Eric Melillo
- Born
- March 27, 1998
- Education
- Graduated from Beaver Brae Secondary School; Studied economics at Lakehead University
- Career
- Worked for a non-partisan think tank in Thunder Bay (Northern Policy Institute) conducting policy analysis; Served as an associate for a business consulting firm; Worked as the campaign manager for Kenora—Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford.
- Political Experience
- Elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Deputy Shadow Minister for Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, and Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario. Shadow Minister for Northern Affairs and Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario.
- Notable
- Youngest member of the 43rd and 44th parliaments. First Gen Z MP to be elected to the House. Banned from entering Russia in March 2022.
Where Eric falls on key policy spectrums
Your Money
People & Society
How We're Governed
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Eric Melillo won with 13,109 votes (48.7%)
Total votes cast: 26,892
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, Canada has already lost 100,000 jobs this year, and today, Algoma Steel is laying off 1,000 workers. The Liberalcannot blame only global factors, because Canada has the only shrinking economy, the second-highest unemployment, the highest food inflation and the highest household debt in the G7. These are problems that the Liberals created, and the Liberal Prime Minister [more]
Mr. Speaker, the difference between the Liberal rhetoric and the realities facing Canadians is stark. Canadians are not working, because Liberal policies are not working. We have the only shrinking economy in the G7, and now the second-highest unemployment in the G7. To make matters worse, Canada has the highest food price inflation in the G7. We are leading in all the wrong categories. When [more]
C-20 Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join the debate on Bill, a piece of legislation purportedly aiming to address the housing crisis in Canada. We know that the Liberals are talking about the legislation in the light of believing that it would build Canadian homes, but we know from reading through the legislation and from the past work, after 10 years or 11 years of Liberal governments, that it [more]
Mr. Speaker, the February jobs report is dire news for Canadians. Canada lost 108,000 full-time jobs in February. This is the largest one-month decline in full-time employment since COVID. Further, we saw 73,000 job losses in the private sector, and youth unemployment shot up to over 14%. Under the Liberals, Canada has the only shrinking economy in the G7, and now the second-highest unemployment [more]
Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is absolutely right. As I mentioned, this is something we see across northwestern Ontario and many regions of the country, including in Saskatchewan. There is a lot of opportunity for development. Northern Ontario has what the world needs in terms of critical minerals. There are many opportunities for that, but we need the housing to be able to house the workers. It [more]
Mr. Speaker, I certainly agree with the premise that the government is creating another Ottawa-knows-best bureaucracy that is not going to be effective. I would submit to the member that we should look at ways of incentivizing the provinces and the municipalities to get more homes built. That is part of what I mentioned in my remarks, tying infrastructure dollars that municipalities receive to [more]
Mr. Speaker, I would simply remind the member that she ran on a platform to cut development charges. This is something the Liberal government promised it was going to do in the election campaign and, after being elected, has completely walked away from. It is one of many solutions I have laid out, solutions to address the Liberal-made housing crisis. We know that housing prices have doubled since [more]
Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member's response on that important conversation. With all the challenges we have, whether it is on trade or the economy, we can see continually that the Liberal members and the Liberal government are saying one thing and we are not really seeing any action as a result of it. Prime Minister Thehas been in office now for a year but continues to say that he is new [more]
Mr. Speaker, I think it is really important that we are talking about global trade and access to other markets apart from the United States. This is obviously a very positive thing. I think all Canadians understand that we need to diversify our trade. However, not all trade is equal, and not all trade can simply be replaced. I think that is true of forestry. The American market is very vital to [more]
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member's speech, specifically what he had to say around critical pieces of key infrastructure. We have heard many times throughout this debate that Canada has what the world wants and needs, but we have to be able to get it out to the world. Of course, northern Ontario is home to the Ring of Fire, which hosts many critical minerals. The Province of Ontario is moving [more]
Prime Minister Madam Speaker, I would like to make a comment for the hon. member, and I am sure she will agree with me. Based on a lot of the comments we have been hearing from Liberal members during the debate today, they keep imploring Canadians to trust thebecause of his résumé. I would like to look at the facts. Prime Minister The facts are that thepromised a free trade deal with the United [more]