Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Biography:
NATHANIEL (NATE) ERSKINE-SMITH the Member of Parliament for Beaches-East York. He has sponsored several private member bills, served on a number of parliamentary committees, and runs a podcast called Uncommons: Canadian Politics with Nathaniel Erskine-Smith.
Erskine-Smith became the M.P. on October 19, 2015, after a successful grassroots open nomination in December 2014. The parliamentary committees on which he has served include: Public Safety; COVID-19 Pandemic; Industry, Science & Technology; Access to Information, Privacy & Ethics; Public Accounts; and Canada-China Relations.
Before politics, Erskine-Smith was a lawyer at a commercial litigation firm downtown Toronto. He supplemented his practice with volunteer legal work for a range of clients and causes, which included fighting public interest matters in court, and research for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
Erskine-Smith has strong roots in Beaches-East York, where he was raised and where his parents are well respected local teachers. He lives in the riding with his two sons and wife Amy, a chef and nutrition professor at George Brown College, and the director of the supper club program at Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto.
Erskine-Smith obtained his B.A. (Politics) and J.D. (Law) from Queen’s University. After working at a large Bay Street law firm, and being called to the bar, he obtained his B.C.L. (Master of Laws), with distinction, from the University of Oxford where he studied political philosophy and constitutional law.
Source: https://beynate.ca/biography
Activities:
Ethics Series — Lending a Helping Hand: Climate Change, Global Conflicts and Humanitarian Aid