 He caused much ire among fellow staff when he crossed union picket lines in 2005, midway through the BC teacher's strike.In Dalton's first term as MLA, he served as parliamentary secretary for independent schools, a position created by former British Columbia Premier Christy Clark in 2012.Having been a retired public school teacher for School District 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows, he had this to say on the appointment.