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.
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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…
Oct 15, 2024
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, TTC RIDERS, MOVEMENT: METRO VANCOUVER TRANSIT RIDERS, EDMONTON TRANSIT RIDERS, ACTIVATE TRANSIT WINDSOR-ESSEX…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
May 16, 2024
Fact Checking The Prime Minister’s Excuse for Delaying Public Transit Funding
Statement from Nate Wallace, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa| Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin…
Apr 02, 2024
Statement on New Federal Housing Infrastructure Program
Statement from Nate Wallace, Clean Transportation Program Manager and Phil Pothen, Land Use and Land…