Netser was born in Coral Harbour, Nunavut. Prior to becoming an MLA, Netser was involved in local and territorial education as a member of the Coral Harbour District Education Authority and the regional education board.
Nester was elected to the 1st Nunavut Legislature in a by-election in September 2003.[3] During the fall sitting, the Assembly debated the proposed Human Rights Act 2003. Sexual orientation was one of the prohibited grounds of discrimination in the proposed act. Nestor opposed the inclusion of sexual orientation, and brought a motion to strike the category from the bill. The Assembly rejected his motion, with six in favour, nine opposed and one abstention.[4][5]
In early October 2020, Netser made a controversial Facebook post about abortion and the Black Lives Matter movement. Shortly afterwards, Premier Joe Savikataaq stripped Netser of all his portfolios.[6] Due to Nunavut's non-partisan consensus government, the composition of Cabinet is determined by a vote of all members, and Netser was not formally removed from the Cabinet of Nunavut until October 23, 2020. Fourteen members voted for Netser's removal, three against (including Netser himself), and one abstaining. Three additional MLAs were not present at the sitting.[7]
