Capitalizing on his popularity, he decided to go into politics in the 1984 election. He served two terms as a Tory but was forced to run as an independent in the 1993 election after Prime Minister Kim Campbell, the party's leader, barred him from running under the PC banner due to fraud charges, of which he was later acquitted.
Capitalizing on his popularity, he ran for office in the 1984 election and served two terms as a Tory. However, he had to run as an independent in the 1993 election after Prime Minister Kim Campbell barred him from running under the PC banner due to fraud charges, which he was later cleared of.