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House Hansard - 5

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 26, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 5 - Nov/26/21
Mr. Eric Melillo (Kenora, CPC)
  • Nov/26/21 10:24:00 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Mr. Speaker, congratulations on your position. As well, I would like to offer my congratulations to the hon. minister not only on his appointment, but also for his election. I am looking forward to working with him for the first time in this upcoming Parliament. I appreciate a lot of what the minister had to say about tourism, considering that northern Ontario is home to many tourist operators and tourism is a big part of our economy. I do not have a question for the member, but some comments I am curious to get his thoughts on. When I talked to the tourist outfitters and small businesses in my riding, more than anything they told me that they do not necessarily need government money, but for the government to give them the opportunity to thrive, to look at opportunities to make travel easier not only for Canadians but also for those coming in internationally, and to do what it can to ensure that, come the summer season, businesses will be able to operate and make the money they did prior to COVID.
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Context: House Hansard - 5 - Nov/26/21
Mr. Eric Melillo (Kenora, CPC)
  • Nov/26/21 11:43:10 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, last week the Prime Minister visited Washington to meet with President Biden, and this week the U.S. has announced plans to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber, threatening jobs in northern Ontario and across the country. It is either the Prime Minister does not care to stand up for Canadian workers or he is incapable of delivering results. The government has said that it has raised this issue with the U.S. administration. Why is the President no taking him seriously?
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Context: House Hansard - 5 - Nov/26/21
Mr. Eric Melillo (Kenora, CPC)
  • Nov/26/21 1:36:20 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-2 
Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his thoughts on this bill. I would like to once again congratulate on his re-election. In northern Ontario, in the Kenora riding, one of the greatest economic issues we are facing right now is a severe labour shortage. I do not believe there is much, if anything, in this bill that would address that. I would like to ask my friend across the way if he feels that Bill C-2 would address the labour shortages across the country. If not, could he fill us in on what measures the government would be taking to do so?
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