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Immigration Minister John McCallum recently pulled off ‘a masterpiece of communications’ by having ‘nothing to say’ but saying it ‘very well,’ writes Angelo Persichilli. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI

September 19, 2016

TORONTO—If I had to associate the federal political parties with professions, I would compare the Conservatives to a dentist talking about a root canal, the Liberals to a travel agent talking about sunny destinations, and the NDP to a CSIS secret agent talking about secretive things. They’re ...

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