25

Nate Wallace

Program Manager, Clean Transportation

Nate is passionate about shifting to clean mobility and building more sustainable cities. His background is in public transit advocacy, spending over three years in a policy role at the Canadian Urban Transit Association, where he helped shape policy and government relations efforts to achieve billions in emergency transit funding during the pandemic. His academic background includes a Masters degree in political management from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Leadership Studies from UNB’s Renaissance College. In his free time, Nate enjoys listening to heavy metal music, seeing movies with friends and exploring nature.

Read Nate's Posts

Nov 13, 2024

New Study: Rise of SUVs, Trucks has Cancelled Out 80% of Fuel Economy Improvements in Canada

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ÉQUITERRE, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg…

Read More


Oct 28, 2024

Joint Statement: Public transit in Canada’s largest cities requires sustainable, long term funding, starting with acceleration of the “Canada Public Transit Fund”

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, TRANSLINK MAYORS’ COUNCIL OF METRO VANCOUVER, CITY OF TORONTO, CITY OF OTTAWA, CITY…

Read More


Oct 18, 2024

Environmental Defence Hosts “Transit for Tomorrow” Summit

Public transit is at the nexus of solving Canada’s most pressing challenges. It is a…

Read More


Oct 15, 2024

Joint Statement: Communities Across Canada Call for Urgent Public Transit Funding for Transit Action Week

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, TTC RIDERS, MOVEMENT: METRO VANCOUVER TRANSIT RIDERS, EDMONTON TRANSIT RIDERS, ACTIVATE TRANSIT WINDSOR-ESSEX…

Read More


Oct 02, 2024

New Poll: Two out of Three GTA Voters Want to Fix the Broken Public Transit Funding Model

Statement by Nate Wallace, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the…

Read More


Aug 29, 2024

Statement on PBO Report that Finds ZEV Regulation Will Help Increase Number of EV Charging Ports

Statement from Nate Wallace, Clean Transportation Program Manager, Environmental Defence  Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory…

Read More


Jul 25, 2024

Joint Statement on Looming Public Transit Service Cuts in Metro Vancouver

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, MOVEMENT: METRO VANCOUVER TRANSIT RIDERS, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION Public Transit Riders, Environmental Groups…

Read More


Jul 17, 2024

Joint Statement: Environmental Groups, Transit Advocates React to New Federal Public Transit Program

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, TTC RIDERS, METRO VANCOUVER TRANSIT RIDERS, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION, ÉQUITERRE Ottawa | Traditional,…

Read More


Jul 04, 2024

Federal Funding for New Subway Trains Urgently Needed: Public Transit Groups

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, TTCRIDERS Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg,…

Read More


Jun 12, 2024

Climate Change is Costing You at the Grocery Store

Grocery prices keep going up, and it is hurting our wallets.  You may have noticed…

Read More