Birthplace not important, but being truthful is

Does it make a difference if Monsef was born in Afghanistan or Iran? Absolutely not. However, at this point, the issue is not birthplace but honesty.

Where Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef was born is not important in itself, unless she knowingly lied about it, writes Angelo Persichilli.The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

Opinion

BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI

October 3, 2016

TORONTO—All the fuss about the birthplace of Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef is really just a tempest in a teapot. But it should be remembered that it was her government that made her birthplace a big issue when she was heralded as the first Afghan-born MP and cabi...

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