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.
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Business & Financial Interests
Before entering federal politics, Eric Melillo worked as a political staffer. He was reportedly a campaign manager and constituency assistant for Greg Rickford, a provincial politician and former federal cabinet minister. Melillo studied economics at Lakehead University.
Key Relationships & Connections
Eric Melillo has a documented political connection to Greg Rickford, the Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River. Melillo worked for Rickford prior to his own election to the House of Commons, serving in roles such as campaign manager.
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Eric Melillo won with 13,109 votes (48.7%)
Total votes cast: 26,892
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S-209 Battlefords—Lloydminster—Meadow Lake Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand today in support of Bill. I certainly want to thank the members of the other chamber, who have worked hard to get the bill this far. I also want to thank the member forfor her leadership in keeping this bill going and bringing it to our chamber. It has been discussed for quite some time in Ottawa, and I am pleased to see
Mr. Speaker, the member raised a very noteworthy point. That is why it is so important that this bill, which is quite lengthy and has many components to it, is debated thoroughly, not just in this chamber, but also through the committee process, where it can be examined and understood and where amendments can be brought forward from various political parties. This is certainly a large piece of
Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, the member spoke quite eloquently about the rhetoric versus the reality of the. I am just wondering if he wants to expand on that. Prime Minister The Liberals have had almost two years with the. He is nearly halfway through his mandate and still no new projects have been approved. Could the member speak to that difference, from the rhetoric of the Prime Minister to
Mr. Speaker, as to the first part of the question about highways, it is noteworthy that the federal government, the Liberal government, has allocated support to certain sections of the Trans-Canada Highway across the country, but none to Highway 17 through northwestern Ontario between Thunder Bay and the Manitoba border. The construction that has started for the first few kilometres is solely