By ANGELO PERSICHILLI The Hill Times June 26, 2017 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” for Canadian foreign policy. However, later, reading the media reports, considering the increasing tension in the world and the dangerous lack of leadership, … Continue reading Foreign politics or domestic minestrone?
Columns
We don’t defeat terrorism with bomb and condolences. Fight radicalization
By ANGELO PERSICHILLI THE HILL TIMES (June 19, 2017) 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 or if Hercules eventually killed the Hydra, just as I am not sure how to defeat terrorism. However, I do know two … Continue reading We don’t defeat terrorism with bomb and condolences. Fight radicalization
TOTTI AND THE G7
By ANGELO PERSICHILLI The Hill Times (June 5, 2017) It was in 1988 when the 14th G7 summit took place in Toronto. I was the news director of then CFMT, the Toronto based multilingual TV, and I “imbedded” two ENG units with the Italian and the Canadian delegations. A third unit was the “floater.” When … Continue reading TOTTI AND THE G7
Between form and substance
By ANGELO PERSICHILLI The Hill Times (May 29, 2017) 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 Stephen Harper at the helm federal official opposition party. Personally, I believe that Maxime Bernier would be the best candidate to challenge … Continue reading Between form and substance
Is the Pope turning blind eye to a brutal regime?
By ANGELO PERSICHILLI The Hill Times (May 22, 2017) Is Pope Francis supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro? While this question is not debated in the international mainstream media, the role of the Vatican in Venezuela is widely criticized in social media, the only tool in the hands of the opposition to Maduro’s regime to inform … Continue reading Is the Pope turning blind eye to a brutal regime?
No Watergate in Trump’s White House
There are no Bernsteins or Woodwards among today's journalists capable of taking down a U.S. presidency By ANGELO PERSICHILLI The Hill Times (May 15, 2017) “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. Since Donald Trump’s victory last year, … Continue reading No Watergate in Trump’s White House
Between stupidity and vanity
By ANGELO PERSICHILLI The Hill Times (May 8, 2017) If you are not an immigrant, it is hard to understand it. I call it the Colombo's syndrome. For many of us, whatever level of success accomplished in Canada, is not completely enjoyed if not shared with the people and places of our roots. Some … Continue reading Between stupidity and vanity
