Nate Erskine-Smith

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Nathaniel Erskine-Smith (born June 15, 1984) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected to represent Ward 19 Beaches—East York on Toronto City Council in the 2026 municipal election. Erskine-Smith was Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities from December 2024 to May 2025 and served as a member of Parliament (MP) from 2015 to 2026. A member of the Liberal Party, he represented Beaches—East York in the House of Commons. Before entering politics, Erskine-Smith was a commercial litigation lawyer. Erskine-Smith was elected to Parliament in the 2015 federal election. During his tenure as an MP, Erskine-Smith was known for his political independence; he has been characterized as a "maverick" and has broken from his party on motions supporting electoral reform, calling a public inquiry into the SNC-Lavelin affair and was one of two Liberals to support a New Democratic Party (NDP) motion to advance national pharmacare. In 2024, he became housing minister in Prime Minister Justin...

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