Kenora MP Eric Melillo has sent a letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, inviting him to visit the riding as part of pre-budget consultations.
In the letter, Melillo emphasized the opportunities and challenges facing our natural resource industries, adding that leveraging the potential of the Ring of Fire and developing an action plan for the forestry sector should be a priority in the fiscal document.
The Conservative member says Morneau would benefit from the opportunity to speak directly with local workers, job creators, and community leaders.
Melillo also would like the finance minister to meet with first nation leaders to talk about some of the challenges they face, including boil water advisories, inadequate social services and crumbling infrastructure.
He notes many people across the riding say they have been forgotten by this government.
