By Patrick Luciani

Patrick Luciani is co-director of the Gardiner Museum Speakers Series and former executive director of the Donner Canadian Foundation. He has written widely on public policy issues.

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Patrick Luciani: Push back on the new theories breaching high school history classes

My only interest in high school history was doing as little studying as possible. The idea that I wanted history, or any subject, to reflect my ethnicity as a minority would have been absurd.

Patrick Luciani - June 15, 2021

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Patrick Luciani: Too many apologies cheapens our sense of remorse

There was never a groundswell from the Italian community for an official apology from Canada. The only winners in this scenario are a few self-serving politicians while Canada’s reputation is stained as a racist country with a distorted view of history.

Patrick Luciani - May 28, 2021

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Patrick Luciani: Blame government overreach for the decline in trust

Public trust in government institutions is in freefall

Patrick Luciani - April 20, 2021