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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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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…

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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,…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Mar 20, 2024

Environmental Defence Denounces Weakening of US-Canada Tailpipe Emissions Rule

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE Statement by Nate Wallace, Clean Transportation Program Manager Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory…

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Mar 19, 2024

Public Transit Riders, Environmental Groups Support Industry Call to Accelerate Federal Transit Funding

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION, ÉQUITERRE, MOVEMENT: METRO VANCOUVER TRANSIT RIDERS, TTC RIDERS, PEMBINA INSTITUTE…

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Mar 05, 2024

How Canada Can Unlock the Power of Public Transit to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Our latest report has modeled what is actually possible if federal and provincial governments take…

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Feb 27, 2024

New Report: Expanding Public Transit Service Can Double Ridership and Cut Emissions by 65 Million Tonnes

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, ÉQUITERRE New Report: Expanding Public Transit Service Can Double Ridership and Cut Emissions…

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