In December, 2015, Dykstra announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario [REF].
On October 22, 2016, Dykstra's bid to stand for a by-election in Niagara-West Glanbrook was defeated by the local party membership,who nominated in his stead socially and politically conservative 19-year-old Brock University student Sam Oosterhoff [REF].