government will create a definition that lets financial institutions and advisors label which stocks, mutual funds and other investments can go into your Canada First TFSA Top-Up." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Public Safety, Policing, & the Justice System
Criminal sentencing
Conservative's promise
"Specifically, Poilievre said he will impose life sentences for anyone who is convicted of:
- 5 or more counts of human trafficking.
- Importing or exporting ten or more illegal firearms.
- Fentanyl trafficking."
— conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Seniors, Disabilities, & Retirement
Retirement savings and income
Conservative's promises
"Allow working seniors to earn up to $34,000 tax free—$10k more than now." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Sovereignty, Foreign Relations, & the United States
Defending Canada's north
Conservative's promises
"Acquire two additional polar icebreakers for the Royal Canadian Navy. Poilievre also committed to delivering the two polar icebreakers the Seaspan and Davie shipyards are now building for the Coast Guard by 2029, while the Liberals refuse to provide a timeline." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
"Build at least one permanent Arctic military base within two years: CFB Iqaluit, Canada’s first permanent Arctic military base since the Cold War." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17
Biography
Marc Dalton was first elected in 2019 as the Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, and re-elected in 2021.
Marc was born in Germany when his father was stationed there with the Royal Canadian Air Force and grew up on military bases across Canada.
Marc served in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves and is a member of our local Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 88. Marc believes in an effective armed forces.
Marc is French-Canadian on his mother’s side and is fluent in the language. He also converses in Spanish. Marc is Metis on his father’s side and he is proud of his indigenous ancestry.
Since his youth, Marc has always cared about the less fortunate. For years he volunteered with a non-profit faith organization reaching out in Central America and Canadian inner cities. Marc later became a pastor in the Vancouver area. Marc believes in volunteerism and helps out at the Friends in Need Food Bank, the Salvation Army and on the leadership team of his local church.
Marc has a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in French and History from Simon Fraser University and a Master’s in Educational Leadership also from SFU. He has also attended the British Columbia Institute of Technology. For a decade, Marc was a member of the Teamsters working in the SFU Athletic Department while doing his studies and raising a family.
Marc is a former teacher in the Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge school district. He began teaching in the district in 1993 and has instructed at both the elementary and secondary levels. Young people are important to him and are our future.
Marc and Marlene have three adult children, Hannah, Justin and Simone – plus a daughter and son in law, Kate and Chris. They have lived and worked in both Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge. They know both communities very well.
A member of the Conservative Party, Marc has served on a variety of Parliamentary Committees for the Official Opposition.
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