Backbench Tory MP Running for Leadership Says He Knows His Political Reality

Backbench Tory MP Running for Leadership Says He Knows His Political Reality
Conservative MP Marc Dalton rises in the House of Commons May 28, 2021 in Ottawa. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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A backbench member of Parliament who entered the Conservative leadership race on a promise to trigger an inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic says he’s aware of the “political realities” he faces.

Marc Dalton, a two-term representative from British Columbia who is Métis and speaks French, says he entered the contest because he felt like it was what he needed to do.