Author: Persichilli

Fight terrorism, don’t exploit immigrants

Persichilli Columns, English

OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU Dear Prime Minister, You need to apologies to all Canadians of Greek, Portuguese and Italian origin. You compared them not to the Muslim immigrant, for which we all have respect and admiration, but to terrorists. The question you were asked in Edmonton was about the ISIS terrorists and … Continue reading Fight terrorism, don’t exploit immigrants

Will the new minimum wage stop the outrageous tipping imposition?

Persichilli Columns, English

By Angelo Persichilli The Hill Times (15 January, 2017)   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, but we’re mainly focusing on the restaurant industry.   I would like to talk about another aspect of the restaurant industry, … Continue reading Will the new minimum wage stop the outrageous tipping imposition?

Governare l’Italia: difficile o inutile?

Persichilli Columns, Italiano

In uno dei suoi libri, “Governare con la crisi”, Giulio Andreotti, citando Mussolini, scrisse che “Governare l'Italia non è difficile, ma inutile". Battuta a effetto che racchiude qualche verità. Infatti non c’è una sola Italia ma tante e, risolvendo i problemi di una, non si risolvono automaticamente quelli delle altre. Ne elenco alcune: l’Italia dei … Continue reading Governare l’Italia: difficile o inutile?