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Regional Economic Development Mr. Speaker, municipalities across northern Ontario have been waiting over 100 days to find out whether they will receive funding through the community investment initiative to support economic development. The department claims to respond to funding applications within 80 days.
December 9th, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Regional Economic Development Mr. Speaker, that was a classic non-answer from the Prime Minister. I asked a question about the community investment initiative through FedNor. The Prime Minister did not respond using the words “FedNor”, “the community investment initiative”, “economic development” or "northern
December 9th, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Main Estimates, 2020-21 Madam Speaker, my colleague from the NDP spoke a lot about issues impacting women. She mentioned missing and murdered indigenous women and girls. Unfortunately, these are issues that are near and dear to many people in my riding. In my riding, we have high rates of missing and mu
December 7th, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I would like to talk a bit about the certainty the member mentioned very early on in her speech. I know many businesses in my riding across the north, particularly many seasonal operators, have really spoken about the certainty they need from the government on what t
December 7th, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Business of Supply Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Winnipeg North for his insightful comments. I think I speak for all of us on this side of the House in saying that we always appreciate when he joins the debate and gives his thoughts on the issues impacting our country. In listening to the
December 7th, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, many businesses across the country and in my riding are really struggling as a result of this pandemic. Many seasonal businesses, such as tourism, camps and northern airlines, have not been able to access a lot of the government programming that has been brought fo
December 7th, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Questions on the Order Paper With regard to Arctic oil and gas and the government’s review in 2021 of its ban on drilling in Northern Canada: (a) what is the timeline for the review; (b) have any stakeholders been consulted to date in relation to the review and, if so, which ones; (c) which stakeholders does
December 4th, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I would have to respectfully say to my colleague that when we talk to Canadians whose lives have been impacted by this, who have lost family members to COVID-19 or who perhaps have lost their jobs or lost their businesses, I do not think any measures from the gover
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I am somewhat disheartened when I hear from other members in this House who like to spend time criticizing past governments. It really does not matter whether they were Conservative or Liberal. I know that when I talk to constituents in my riding, they do not reall
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I do not, and I do not support the premise of that petition.
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, I have been an MP for only one year, but I definitely do not regret any of the decisions I have made in this House, or any of the great work our opposition has done to hold the government to account. We are going to continue to do so, and I hope that all members of
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Business of Supply Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to join the debate today in honour of our opposition day motion. The Conservative Party is asking the government to put forward something and accomplish something that it has been avoiding since this pandemic began, and that is to show Canadians
December 3rd, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Questions on the Order Paper With regard to the decision by the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) to provide a $800,000 loan to skritswap Inc.: (a) how many of the seven positions the government’s website claims will be created from the loan will be located (i) in Northern
November 18th, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to the government’s commitment to end all long-term drinking water advisories by March 2021: (a) does the government still commit to ending all long-term drinking water advisories by March 2021, and if not, what is the new target date; (b) which communities are curren
November 16th, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns With regard to Nutrition North Canada: (a) what specific criteria or formula is used to determine the level of subsidy rates provided to each community; (b) what is the specific criteria for determining when the (i) high, (ii) medium, (iii) low subsidy levels apply; (c) what were
November 16th, 2020House debate
Eric MelilloConservative