Leitch’s immigration test another example of Conservative communications failures

Leitch is one of the most competent, intelligent, and promising leadership candidates. But she can definitely do better than that.

Kellie Leitch's proposal for a Canadian values test for immigrants continues the pattern of negative communications on such matters from Conservatives since last year's election campaign, writes Angelo Persichilli.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI

September 12, 2016

TORONTO—Italians, when they accuse someone of wasting time with futile discussion, say, “Perdi tempo a pettinare bamboozle” (meaning "Wasting time to comb a doll's hair"). This allegory came to my mind during the dispute about Conservative leadership candidate Ke...

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