You know

what really gets on my wick? When people trying to sell a bill of goods resort to calling their opponents “emotional” or even “hysterical.” One person’s hysteria is another person’s passion, surely. Don’t lets be dismissed for being “emotional” about French immersion. Of course we’re emotional: Kelly Lamrock is threatening to turn our children into lab rats. I’ll tell you who is emotional: people who, despite all evidence and common sense, cannot even consider changing their minds for fear of “losing face.” When Minister Lamrock is quoted as saying, “I’m very comfortable with what we’ve done educationally,” I just want to shake him, and not only for his clunky use of language. It’s not about you, Minister, and whether or not you are “comfortable.” It’s not about anyone’s comfort. It’s about our children and their futures.

Oops! Guess I’m sounding “emotional” again.