Nate Erskine-Smith
@beynate.bsky.social
MP for Beaches-East York | Host of uncommons.ca podcast
Some thoughts on an MP’s role, and why reasonable disagreement within our parties is both good politics and policy so long as it’s focused on ideas.
New from me at Uncommons: A little self-reflection never hurt anyone
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New from me at Uncommons: A little self-reflection never hurt anyone
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A little self-reflection never hurt anyone
Honesty and authenticity remain essential and we can’t shy away from sharing ideas simply because they might be taken out of context by bad faith political attacks. But we can avoid making it personal...
www.uncommons.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Some thoughts on an MP’s role, and why reasonable disagreement within our parties is both good politics and policy so long as it’s focused on ideas.
New from me at Uncommons: A little self-reflection never hurt anyone
www.uncommons.ca/p/a-little-s...
New from me at Uncommons: A little self-reflection never hurt anyone
www.uncommons.ca/p/a-little-s...
A headline I wasn’t expecting to read ha
More seriously, our politics is better when we make it about ideas and welcome thoughtful debate and disagreement.
More seriously, our politics is better when we make it about ideas and welcome thoughtful debate and disagreement.
November 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
A headline I wasn’t expecting to read ha
More seriously, our politics is better when we make it about ideas and welcome thoughtful debate and disagreement.
More seriously, our politics is better when we make it about ideas and welcome thoughtful debate and disagreement.
#uncommonspod live with Tanya Talaga talking about The Knowing
November 20, 2025 at 3:14 AM
#uncommonspod live with Tanya Talaga talking about The Knowing
Kicking off the season with Centre 55’s Santa Claus Parade
November 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Kicking off the season with Centre 55’s Santa Claus Parade
Lest we forget. Thankful to all who have served and sacrificed.
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Lest we forget. Thankful to all who have served and sacrificed.
RSVP for our next Uncommons Live with award-winning journalist and author Tanya Talaga, November 19 at Beach United.
Lots to talk about and her latest book The Knowing was a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize.
Register for free here: tinyurl.com/63jvbfxz
Lots to talk about and her latest book The Knowing was a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize.
Register for free here: tinyurl.com/63jvbfxz
November 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
RSVP for our next Uncommons Live with award-winning journalist and author Tanya Talaga, November 19 at Beach United.
Lots to talk about and her latest book The Knowing was a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize.
Register for free here: tinyurl.com/63jvbfxz
Lots to talk about and her latest book The Knowing was a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize.
Register for free here: tinyurl.com/63jvbfxz
Happy Halloween from the K-Pop Demon Hunters crew
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Happy Halloween from the K-Pop Demon Hunters crew
My office has been ready for tonight for many years now.
October 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My office has been ready for tonight for many years now.
After taking public money and with commitments to protect Canadian jobs, Stellantis is shifting production from Brampton to Illinois. Incredibly, the company’s president told us that Canada “is more than a market, it’s a home” at the same time as it abandons our workers and undermines the sector.
October 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
After taking public money and with commitments to protect Canadian jobs, Stellantis is shifting production from Brampton to Illinois. Incredibly, the company’s president told us that Canada “is more than a market, it’s a home” at the same time as it abandons our workers and undermines the sector.
Phil Demers, Marineland trainer turned whistleblower, joins me for an #uncommonspod recorded outside Marineland’s gates. We talk about different solutions to save the remaining whales and other animals, and why governments should lead on this instead of playing a reactive role.
October 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Phil Demers, Marineland trainer turned whistleblower, joins me for an #uncommonspod recorded outside Marineland’s gates. We talk about different solutions to save the remaining whales and other animals, and why governments should lead on this instead of playing a reactive role.
Last World Series game I was at, I was 9 years old watching Joe touch them all. Now I’m here with my 9 year old watching Carter throw out the first pitch. #WANTITALL
October 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Last World Series game I was at, I was 9 years old watching Joe touch them all. Now I’m here with my 9 year old watching Carter throw out the first pitch. #WANTITALL
Joeyband is a great example of Canadian ingenuity and entrepreneurship, a data-driven device used by hospitals around the world that supports safe skin to skin contact and bonding for thousands of newborns.
October 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Joeyband is a great example of Canadian ingenuity and entrepreneurship, a data-driven device used by hospitals around the world that supports safe skin to skin contact and bonding for thousands of newborns.
Unreal. What a game. What a team.
October 21, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Unreal. What a game. What a team.
In the beginning.
And yes, a lot of progress since.
And yes, a lot of progress since.
October 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
In the beginning.
And yes, a lot of progress since.
And yes, a lot of progress since.
7 years later now and it's hard to believe we ever criminalized cannabis at all.
October 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
7 years later now and it's hard to believe we ever criminalized cannabis at all.
Thankful for family, good health, and the Brigden Fair. #HappyThanksgiving
October 13, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thankful for family, good health, and the Brigden Fair. #HappyThanksgiving
Back at Malvern to make the case for why politics matters and to answer wide-ranging questions. This kind of engagement really does inform my advocacy. And apart from class visits, our youth council is a good outlet for getting involved.
Join: beynate.ca/youthcouncil
Join: beynate.ca/youthcouncil
October 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Back at Malvern to make the case for why politics matters and to answer wide-ranging questions. This kind of engagement really does inform my advocacy. And apart from class visits, our youth council is a good outlet for getting involved.
Join: beynate.ca/youthcouncil
Join: beynate.ca/youthcouncil
Reposted by Nate Erskine-Smith
Joined @beynate.bsky.social for a live #Uncommons podcast about #RunLikeAGirl🏃. We had an honest discussion about the ups & downs of politics, hate & harassment in public life & landing ambitious climate action. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLXP...
Grand bargains and running like a girl with Catherine McKenna
YouTube video by Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, M.P., Beaches-East York
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October 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Joined @beynate.bsky.social for a live #Uncommons podcast about #RunLikeAGirl🏃. We had an honest discussion about the ups & downs of politics, hate & harassment in public life & landing ambitious climate action. 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLXP...
Last week, @cathmckenna.bsky.social
joined me for a live #Uncommons recording at the Naval Club of Toronto to discuss Run Like a Girl, lessons from six years in politics, harassment in public life, party loyalty, and “grand bargains” on climate. Listen at uncommons.ca
joined me for a live #Uncommons recording at the Naval Club of Toronto to discuss Run Like a Girl, lessons from six years in politics, harassment in public life, party loyalty, and “grand bargains” on climate. Listen at uncommons.ca
October 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Last week, @cathmckenna.bsky.social
joined me for a live #Uncommons recording at the Naval Club of Toronto to discuss Run Like a Girl, lessons from six years in politics, harassment in public life, party loyalty, and “grand bargains” on climate. Listen at uncommons.ca
joined me for a live #Uncommons recording at the Naval Club of Toronto to discuss Run Like a Girl, lessons from six years in politics, harassment in public life, party loyalty, and “grand bargains” on climate. Listen at uncommons.ca
New Heritage Minute recognizing the amazing Dr. Anne Innis Dagg, the woman who loved giraffes. We had our own minute of history with her years ago.
October 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New Heritage Minute recognizing the amazing Dr. Anne Innis Dagg, the woman who loved giraffes. We had our own minute of history with her years ago.
Remembering the legend that is Dr. Jane Goodall.
She left a lasting legacy as a voice for nature, animals, gender equality, and a better world for all of us. And she inspired so many to do the same.
She left a lasting legacy as a voice for nature, animals, gender equality, and a better world for all of us. And she inspired so many to do the same.
October 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Remembering the legend that is Dr. Jane Goodall.
She left a lasting legacy as a voice for nature, animals, gender equality, and a better world for all of us. And she inspired so many to do the same.
She left a lasting legacy as a voice for nature, animals, gender equality, and a better world for all of us. And she inspired so many to do the same.
Double header for the #uncommonspod today, joined by Kate Robertson (senior researcher at @citizenlab.ca U of T) and Adam Sadinsky (immigration & refugee lawyer) discussing Bill C-2's implications on surveillance, cross-border data sharing, and our asylum process.
October 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Double header for the #uncommonspod today, joined by Kate Robertson (senior researcher at @citizenlab.ca U of T) and Adam Sadinsky (immigration & refugee lawyer) discussing Bill C-2's implications on surveillance, cross-border data sharing, and our asylum process.
A beautiful sunrise ceremony at City Hall and the 8th Legacy Gathering. Miigwetch to Andrea and the leadership at Council Fire for making it happen.
September 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A beautiful sunrise ceremony at City Hall and the 8th Legacy Gathering. Miigwetch to Andrea and the leadership at Council Fire for making it happen.
Started the last game of the regular season off right, announcing $450k for Jays Care to give kids in greater need the chance to play ball. And the Jays are matching it with almost $1m more. Go Jays!
September 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Started the last game of the regular season off right, announcing $450k for Jays Care to give kids in greater need the chance to play ball. And the Jays are matching it with almost $1m more. Go Jays!