Exaggerating to impress those in homeland understandable

But when the Defence minister does it, the implications are more serious.

Immigrants, often when visiting their homelands, have a tendency to exaggerate their accomplishments in their new countries, writes Angelo Persichilli, who adds that Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's accomplishments did not need to be amplified to be impressive.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY ANGELO PERSICHILLI

May 8, 2017

TORONTO—If you are not an immigrant, it is hard to understand it. 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 boast about their achievement abroad when back in their native place. This syn...

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