After years of tension between governments of all political colours, there may be a lull in the cold war between Ontario and Ottawa, with both Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Dalton McGuinty willing to "give peace a chance."
The message is clear from Ottawa and Queen's Park. Last week, McGuinty commented after the provincial-federal summit in Ottawa: "It was one of the best meetings I've had at a first ministers meeting, and I think we've all been impressed with...
Angelo Persichilli, an award-winning political journalist, writes each Sunday for the Toronto Star.
Persichilli is the political editor of Corriere Canadese, the Italian daily newspaper headquartered in Toronto.
He has been a political columnist for the Toronto Sun and The Hill Times.
Previously, he was vice president, corporate development and news programming and public affairs, at CFMT (now Omni). In this capacity, he oversaw the production of Channel 47's daily news telecasts in Chinese, Italian and Portuguese.
Persichilli is the recipient of the Canadian Ethnic Journalist's and Writer's Club award for excellence in journalism reflecting multicultural issues. He has also won several national awards for his contributions to broadcasting.
