Nate has represented Canada on the world stage at a number of United Nations conferences, from ocean protections to global drug policy.

He has addressed global parliamentary conferences on issues of human rights, poverty reduction, and youth engagement, and he has been vocal in support of action to assist with the Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh.

Most recently, he has worked with colleagues from around the world to address privacy, digital rights, and election security.

On Human Rights Day, Nate had the chance to engage with experts and advocates focusing on human rights issues around the world, including the incomparable Irwin Cotler. Irwin Colter served as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

Nate spoke with Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada. They discussed why human rights should be at the heart of the response to COVID-19, how Canada’s approach meets that call in many ways but falls short in others (notably for refugees), and what the future holds for a human rights agenda post-pandemic. You can listen to the podcast here.

Nate hosted town hall with Alex Neve from Amnesty International. They focused the discussion around human rights in Canada and around the world. You can listen to the town hall here.

Nate spoke on  behalf of our Canadian delegation. He addressed the 135th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Geneva. The topic of the debate was ‘Human rights abuses as precursors of conflict: parliaments as early responders.’

“It means nothing for me to stand here and speak to human rights, if I do not make a real commitment to address those rights at home. We must all make the same commitment to address abuses within our own borders, and by our own governments.

A commitment to take action against human rights abuses at home means a commitment to the idea of independence. If parliaments are to be early responders to human rights abuses, we must commit to independence in our institutions, in our citizens, and in ourselves.”