Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities (since March 14, 2025) and MP for Beaches-East York (Ontario), first elected in 2015. As a backbench Liberal MP he tabled several private members' bills including 44-1 C-293 (Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness Act). Sponsored 45-1 C-20 (Build Canada Homes Act). Known for outspoken advocacy on drug decriminalization, animal-welfare reform, and federal democratic reform.