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= David He =

David He is a Canadian youth advocate and community leader based in Burnaby, Canada.

He is a currently member on Prime Minister's Youth Council of Justin Trudeau since 2021 and works to advocate for racialized and LGBTQ communities in the Government of Canada. He was a part of team that outlawed conversion therapy in Canada.

Early life
He was born in 2003 in Vancouver, Canada, and attended Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby until 2020, when he left to Pearson College UWC in Victoria, British Columbia. During his senior year, He started an environmental advocacy conference for youth called Sustainability Spotlight.

He studies Economics at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in the Class of 2026 as a Terry Fox Scholar and a UWC Davis Scholar.

Advocacy and impact
In 2017, He founded The Global Spotlight Foundation, a student initiative that helps young people become community leaders through mentorship and storytelling.

During the pandemic in 2020, He led an initiative called COVID-19 Community Youth Town Halls, which reached out to all levels of government to conduct virtual town halls to help young people access support, while also developing an online platform to link community members during lockdown.

He serves on the Prime Minister's Youth Council, having been appointed in 2021 by Justin Trudeau during the pandemic. While on the council, his work focuses on helping young people with the cost of living and initiatives to support Canadians of colour and LGBTQ communities. He speaks with policymakers, including cabinet ministers and offer advice in reports to the Prime Minister. Since his appointment, he has been reaching out to community leaders across Canada as a part of his youth engagement.

He was part of the team that outlawed conversion therapy in Canada. He presented at the Human Rights Conference at WorldPride 2021 in Copenhagen.

Honors and awards
In May 2022, He received the BC Achievement Community Award from the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, Janet Austin at Government House for his advocacy work.

He is a recipient of the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award in the Class of 2022.