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Nathaniel Erskine-Smith

Chooses to speak about justice & public safety and health.

Constituency office: Main office - Toronto 1902 Danforth avenue Toronto ON M4C 1J4 · 1 416 467-0860
openparliament.ca shows Nathaniel Erskine-Smith's time as an MP ended on 2026-07-08. The lookup service may be out of date: the seat could be vacant or held by someone new. The record below is their past work, so check the official page before contacting them.
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Time in office
11 yrs
MP since 2015
Bills sponsored
10
0 became law
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Won their election with
68%
of the vote, in 2025
House votes
86 yes 78 no
of 174 this session

At a glance

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Pro

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith voted for bills on housing supply and affordable housing, tax changes for workers and businesses, and tougher criminal rules on intimate partner violence and hate crimes.1234

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Anti

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith voted against several criminal justice bills, including ones on pretrial release, consecutive sentences for sexual offences, and keeping dangerous prisoners in maximum security, plus a bill exempting Quebec from the Multiculturalism Act.1234

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In the House, they talk most about

What they keep coming back to

Mentions in 1000 speeches
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RankTermMentionsTimesSpeechesLast said
01health168412026-06-09
02public142792026-06-09
03pandemic137492026-06-09
04competition126712026-06-09
05appreciate1241092026-06-09
06support115642026-06-09
07report115712025-12-03
08relation109932025-11-17
09plan108412025-10-29
10act96582026-06-09
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11review91412024-11-20
12heard90672026-06-09
13idea89652026-06-09
14interest85532026-06-09
15respect84672026-06-09
16law83422026-06-09
17clear83682025-12-03
18obviously81692026-06-09
19case81652026-06-09
20legislation80472026-06-09
21understand79702026-06-09
22change74512026-06-09
23care73352026-06-09
24world72492026-06-09
25action72462026-06-09
26read71572026-06-09
27concerns71542025-10-07
28national70462025-10-29
29evidence65442026-06-09
30companies65422025-10-22
Counted from their 1000 most recent speeches in the House and committees since 2021-02-05, leaving out common words and House procedure words. Hover a bubble or a row to see it in both. openparliament.ca lists their favourite word as “thanks”.

Bills they put forward

Sponsored by this MP

Removes the criminal penalty for possessing certain controlled substances.Removes criminal penalties for possessing certain controlled substances.

Bill C-235 · 43-1 · Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)Bill ↗
Justice & public safety
Official title: An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Removes the criminal penalty for possessing certain controlled drugs and substances.Removes criminal penalties for possessing certain controlled drugs and substances.

Bill C-235 · 43-2 · Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)Bill ↗
Justice & public safety
Official title: An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

Allows police to divert people caught with small amounts of drugs to treatment programs instead of prosecution.Lets police send people caught with small drug amounts to treatment instead of court.

Bill C-236 · 43-2 · Second reading (House)Bill ↗
Justice & public safety
Official title: An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (evidence-based diversion measures)

Allows courts to send people accused of drug possession to treatment programs instead of prosecution.Lets courts send people accused of drug possession to treatment instead of prosecution.

Bill C-236 · 43-1 · Second reading (House)Bill ↗
Justice & public safety
Official title: An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (evidence-based diversion measures)

Modernizes animal cruelty laws, bans shark finning, and prohibits dog and cat fur products in Canada.Updates animal cruelty laws, bans shark finning and dog and cat fur products.

Bill C-246 · 42-1 · DefeatedBill ↗
Justice & public safetyAgriculture & rural
Official title: An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Fisheries Act, the Textile Labelling Act, the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act and the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (animal protection)

Bans the raising of animals for their fur and creates penalties for those who do it.Bans raising animals for fur and creates penalties for doing it.

Bill C-247 · 44-1 · Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)Bill ↗
Agriculture & rural
Official title: An Act to prohibit fur farming

Requires the Health Minister to create a pandemic prevention plan and appoint a coordinator to oversee it.Requires the Health Minister to create a pandemic prevention plan with a coordinator.

Bill C-293 · 44-1 · Second reading (Senate)Bill ↗
Health
Official title: An Act respecting pandemic prevention and preparedness

Requires organizations to notify people faster when their personal information is stolen or breached.Requires organizations to notify people faster when their personal information is breached.

Bill C-413 · 42-1 · Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)Bill ↗
Technology & privacy
Official title: An Act to amend the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (compliance with obligations)

Requires Canada to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.Requires Canada to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Bill C-454 · 42-1 · Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)Bill ↗
Climate & environment
Official title: An Act respecting net-zero greenhouse gas emissions

Modifies drug control laws and updates related criminal justice and money laundering regulations.Modifies drug control laws and updates criminal justice and money laundering rules.

Bill C-460 · 42-1 · Outside the Order of Precedence (a private member's bill that hasn't yet won the draw that determines which private member's bills can be debated)Bill ↗
Justice & public safety
Official title: An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts
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