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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Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member for Saanich—Gulf Islands' speech. I thought it was very thoughtful. I agree with many of the things she highlighted, one of which was this. If I am not mistaken, I believe she pointed out, quite rightly, that what the Liberals have proposed in terms of removing gas taxes until Labour Day is “insufficient” savings. I believe that was the word the member used. I
Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the opportunity to catch the Speaker's eye and join debate again on this topic. The Liberals always talk about the price of gas and they try to blame foreign influences and foreign conflicts. Conservatives recognize that those foreign components have a cost associated with them. However, if we look at Canada compared with the United States, the price of fuel is 13%
Kings—Hants Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the member for' thoughtful comments on this topic. The fact of the matter is that the Liberals have created a cost of living crisis. Canadians are struggling from coast to coast. What we are putting forward, the elimination of all fuel taxes for the rest of the year, would save an average family over $1,200 this year. The member spoke a lot about some of the
I appreciate that. I also appreciated your earlier comments around the fact that we should be able to get these things done. It shouldn't take this long. I've been elected, now, for almost seven years, and have been on this committee for most of that time. We've done a lot of good work here, across party lines. We brought forward a number of reports that the analysts worked very hard to make
Thank you, Mr. Schmale, for being so kind as to share some time with me. It's good to see you again, Grand Chief. I appreciate your comments. I was going to ask you about the consultation process, but some other members beat me to that. Maybe we can circle back if you have more to say on it, but I think you really hit the nail on the head in saying in your opening remarks that we're trying to