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Angelo Persichilli

Angelo Persichilli is freelance journalist and a former citizenship judge for the Greater Toronto Area. He was also a director of communications to prime minister Stephen Harper and is the former political editor of Corriere Canadese, Canada's Italian-language newspaper in Toronto.

Fight terrorism, don’t exploit immigrants

  • TORONTO—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should refrain from using immigration to avoid answering questions about terrorism. These are two separate issues, and he should stop
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 12, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken plenty of flak for saying that ISIS fighters returning to Canada could be de-programmed and de-radicalized. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fight terrorism, don’t exploit immigrants

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 12, 2018
  • TORONTO—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should refrain from using immigration to avoid answering questions about terrorism. These are two separate issues, and he should stop

Fight terrorism, don’t exploit immigrants

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 12, 2018
  • TORONTO—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should refrain from using immigration to avoid answering questions about terrorism. These are two separate issues, and he should stop
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken plenty of flak for saying that ISIS fighters returning to Canada could be de-programmed and de-radicalized. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Growing influence of religious groups in U.S. and Canadian politics is concerning: Persichilli

  • TORONTO—I’m against the death penalty, in favour of same-sex marriage, and personally against abortion, but also support the right of women to choose. But
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 29, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in Washington last year, are both struggling with lagging domestic popularity because of 'social issues promoted by religious groups,' according to Angelo Persichilli. Photo courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter account

Growing influence of religious groups in U.S. and Canadian politics is concerning: Persichilli

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 29, 2018
  • TORONTO—I’m against the death penalty, in favour of same-sex marriage, and personally against abortion, but also support the right of women to choose. But

Growing influence of religious groups in U.S. and Canadian politics is concerning: Persichilli

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 29, 2018
  • TORONTO—I’m against the death penalty, in favour of same-sex marriage, and personally against abortion, but also support the right of women to choose. But
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump, pictured in Washington last year, are both struggling with lagging domestic popularity because of 'social issues promoted by religious groups,' according to Angelo Persichilli. Photo courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter account

Minimum wage increase will also affect tipping

  • TORONTO—There’s a lot of talk these days about the increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour. This legislation will affect all industries,
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 15, 2018
Cheque, please: The question is how the minimum wage legislation will impact this legalized abuse by some restaurateurs of waitresses, waiters, and the customers, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Minimum wage increase will also affect tipping

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 15, 2018
  • TORONTO—There’s a lot of talk these days about the increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour. This legislation will affect all industries,

Minimum wage increase will also affect tipping

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 15, 2018
  • TORONTO—There’s a lot of talk these days about the increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour. This legislation will affect all industries,
Cheque, please: The question is how the minimum wage legislation will impact this legalized abuse by some restaurateurs of waitresses, waiters, and the customers, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Torstar-Postmedia deal an evolution towards paperless media

  • TORONTO—The recent deal Torstar-Postmedia may have appeared to be an important business deal, but it was really a strategic deal to kill off local
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 11, 2017
Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey, pictured in this file photo, told the Financial Post last week that more Canadian newspapers will close in the next few years, but said print news will still exist 10 years from now. The Hill Times file photograph

Torstar-Postmedia deal an evolution towards paperless media

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 11, 2017
  • TORONTO—The recent deal Torstar-Postmedia may have appeared to be an important business deal, but it was really a strategic deal to kill off local

Torstar-Postmedia deal an evolution towards paperless media

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 11, 2017
  • TORONTO—The recent deal Torstar-Postmedia may have appeared to be an important business deal, but it was really a strategic deal to kill off local
Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey, pictured in this file photo, told the Financial Post last week that more Canadian newspapers will close in the next few years, but said print news will still exist 10 years from now. The Hill Times file photograph

Torstar-Postmedia deal biggest sign so far of newspaper crisis

  • TORONTO—Last week’s deal between Torstar Corp., The Toronto Star‘s parent company, and Postmedia Network Inc. surprised many people because the agreement was reached, despite the
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 4, 2017
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured in this file photo on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times file photograph

Torstar-Postmedia deal biggest sign so far of newspaper crisis

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 4, 2017
  • TORONTO—Last week’s deal between Torstar Corp., The Toronto Star‘s parent company, and Postmedia Network Inc. surprised many people because the agreement was reached, despite the

Torstar-Postmedia deal biggest sign so far of newspaper crisis

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 4, 2017
  • TORONTO—Last week’s deal between Torstar Corp., The Toronto Star‘s parent company, and Postmedia Network Inc. surprised many people because the agreement was reached, despite the
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly, pictured in this file photo on Parliament Hill. The Hill Times file photograph

Keep partisanship out of sexual assault scandals

  • TORONTO—Two important battles, to defend the environment and to end sexual assault and sexual harassment against women, won’t be resolved quickly, despite international awareness.
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 27, 2017

Keep partisanship out of sexual assault scandals

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 27, 2017
  • TORONTO—Two important battles, to defend the environment and to end sexual assault and sexual harassment against women, won’t be resolved quickly, despite international awareness.

Keep partisanship out of sexual assault scandals

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 27, 2017
  • TORONTO—Two important battles, to defend the environment and to end sexual assault and sexual harassment against women, won’t be resolved quickly, despite international awareness.

Plenty of flash from the Liberals, but where’s the beef?

  • TORONTO—A good marketing plan combined with creative promotion have always been the essential ingredients for success. Whether in business or politics, if you can’t
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 20, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the perfect salesman for his government, particularly in contrast to Donald Trump. But whether his government lives up to its rhetoric around policy and principles is questionable, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Plenty of flash from the Liberals, but where’s the beef?

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 20, 2017
  • TORONTO—A good marketing plan combined with creative promotion have always been the essential ingredients for success. Whether in business or politics, if you can’t

Plenty of flash from the Liberals, but where’s the beef?

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 20, 2017
  • TORONTO—A good marketing plan combined with creative promotion have always been the essential ingredients for success. Whether in business or politics, if you can’t
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is the perfect salesman for his government, particularly in contrast to Donald Trump. But whether his government lives up to its rhetoric around policy and principles is questionable, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Don’t expect any changes in Ottawa from Paradise Papers revelations

  • TORONTO—A newly appointed minister once told me that when he went to his ministry for the first time, he was welcomed by the staff
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 13, 2017
Diane Lebouthillie
Diane Lebouthillie
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is the minister responsible for overseeing the Canada Revenue Agency. Despite renewed cries for tougher rules to thwart tax evasion in light of the publication of the Paradise Papers, Angelo Persichilli writes he doesn't anticipate much of an appetitive in Ottawa to make undertake reforms. The Hill Times file photo

Don’t expect any changes in Ottawa from Paradise Papers revelations

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 13, 2017
  • TORONTO—A newly appointed minister once told me that when he went to his ministry for the first time, he was welcomed by the staff

Don’t expect any changes in Ottawa from Paradise Papers revelations

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 13, 2017
  • TORONTO—A newly appointed minister once told me that when he went to his ministry for the first time, he was welcomed by the staff
Diane Lebouthillie
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier is the minister responsible for overseeing the Canada Revenue Agency. Despite renewed cries for tougher rules to thwart tax evasion in light of the publication of the Paradise Papers, Angelo Persichilli writes he doesn't anticipate much of an appetitive in Ottawa to make undertake reforms. The Hill Times file photo

Rehashing old immigration promise can’t disguise serious systemic problems

  • TORONTO—There are two sets of immigration policies in Canada. The first is the one prepared by politicians to promote during the elections or in
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 6, 2017
Angelo Persichilli writes that letting in more immigrants 'requires more money' to pay for things like hiring more people in the federal Immigration Ministry, currently headed by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured. The Hill Times file photograph

Rehashing old immigration promise can’t disguise serious systemic problems

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 6, 2017
  • TORONTO—There are two sets of immigration policies in Canada. The first is the one prepared by politicians to promote during the elections or in

Rehashing old immigration promise can’t disguise serious systemic problems

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 6, 2017
  • TORONTO—There are two sets of immigration policies in Canada. The first is the one prepared by politicians to promote during the elections or in
Angelo Persichilli writes that letting in more immigrants 'requires more money' to pay for things like hiring more people in the federal Immigration Ministry, currently headed by Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured. The Hill Times file photograph

Weinstein scandal exposes hypocrisy of Hollywood elite

  • TORONTO—There are many reasons why rape victims don’t speak out against their attackers. However, focusing mainly on this aspect would only distract from the
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 30, 2017
Angelo Persichilli writes that the mounting sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein exposes the 'hypocrisy' of the entertainment industry's major figures, who largely remained silent despite knowing of many allegations of wrongdoing against the Hollywood super-producer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Weinstein scandal exposes hypocrisy of Hollywood elite

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 30, 2017
  • TORONTO—There are many reasons why rape victims don’t speak out against their attackers. However, focusing mainly on this aspect would only distract from the

Weinstein scandal exposes hypocrisy of Hollywood elite

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 30, 2017
  • TORONTO—There are many reasons why rape victims don’t speak out against their attackers. However, focusing mainly on this aspect would only distract from the
Angelo Persichilli writes that the mounting sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein exposes the 'hypocrisy' of the entertainment industry's major figures, who largely remained silent despite knowing of many allegations of wrongdoing against the Hollywood super-producer. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Answers desperately needed in Boyle kidnapping saga

  • “Taking your pregnant wife to a very dangerous place, to me, and the kind of person I am, is unconscionable.” This statement to ABC
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 20, 2017
Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan. Questions continue to emerge on why Canadian Joshua Boyle travelled deep into Afghanistan territory controlled by the Taliban along with his very pregnant wife, American Caitlan Coleman, some five years ago, after the couple and their three children were freed from their Taliban-linked kidnappers earlier this month. Carl Montgomery/Wikimedia photograph

Answers desperately needed in Boyle kidnapping saga

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 20, 2017
  • “Taking your pregnant wife to a very dangerous place, to me, and the kind of person I am, is unconscionable.” This statement to ABC

Answers desperately needed in Boyle kidnapping saga

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 20, 2017
  • “Taking your pregnant wife to a very dangerous place, to me, and the kind of person I am, is unconscionable.” This statement to ABC
Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan. Questions continue to emerge on why Canadian Joshua Boyle travelled deep into Afghanistan territory controlled by the Taliban along with his very pregnant wife, American Caitlan Coleman, some five years ago, after the couple and their three children were freed from their Taliban-linked kidnappers earlier this month. Carl Montgomery/Wikimedia photograph

Free trade rhetoric has never matched reality

  • TORONTO—The North American Free Trade Agreement is a tool nobody likes, but everybody needs and uses it. Conversations among the partners are surreal. Since
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 16, 2017
Mexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer give a joint statement on Sept. 27, 2017 at the end of the third round of negotiations to rework the NAFTA. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Free trade rhetoric has never matched reality

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 16, 2017
  • TORONTO—The North American Free Trade Agreement is a tool nobody likes, but everybody needs and uses it. Conversations among the partners are surreal. Since

Free trade rhetoric has never matched reality

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 16, 2017
  • TORONTO—The North American Free Trade Agreement is a tool nobody likes, but everybody needs and uses it. Conversations among the partners are surreal. Since
Mexico's Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo, Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer give a joint statement on Sept. 27, 2017 at the end of the third round of negotiations to rework the NAFTA. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Beginning this week, it will be easier to become a Canadian citizen

  • TORONTO—Beginning this week, it’s going to be easier for immigrants with permanent resident status to become Canadian citizens. The new law requires the applicant
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 9, 2017
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured in this file photograph on the Hill. The Hill Times file photograph

Beginning this week, it will be easier to become a Canadian citizen

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 9, 2017
  • TORONTO—Beginning this week, it’s going to be easier for immigrants with permanent resident status to become Canadian citizens. The new law requires the applicant

Beginning this week, it will be easier to become a Canadian citizen

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 9, 2017
  • TORONTO—Beginning this week, it’s going to be easier for immigrants with permanent resident status to become Canadian citizens. The new law requires the applicant
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured in this file photograph on the Hill. The Hill Times file photograph

Feds looking at ways to fight organized crime in Canada

  • TORONTO—I learned last week that the federal government is concerned about the popular perception that our institutions are not serious about fighting organized crime
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 2, 2017
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured in the Commons foyer Sept. 25, 2017, met with members of the Italian anti-Mafia Parliamentary Commission and the RCMP commissioner, and officials from the Justice Department in Ottawa last year, in an effort to fight organized crime in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds looking at ways to fight organized crime in Canada

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 2, 2017
  • TORONTO—I learned last week that the federal government is concerned about the popular perception that our institutions are not serious about fighting organized crime

Feds looking at ways to fight organized crime in Canada

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 2, 2017
  • TORONTO—I learned last week that the federal government is concerned about the popular perception that our institutions are not serious about fighting organized crime
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, pictured in the Commons foyer Sept. 25, 2017, met with members of the Italian anti-Mafia Parliamentary Commission and the RCMP commissioner, and officials from the Justice Department in Ottawa last year, in an effort to fight organized crime in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Organized crime in Canada is a problem, says expert Nicaso

  • TORONTO—Last week, CityTV stations aired the first of a six part series of Bad Blood (8 p.m. every Thursday), a true story based on
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 25, 2017

Organized crime in Canada is a problem, says expert Nicaso

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 25, 2017
  • TORONTO—Last week, CityTV stations aired the first of a six part series of Bad Blood (8 p.m. every Thursday), a true story based on

Organized crime in Canada is a problem, says expert Nicaso

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 25, 2017
  • TORONTO—Last week, CityTV stations aired the first of a six part series of Bad Blood (8 p.m. every Thursday), a true story based on

INAC split about ‘manipulating’ ministerial structure to show progress

  • TORONTO—The decision of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government to divide ministerial responsibilities for Indigenous issues reminds me of Italy’s politicians. The only difference is that
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 18, 2017
Carolyn Bennett, pictured, has seen her ministerial responsibilities halved, and will now handle Crown-Indigenous relations and northern affairs, while Jane Philpott takes over the management of Indigenous services. The Hill Times file photo

INAC split about ‘manipulating’ ministerial structure to show progress

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 18, 2017
  • TORONTO—The decision of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government to divide ministerial responsibilities for Indigenous issues reminds me of Italy’s politicians. The only difference is that

INAC split about ‘manipulating’ ministerial structure to show progress

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | September 18, 2017
  • TORONTO—The decision of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government to divide ministerial responsibilities for Indigenous issues reminds me of Italy’s politicians. The only difference is that
Carolyn Bennett, pictured, has seen her ministerial responsibilities halved, and will now handle Crown-Indigenous relations and northern affairs, while Jane Philpott takes over the management of Indigenous services. The Hill Times file photo

Freeland’s foreign policy recipe amounts to same old soup

  • TORONTO—I didn’t pay a lot of attention three weeks ago when Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered a speech heralded as the “new blueprint”
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | June 26, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland's recent speech in the House has been heralded as the “new blueprint” for Canadian foreign policy, but actually lacked a coherent vision, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Freeland’s foreign policy recipe amounts to same old soup

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | June 26, 2017
  • TORONTO—I didn’t pay a lot of attention three weeks ago when Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered a speech heralded as the “new blueprint”

Freeland’s foreign policy recipe amounts to same old soup

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | June 26, 2017
  • TORONTO—I didn’t pay a lot of attention three weeks ago when Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered a speech heralded as the “new blueprint”
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland's recent speech in the House has been heralded as the “new blueprint” for Canadian foreign policy, but actually lacked a coherent vision, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

New counter-radicalization approach makes more sense than bombs and condolences

  • TORONTO—Terrorism is like the Hydra of Lerna, the mythological monster capable of regenerating two heads whenever Hercules chopped one off. I don’t know how
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | June 19, 2017
Angelo Perichilli writes that he hopes Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale will move quickly to create the Office of the Community Engagement and Counter-Radicalization Coordinator. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel AIello

New counter-radicalization approach makes more sense than bombs and condolences

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | June 19, 2017
  • TORONTO—Terrorism is like the Hydra of Lerna, the mythological monster capable of regenerating two heads whenever Hercules chopped one off. I don’t know how

New counter-radicalization approach makes more sense than bombs and condolences

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | June 19, 2017
  • TORONTO—Terrorism is like the Hydra of Lerna, the mythological monster capable of regenerating two heads whenever Hercules chopped one off. I don’t know how
Angelo Perichilli writes that he hopes Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale will move quickly to create the Office of the Community Engagement and Counter-Radicalization Coordinator. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel AIello

Media reporting on last week’s G7 Summit weak

  • TORONTO—It was in 1988 when the 14th G7 summit took place in Toronto. I was the news director of then CFMT, the Toronto based
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | June 5, 2017

Media reporting on last week’s G7 Summit weak

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | June 5, 2017
  • TORONTO—It was in 1988 when the 14th G7 summit took place in Toronto. I was the news director of then CFMT, the Toronto based

Media reporting on last week’s G7 Summit weak

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | June 5, 2017
  • TORONTO—It was in 1988 when the 14th G7 summit took place in Toronto. I was the news director of then CFMT, the Toronto based

Whoever is leader, Conservatives need better communications to challenge Trudeau

  • TORONTO—While writing this column, Conservatives were still looking for a new leader. Nonetheless, it doesn’t matter who is going to be the successor of
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 29, 2017
Who can lead the Conservatives to a victory over Justin Trudeau? Someone who knows how to communicate, writes Angelo Persichilli. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Whoever is leader, Conservatives need better communications to challenge Trudeau

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 29, 2017
  • TORONTO—While writing this column, Conservatives were still looking for a new leader. Nonetheless, it doesn’t matter who is going to be the successor of

Whoever is leader, Conservatives need better communications to challenge Trudeau

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 29, 2017
  • TORONTO—While writing this column, Conservatives were still looking for a new leader. Nonetheless, it doesn’t matter who is going to be the successor of
Who can lead the Conservatives to a victory over Justin Trudeau? Someone who knows how to communicate, writes Angelo Persichilli. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Is the Pope turning blind eye to a brutal regime?

  • TORONTO—Is Pope Francis supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro? While this question is not debated in the international mainstream media, the role of the Vatican
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 22, 2017
There is growing criticism among Venezuelans about Pope Francis' seemingly cozy relationship with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, writes Angelo Persichilli. UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe

Is the Pope turning blind eye to a brutal regime?

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 22, 2017
  • TORONTO—Is Pope Francis supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro? While this question is not debated in the international mainstream media, the role of the Vatican

Is the Pope turning blind eye to a brutal regime?

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 22, 2017
  • TORONTO—Is Pope Francis supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro? While this question is not debated in the international mainstream media, the role of the Vatican
There is growing criticism among Venezuelans about Pope Francis' seemingly cozy relationship with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, writes Angelo Persichilli. UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe

Comey firing isn’t Trump’s Watergate

  • TORONTO—“In Firing Comey, Did Trump Unleash the Next Deep Throat?” This question was the headline of a story last week on The New York Times.
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 15, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump has fired James Comey, seen here, as director of the FBI. Angelo Persichilli writes that this will not turn into a Watergate-type situation. Photograph courtesy of FBI

Comey firing isn’t Trump’s Watergate

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 15, 2017
  • TORONTO—“In Firing Comey, Did Trump Unleash the Next Deep Throat?” This question was the headline of a story last week on The New York Times.

Comey firing isn’t Trump’s Watergate

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 15, 2017
  • TORONTO—“In Firing Comey, Did Trump Unleash the Next Deep Throat?” This question was the headline of a story last week on The New York Times.
U.S. President Donald Trump has fired James Comey, seen here, as director of the FBI. Angelo Persichilli writes that this will not turn into a Watergate-type situation. Photograph courtesy of FBI

Exaggerating to impress those in homeland understandable

  • TORONTO—If you are not an immigrant, it is hard to understand it. For many of us, whatever level of success accomplished in Canada, is
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 8, 2017
Immigrants, often when visiting their homelands, have a tendency to exaggerate their accomplishments in their new countries, writes Angelo Persichilli, who adds that Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's accomplishments did not need to be amplified to be impressive. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Exaggerating to impress those in homeland understandable

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 8, 2017
  • TORONTO—If you are not an immigrant, it is hard to understand it. For many of us, whatever level of success accomplished in Canada, is

Exaggerating to impress those in homeland understandable

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 8, 2017
  • TORONTO—If you are not an immigrant, it is hard to understand it. For many of us, whatever level of success accomplished in Canada, is
Immigrants, often when visiting their homelands, have a tendency to exaggerate their accomplishments in their new countries, writes Angelo Persichilli, who adds that Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's accomplishments did not need to be amplified to be impressive. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ontario premier’s resignation not only option

  • TORONTO—To say Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s leadership is in trouble is an understatement. However, to say that she will lose the next election is
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 1, 2017
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's popularity has taken a hit, but don't count her out yet for the next election, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Ontario premier’s resignation not only option

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 1, 2017
  • TORONTO—To say Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s leadership is in trouble is an understatement. However, to say that she will lose the next election is

Ontario premier’s resignation not only option

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | May 1, 2017
  • TORONTO—To say Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s leadership is in trouble is an understatement. However, to say that she will lose the next election is
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne's popularity has taken a hit, but don't count her out yet for the next election, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump’s aggression toward North Korea wrong, but doing nothing hasn’t worked either

  • TORONTO—Now that Donald Trump has (probably) sent the U.S. fleet towards North Korea, “pacifists” and some academics are up in arms against the “warmongering”
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 24, 2017
You might not like Donald Trump's approach to North Korea, but it's not like any of his predecessors had it figured out either, writes Angelo Persichilli. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Trump’s aggression toward North Korea wrong, but doing nothing hasn’t worked either

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 24, 2017
  • TORONTO—Now that Donald Trump has (probably) sent the U.S. fleet towards North Korea, “pacifists” and some academics are up in arms against the “warmongering”

Trump’s aggression toward North Korea wrong, but doing nothing hasn’t worked either

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 24, 2017
  • TORONTO—Now that Donald Trump has (probably) sent the U.S. fleet towards North Korea, “pacifists” and some academics are up in arms against the “warmongering”
You might not like Donald Trump's approach to North Korea, but it's not like any of his predecessors had it figured out either, writes Angelo Persichilli. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

United Airlines, an excuse that doesn’t fly

  • TORONTO—The video of the United Airlines passenger violently evicted from a plane has brought to our attention a couple of things: the power of
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 17, 2017
Passengers walk through Toronto's Pearson Airport. Angelo Persichilli writes that airlines and passengers must compromise in the situation that sees cheaper fares charged in exchange for the risk that overbooking will sometimes occur. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

United Airlines, an excuse that doesn’t fly

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 17, 2017
  • TORONTO—The video of the United Airlines passenger violently evicted from a plane has brought to our attention a couple of things: the power of

United Airlines, an excuse that doesn’t fly

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 17, 2017
  • TORONTO—The video of the United Airlines passenger violently evicted from a plane has brought to our attention a couple of things: the power of
Passengers walk through Toronto's Pearson Airport. Angelo Persichilli writes that airlines and passengers must compromise in the situation that sees cheaper fares charged in exchange for the risk that overbooking will sometimes occur. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

Byelections have limited potential for fortune-telling

  • TORONTO—Reading the news about last week’s federal byelections, you might get the impression that the Trudeau government is in trouble and the Conservatives are on
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 10, 2017
Liberal Mona Fortier won the recent byelection in Ottawa-Vanier, Ont., as all five byelections held on April 3 returned members from the same party as before. Courtesy of Mona Fortier campaign

Byelections have limited potential for fortune-telling

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 10, 2017
  • TORONTO—Reading the news about last week’s federal byelections, you might get the impression that the Trudeau government is in trouble and the Conservatives are on

Byelections have limited potential for fortune-telling

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 10, 2017
  • TORONTO—Reading the news about last week’s federal byelections, you might get the impression that the Trudeau government is in trouble and the Conservatives are on
Liberal Mona Fortier won the recent byelection in Ottawa-Vanier, Ont., as all five byelections held on April 3 returned members from the same party as before. Courtesy of Mona Fortier campaign
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Time for more action, less talk, on climate change

  • TORONTO—You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand there is something seriously wrong with the environment. At the same time, you don’t
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 3, 2017
Angelo Persichilli writes that he's tired of polls saying Canadians support tough action to defend the environment, given what happened when former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion tried to introduce a carbon tax. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Time for more action, less talk, on climate change

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 3, 2017
  • TORONTO—You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand there is something seriously wrong with the environment. At the same time, you don’t

Time for more action, less talk, on climate change

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | April 3, 2017
  • TORONTO—You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to understand there is something seriously wrong with the environment. At the same time, you don’t
Angelo Persichilli writes that he's tired of polls saying Canadians support tough action to defend the environment, given what happened when former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion tried to introduce a carbon tax. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Why are we still talking about Trudeau’s Christmas vacation this close to Easter?

  • TORONTO—Defending the spending habits of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not the best topic for a former director of communications of Conservative prime minister
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 27, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Aga Khan meet in Ottawa May 17, 2016. Angelo Persichilli asks why we're still talking about Mr. Trudeau's vacation to the Aga Khan's island at Christmas. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Why are we still talking about Trudeau’s Christmas vacation this close to Easter?

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 27, 2017
  • TORONTO—Defending the spending habits of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not the best topic for a former director of communications of Conservative prime minister

Why are we still talking about Trudeau’s Christmas vacation this close to Easter?

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 27, 2017
  • TORONTO—Defending the spending habits of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not the best topic for a former director of communications of Conservative prime minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Aga Khan meet in Ottawa May 17, 2016. Angelo Persichilli asks why we're still talking about Mr. Trudeau's vacation to the Aga Khan's island at Christmas. Photograph courtesy of the PMO

Political lies nothing new, and media were accomplices until Trump came along

  • TORONTO—The Globe and Mail wrote an editorial last week with the headline, “Donald Trump lies constantly. Why is it working for him?” Lies work with Trump
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 20, 2017
Why does Donald Trump lie? Because he can, and get away with it, writes Angelo Persichilli. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Political lies nothing new, and media were accomplices until Trump came along

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 20, 2017
  • TORONTO—The Globe and Mail wrote an editorial last week with the headline, “Donald Trump lies constantly. Why is it working for him?” Lies work with Trump

Political lies nothing new, and media were accomplices until Trump came along

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 20, 2017
  • TORONTO—The Globe and Mail wrote an editorial last week with the headline, “Donald Trump lies constantly. Why is it working for him?” Lies work with Trump
Why does Donald Trump lie? Because he can, and get away with it, writes Angelo Persichilli. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Trudeau has right to express preferences for local candidates

  • TORONTO—The Trudeau Liberals have been called hypocrites lately because of their meddling in the democratic process to nominate local candidates. Is Prime Minister Justin
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 13, 2017
Justin Trudeau openly supported former Conservative-turned-Liberal Eve Adams in her unsuccessful bid for a Liberal nomination before the last election, and he was within his right to do so, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau has right to express preferences for local candidates

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 13, 2017
  • TORONTO—The Trudeau Liberals have been called hypocrites lately because of their meddling in the democratic process to nominate local candidates. Is Prime Minister Justin

Trudeau has right to express preferences for local candidates

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 13, 2017
  • TORONTO—The Trudeau Liberals have been called hypocrites lately because of their meddling in the democratic process to nominate local candidates. Is Prime Minister Justin
Justin Trudeau openly supported former Conservative-turned-Liberal Eve Adams in her unsuccessful bid for a Liberal nomination before the last election, and he was within his right to do so, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trump is a disappointment to Canada, for reasons you might not think

  • TORONTO—What a disappointment. Donald Trump looked almost … normal. I mean, as normal a politician can be. Last week, the new president of the
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 6, 2017
Donald Trump was looking 'almost' normal as he addressed Congress last week, much to the disappointment of media in Canada, writes Angelo Persichilli. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Trump is a disappointment to Canada, for reasons you might not think

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 6, 2017
  • TORONTO—What a disappointment. Donald Trump looked almost … normal. I mean, as normal a politician can be. Last week, the new president of the

Trump is a disappointment to Canada, for reasons you might not think

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | March 6, 2017
  • TORONTO—What a disappointment. Donald Trump looked almost … normal. I mean, as normal a politician can be. Last week, the new president of the
Donald Trump was looking 'almost' normal as he addressed Congress last week, much to the disappointment of media in Canada, writes Angelo Persichilli. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Fake news not new, not easy to define

  • TORONTO—What is fake news? The question is dominating political debates after Donald Trump’s extravagant use of the term. The problem is an old one,
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 27, 2017
Donald Trump has made fake news a hot topic, but it's not a new thing and not so easy to define, writes Angelo Persichilli. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Fake news not new, not easy to define

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 27, 2017
  • TORONTO—What is fake news? The question is dominating political debates after Donald Trump’s extravagant use of the term. The problem is an old one,

Fake news not new, not easy to define

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 27, 2017
  • TORONTO—What is fake news? The question is dominating political debates after Donald Trump’s extravagant use of the term. The problem is an old one,
Donald Trump has made fake news a hot topic, but it's not a new thing and not so easy to define, writes Angelo Persichilli. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Trudeau put Canadian interests ahead of politics for Trump visit

  • TORONTO—There is no doubt that the visit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made to the White House last week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 20, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump, and various officials from both sides meet in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13. Photograph courtesy of Kate Purchase's Twitter

Trudeau put Canadian interests ahead of politics for Trump visit

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 20, 2017
  • TORONTO—There is no doubt that the visit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made to the White House last week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump

Trudeau put Canadian interests ahead of politics for Trump visit

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 20, 2017
  • TORONTO—There is no doubt that the visit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made to the White House last week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Donald Trump, and various officials from both sides meet in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 13. Photograph courtesy of Kate Purchase's Twitter

Immigration isn’t just about refugees and culture, it’s about Canada’s future

  • TORONTO—The 2016 census confirmed what we knew, that is the future of Canada is intimately tied to immigration. We need more people and they
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 13, 2017
Here's hoping Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen has his priorities straight. Angelo Persichilli writes that Canada doesn't plan its immigration properly to meet its economic needs. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Immigration isn’t just about refugees and culture, it’s about Canada’s future

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 13, 2017
  • TORONTO—The 2016 census confirmed what we knew, that is the future of Canada is intimately tied to immigration. We need more people and they

Immigration isn’t just about refugees and culture, it’s about Canada’s future

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 13, 2017
  • TORONTO—The 2016 census confirmed what we knew, that is the future of Canada is intimately tied to immigration. We need more people and they
Here's hoping Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen has his priorities straight. Angelo Persichilli writes that Canada doesn't plan its immigration properly to meet its economic needs. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Problems easy to identify, solutions not so much

  • TORONTO—We don’t need many words to describe and condemn the perpetrator of the Quebec massacre; the person who did it is a cold-blooded assassin. Killers
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 6, 2017
Western countries are not using countries like China, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE enough in international diplomacy, allowing figures like Russia's Vladmir Putin too much influence on the world stage, writes Angelo Persichilli. Photograph courtesy of United Nations

Problems easy to identify, solutions not so much

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 6, 2017
  • TORONTO—We don’t need many words to describe and condemn the perpetrator of the Quebec massacre; the person who did it is a cold-blooded assassin. Killers

Problems easy to identify, solutions not so much

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | February 6, 2017
  • TORONTO—We don’t need many words to describe and condemn the perpetrator of the Quebec massacre; the person who did it is a cold-blooded assassin. Killers
Western countries are not using countries like China, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the UAE enough in international diplomacy, allowing figures like Russia's Vladmir Putin too much influence on the world stage, writes Angelo Persichilli. Photograph courtesy of United Nations

Conservatives should not turn their backs on Harper accomplishments

  • TORONTO—The post-Harper Conservative Party is a déjà vu of the post-Mulroney era of more than 20 years ago. In both cases Conservatives were seriously divided. In
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 30, 2017
Conservatives today should not disavow the Harper legacy like Progressive Conservative did 20 years ago with achievements of Brian Mulroney, write Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives should not turn their backs on Harper accomplishments

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 30, 2017
  • TORONTO—The post-Harper Conservative Party is a déjà vu of the post-Mulroney era of more than 20 years ago. In both cases Conservatives were seriously divided. In

Conservatives should not turn their backs on Harper accomplishments

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 30, 2017
  • TORONTO—The post-Harper Conservative Party is a déjà vu of the post-Mulroney era of more than 20 years ago. In both cases Conservatives were seriously divided. In
Conservatives today should not disavow the Harper legacy like Progressive Conservative did 20 years ago with achievements of Brian Mulroney, write Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservative leadership candidates should stop parroting Trump

  • TORONTO—Conservative leadership candidates should stop parroting Donald Trump, stop chasing extreme fringe supporters to generate headlines, and instead promote an agenda that will help
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 23, 2017
Maxime Bernier is one of Conservative leadership candidates who has the right idea of not trying to be another Trump but is focused on what his presidency means for Canada, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative leadership candidates should stop parroting Trump

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 23, 2017
  • TORONTO—Conservative leadership candidates should stop parroting Donald Trump, stop chasing extreme fringe supporters to generate headlines, and instead promote an agenda that will help

Conservative leadership candidates should stop parroting Trump

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 23, 2017
  • TORONTO—Conservative leadership candidates should stop parroting Donald Trump, stop chasing extreme fringe supporters to generate headlines, and instead promote an agenda that will help
Maxime Bernier is one of Conservative leadership candidates who has the right idea of not trying to be another Trump but is focused on what his presidency means for Canada, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

There are bigger things to worry about than where Trudeau vacationed

  • TORONTO—The big question in Ottawa these days is “where was the prime minister vacationing.” The conflict of interest commissioner is also considering investigating Justin Trudeau’s vacation just
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 16, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Ella Grace, and Xavier. Should we be concerned about what the Trudeau family did for a winter vacation? Angelo Persichilli thinks not. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

There are bigger things to worry about than where Trudeau vacationed

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 16, 2017
  • TORONTO—The big question in Ottawa these days is “where was the prime minister vacationing.” The conflict of interest commissioner is also considering investigating Justin Trudeau’s vacation just

There are bigger things to worry about than where Trudeau vacationed

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | January 16, 2017
  • TORONTO—The big question in Ottawa these days is “where was the prime minister vacationing.” The conflict of interest commissioner is also considering investigating Justin Trudeau’s vacation just
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, Ella Grace, and Xavier. Should we be concerned about what the Trudeau family did for a winter vacation? Angelo Persichilli thinks not. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Media continues to make hay out of Conservatives’ ‘hidden agenda’

  • TORONTO—Despite everything else going on, big news has been made about an Ontario Progressive Conservative backbencher promising his constituents a revisit on some social issues
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 15, 2016
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown faced some controversy recently when a backbench MPP spoke out of turn on the party's position on social issues. Photograph by Tavis Nembhard

Media continues to make hay out of Conservatives’ ‘hidden agenda’

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 15, 2016
  • TORONTO—Despite everything else going on, big news has been made about an Ontario Progressive Conservative backbencher promising his constituents a revisit on some social issues

Media continues to make hay out of Conservatives’ ‘hidden agenda’

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 15, 2016
  • TORONTO—Despite everything else going on, big news has been made about an Ontario Progressive Conservative backbencher promising his constituents a revisit on some social issues
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown faced some controversy recently when a backbench MPP spoke out of turn on the party's position on social issues. Photograph by Tavis Nembhard

Justin Trudeau might be part of the global populist wave

  • Is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a populist? I asked this question to a friend last week, the day Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi was
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 12, 2016
There's a case to be made for calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a populist, writes Angelo Perischilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Justin Trudeau might be part of the global populist wave

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 12, 2016
  • Is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a populist? I asked this question to a friend last week, the day Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi was

Justin Trudeau might be part of the global populist wave

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 12, 2016
  • Is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a populist? I asked this question to a friend last week, the day Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi was
There's a case to be made for calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a populist, writes Angelo Perischilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Funding dispute between CBC, private broadcasters based on faulty arguments

  • TORONTO—The dispute between the CBC and the private broadcasters over the right to collect advertising looks like the fight between tired old dogs around
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 5, 2016
CBC The National's news anchor Peter Mansbridge, pictured in this file photo. The CBC's suggestion of getting $400-million to go commercial free is essentially a taxpayer subsidy for private broadcasters, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Funding dispute between CBC, private broadcasters based on faulty arguments

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 5, 2016
  • TORONTO—The dispute between the CBC and the private broadcasters over the right to collect advertising looks like the fight between tired old dogs around

Funding dispute between CBC, private broadcasters based on faulty arguments

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | December 5, 2016
  • TORONTO—The dispute between the CBC and the private broadcasters over the right to collect advertising looks like the fight between tired old dogs around
CBC The National's news anchor Peter Mansbridge, pictured in this file photo. The CBC's suggestion of getting $400-million to go commercial free is essentially a taxpayer subsidy for private broadcasters, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives right to criticize cash-for-access, but that’s not the way to end it

  • TORONTO—Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose is blasting the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau for not ending the unethical practice of cash-for-access. She is right and
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 28, 2016
Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose is right that cash-for-access events and the Liberals' explanations for them do not pass the smell test, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservatives right to criticize cash-for-access, but that’s not the way to end it

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 28, 2016
  • TORONTO—Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose is blasting the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau for not ending the unethical practice of cash-for-access. She is right and

Conservatives right to criticize cash-for-access, but that’s not the way to end it

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 28, 2016
  • TORONTO—Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose is blasting the Liberal government of Justin Trudeau for not ending the unethical practice of cash-for-access. She is right and
Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose is right that cash-for-access events and the Liberals' explanations for them do not pass the smell test, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

U.S. media’s failure to defeat Trump shows how journalism has lost its way

  • TORONTO—Knowlton Nash, the late CBC anchor of the 1980s, in his book Prime Time at Ten, quoted Jody Powell, press secretary to former U.S.
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 21, 2016
Donald Trump speaks at a rally in New Hampshire in February 2016. Angelo Perichilli writes that the U.S. news media campaigned against Mr. Trump and lost. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

U.S. media’s failure to defeat Trump shows how journalism has lost its way

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 21, 2016
  • TORONTO—Knowlton Nash, the late CBC anchor of the 1980s, in his book Prime Time at Ten, quoted Jody Powell, press secretary to former U.S.

U.S. media’s failure to defeat Trump shows how journalism has lost its way

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 21, 2016
  • TORONTO—Knowlton Nash, the late CBC anchor of the 1980s, in his book Prime Time at Ten, quoted Jody Powell, press secretary to former U.S.
Donald Trump speaks at a rally in New Hampshire in February 2016. Angelo Perichilli writes that the U.S. news media campaigned against Mr. Trump and lost. The Hill Times photograph by Chelsea Nash

Media didn’t understand Trump or their proper roles in U.S. election campaign

  • TORONTO—Losing an election is always painful; losing to Donald Trump is a humiliation. The defeat of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential race was: the defeat
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 9, 2016
Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Phoenix on Oct. 29, 2016. Angelo Persichilli writes that journalists were campaigning against him rather than reporting objectively on him or Hillary Clinton. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Media didn’t understand Trump or their proper roles in U.S. election campaign

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 9, 2016
  • TORONTO—Losing an election is always painful; losing to Donald Trump is a humiliation. The defeat of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential race was: the defeat

Media didn’t understand Trump or their proper roles in U.S. election campaign

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 9, 2016
  • TORONTO—Losing an election is always painful; losing to Donald Trump is a humiliation. The defeat of Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential race was: the defeat
Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Phoenix on Oct. 29, 2016. Angelo Persichilli writes that journalists were campaigning against him rather than reporting objectively on him or Hillary Clinton. Photograph by Gage Skidmore

Trudeau’s election was more about personality than policy

  • TORONTO—Elections are the art of making a mountain out of a molehill. This is true in Canada and in every democratic country. Some are
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 7, 2016
Justin Trudeau knows how to smile, while Stephen Harper doesn't, and that's why the former won last year's election, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s election was more about personality than policy

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 7, 2016
  • TORONTO—Elections are the art of making a mountain out of a molehill. This is true in Canada and in every democratic country. Some are

Trudeau’s election was more about personality than policy

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | November 7, 2016
  • TORONTO—Elections are the art of making a mountain out of a molehill. This is true in Canada and in every democratic country. Some are
Justin Trudeau knows how to smile, while Stephen Harper doesn't, and that's why the former won last year's election, writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

CETA is big news, but do we really understand why?

  • TORONTO—The saga about the signing of the free trade agreement between Canada and United Europe raises many questions that are very difficult to answer.
Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 31, 2016
All eyes have been on efforts by International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland to get the CETA trade deal finalized, but for the wrong reasons, writes Angelo Persichilli.

CETA is big news, but do we really understand why?

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 31, 2016
  • TORONTO—The saga about the signing of the free trade agreement between Canada and United Europe raises many questions that are very difficult to answer.

CETA is big news, but do we really understand why?

Opinion | BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI | October 31, 2016
  • TORONTO—The saga about the signing of the free trade agreement between Canada and United Europe raises many questions that are very difficult to answer.
All eyes have been on efforts by International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland to get the CETA trade deal finalized, but for the wrong reasons, writes Angelo Persichilli.

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