Simply not the case

Another weird example of the creeping official state-sanctioned inferiority-superiority complex, from Joan Burke’s scripted comments at the announcement of the new schools in Paradise last month:

We’ve got a lot to be proud of, even though sometimes we can be our own worst critics. Sometimes we might assume that schools in Ontario or Alberta must be better than ours. This is simply not the case. Our graduates are leaders on the national stage. We wake up every morning to Seamus O’Regan on Canada AM. Rex Murphy is a well-respected commentator for CBC and the Globe and Mail. The leader of the Canadian Armed Forces is General Rick Hillier, born and raised in Campbellton.

Remember: these are scripted comments. Nothing off the cuff.

So what’s this bit about “our own worst critics”? Who assumes that about Our schools?

The script. This was in the flippin’ script!

And, in the same script, Minister Burke reassures everyone about the news schools, that “they will be fully ventilated.”

That’s a relief!

Finally, the dark, dark years, during which the Liberals suffocated your children, have come to an end.

(For some reason, Open And Accountable Williams Government hasn’t seen fit to publish Minister Burke’s speaking notes…)