That is elitist. And I'll tell you that Angelo Persichilli is a Canadian writer of Italian descent, somebody I have a great deal of respect for. Maybe Ms. Minna thinks he might be okay. Angelo Persichilli wrote:
This committee formed to manage the funds available at the government of Stephen Harper and appropriately placed under the guidance of a person as intelligent and balanced as Pal Di Julio who will give clear instructions on how to spend this money and may be the last word on this ugly page in Canadian history.
Can you understand why opposition members are impugning Pal Di Julio, a solid Canadian, a person who I know works hard within the Italian community, a person who personally put aside—I don't know—dozens and dozens and dozens of hours just this past summer raising money for the Abruzzo earthquake fund? Can you understand why he apparently is not a good enough Canadian of Italian descent to advise the government and to work with Italian groups across this country to recognize this incident? Why do you think the members across the way think Pal Di Julio isn't a good enough Canadian of Italian descent?