1. John Nater is currently serving as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Perth Wellington in the House of Commons of Canada.
20 Facts About John Nater
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John Nater later became an executive assistant to MPP Randy Pettapiece.
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John Nater worked as a grievance analyst with the Correctional Service of Canada and policy analyst at the Treasury Board of Canada.
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John Nater earned degrees as a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management from Carleton in 2007, as well as a Master of Public Administration from Queen's University in 2008.
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John Nater won the nomination, and was elected in the 2015 Canadian federal election with 22,255 votes.
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From February 17,2016, to September 18,2017, John Nater served as Vice Chair of the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages.
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John Nater frequently called the nomination partisan and questioned the Liberal Government's appointments process.
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On March 23,2017, John Nater made an intervention in the House of Commons on the Question of Privilege raised a day earlier by his Conservative colleague Lisa Raitt.
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John Nater argued there was sufficient grounds for a prima facie question of privilege.
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On September 19,2017, John Nater became a member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.
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On January 28,2019, John Nater introduced a bill to amend the Criminal Code of Canada.
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John Nater held the position until September 2,2020 when new leader Erin O'Toole replaced him with Karen Vecchio.
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On September 8,2020, O'Toole named John Nater to be Shadow Minister for Rural Economic Development.
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John Nater won his second re-election campaign in the 2021 Canadian federal election, again increasing his share of the vote.
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On November 9,2021, John Nater was named Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage.
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On October 12,2022, when Poilievre named his new shadow cabinet, John Nater was not included.
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In October 2022, John Nater returned to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and was elected Vice Chair.
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John Nater was involved in the committee hearings on Chinese government interference in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections and the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution.
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In September 2023 John Nater moved to Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts.
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From March 2022 to May 2023, John Nater worked with Ontario Senator Robert Black to pass Bill S-227, the Food Day Canada Act, in honour of Wellington County food activist Anita Stewart.