"But Angus is convinced the Conservatives “dropped the ball as far as the North is concerned.

“There’s no mention of the Ring of Fire. A couple of years ago (Aspin) was pushing his deep water port. What happened to that? There is nothing deliverable to the North.”

Aspin, though, said both the federal and provincial governments have drawn back from the Ring of Fire because private industry is pulling back.

“The problem is the companies have withdrawn,” he said, pointing at Cliffs of Canada selling its interest in the Ring of Fire to Noront Resources.

“Right now, there is no economic activity. The opportunity is not there. Ontario is still dithering on road or rail” access to the chromite-rich region in Northwestern Ontario.

The federal government, he said, “won’t throw money at something that isn’t hot. It’s not a priority for the government because it is not a priority for the private sector.”

http://www.nugget.ca/2015/04/21/is-federal-budget-a-winner-or-loser