<sod>Erskine-Smith was acclaimed in January 2016 as the president of the Canadian group of the [[Inter-Parliamentary Union]] for a one-year term.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/6374744-beaches-east-york-mp-nathaniel-erskine-smith-represents-canada-on-the-inter-parliamentary-union/|title=Beaches-East York MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith represents Canada on the Inter-Parliamentary Union|last=|first=|date=March 3, 2016|website=www.insidetoronto.com|publisher=[[Inside Toronto]]|access-date=October 1, 2016}}</ref> In that capacity, he delivered a speech about youth in politics at an IPU meeting in [[Zambia]].<ref name=":2" /> <eod>
<sod>Erskine-Smith is a member of the Public Safety & National Security Committee, as well as the Access to Information, Privacy, & Ethics committee.<ref name=":0" /> Over the first six months of the [[42nd Canadian Parliament|42nd Parliament]], he voted against his governing Liberal party 11 times out of 90 votes, significantly higher than the most rebellious MP of the [[41st Canadian Parliament|previous Parliament]], [[Michael Chong]], who voted against his party 14 times out of 935 votes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wherry-erskinesmith-dissent-rebel-1.3639881|title=The least predictable MP highlights a slightly unpredictable Parliament|last=Wherry|first=Aaron|date=June 17, 2016|work=[[CBC News]]|access-date=September 30, 2016|via=}}</ref> <eod>