Will Amos

William Amos (born December 4, 1974) is a Canadian lawyer and politician serving as the member of Parliament for the riding of Pontiac, Quebec. A member of the Liberal Party, he has represented the riding in the House of Commons since the 2015 federal election.
Education and career.
Amos attended McMaster University, earning a Bachelor of Arts and Science degree and a Master of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia. He went on to attend McGill University's civil/common law program, graduating in 2004. Amos was called to the bar in both Ontario and Quebec and worked for a large Montreal law firm. He advised former Cabinet minister David Anderson on issues related to species at risk and worked in the Prime Minister's Office under Jean Chrétien. 
Ecojustice Canada and University of Ottawa.
By 2007, Amos was a lawyer for Ecojustice Canada, an environmental law charity which had partnered with the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) Faculty of Law to create the uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic, which provided legal advice to individuals and community groups involved in environmental law cases. During his time at the environmental law clinic, Amos collaborated as an author on four books, three of which were about the mining industry in Quebec, and one on holding the Canadian government accountable for environmental enforcement. Amos was a part-time lecturer and staff lawyer at the University of Ottawa before being promoted to director of the uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic in August 2010.
Political career.
In October 2014, Amos won the Liberal nomination to run in Pontiac for the 2015 federal election. He won the riding in the 2015 election, unseating incumbent Mathieu Ravignat. At the time of his election, Amos was teaching law at the University of Ottawa as the director of the uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic.
Amos was re-elected following the 2019 election.
Clothing controversy.
On April 14, 2021, Amos apologized for appearing naked during a hybrid parliamentary session with other members of parliament. He stated that he had just gone out for a jog and that his video was "accidentally turned on." In response to the incident, Bloc Québécois member Claude DeBellefeuille said that members should remember to always be fully clothed, and Anthony Rota, Speaker of the House of Commons, replied by saying that members should "always be vigilant when they are near a camera and a microphone."
The incident occurred on a video feed that only Members of Parliament and House of Commons staff can see, separate from the public-facing video system. It is against House of Commons rules to share video or images of non-public parliamentary proceedings. On April 15, Liberal House Leader Pablo Rodriguez called the leak of the photograph potentially "criminal" and an act of "callous disrespect". Rodriguez also called for an investigation into the leak of the photograph to be conducted by House Speaker Anthony Rota. Amos issued a statement on April 15, supporting the call for an investigation. Liberal Whip Mark Holland said that his counterparts from the NDP and Bloc reached out saying that the image had not originated from any of their offices.
On 21 April, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire apologized for taking the image of Amos.
Personal life.
Amos currently resides in Chelsea with his wife and two children. He is fluently bilingual.