Sarnia's mayor hopes to cover a number of topics in discussions with federal government officials on Wednesday.
Mike Bradley has a conference call scheduled with the prime minister's (PM) office in the afternoon.
While Mark Carney isn't expected to be on the call, Bradley said it's a good step.
"This is a meeting that came out of my letter to the Prime Minister inviting him to Sarnia-Lambton," said Bradley. "He continues to talk about us being an energy superpower, and the energy superpower on the eastern side of his country is Sarnia-Lambton. Out of that came a request to meet and talk about some of the issues facing Sarnia-Lambton with his office, which I will be following up with."
Bradley said he will address a number of things that were brought to the attention of the past government.
"One is making Chris Hadfield Airport a security hub. They're putting forward billions of dollars to improve security, there's no better place when you look at the Blue Water Bridges, Chris Hadfield Airport, our port, the Coast Guard being here -- all those things -- to have that consideration," he said.
Bradley said Sarnia -- which is the halfway point on the Great Lakes and largest city on Lake Huron -- would be an ideal location.
The mayor thanked Carney for his leadership on the U.S. tariff issue in his letter, and commended him for his recent meeting with Canada's premiers to discuss the vision of making Canada an energy superpower.
Bradley also extended his invitation to Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson.
"There are other issues, like Line 5," Bradley said. "It needs more vigorous, vocal pushback to the Governor of Michigan in the United States, because they continue to try to close it."
Bradley said the continued operation of Line 5 remains a matter of national importance.
He said its closure would jeopardize between 3,000 and 5,000 local jobs, creating ripple effects across Ontario, Quebec, and beyond.
Bradley said he's encouraged by the quick response to his letter sent on June 5.
"Whether that brings about a visit, time will tell," he said. "But, to be able to get those issues to the highest office in the land and say we want to work with you. Business, labour, First Nations here... we've got an excellent community and a lot we can share about being an energy superpower, and how we work together collaboratively with business and labour to build this community."