Angelo Persichilli, editor of The Hill Times, yesterday pondered the question of why Canada is not working to bring back jailed Conrad Black - now that Brenda Martin is back from Mexico and the fight continues in some circles for Omar Khadr in Guantanamo prison. For most people the immediate answer is that Lord Black is no longer a Canadian citizen, unlike Ms. Martin and Mr. Khadr. But Mr. Persichilli, who arrived in Canada from Italy in 1975, argues: "We must accept that his status is somehow different and unusual from many other cases" because he was "forced" by the Chrétien government to renounce his citizenship to become a British peer. "Other Canadians were or are in the same position and they are not asked to make the choice," writes Mr. Persichilli on persichilli.com. He points to two Canadians of Italian origin who are members of the Italian parliament. One, Basilio Giordano, who was elected last month to the Italian Senate, ran against Justin Trudeau for a Liberal candidacy last year.
