Twitter and High School Students

Italian accent: You speak with an Italian accent, according to CBC. So forget it." Then she told the high school students, "all people who speak to a child like she spoke to me should be killed, massacred, thrown away, I don't know where or I can't say." The comments elicited giggles from the crowd. She said her teacher told her, "dear, you're never going to succeed in life. She later apologized via Twitter, saying in French "this morning, my words went beyond my thoughts and I apologize, I strongly condemn violence in all its forms." 1/3 Ce matin, mes mots ont largement dépassé mes pensées et je m'en excuse, je condamne fermement la violence sous toutes ses formes— @R_de_Santis She also tweeted that as a minister, she should be setting a better example. 3/3 on ne devrait jamais empêcher les enfants de rêver, mais en tant que ministre, je dois donner l'exemple. However, she did not back away from the heart of her comments. "I want us to encourage children. Je regrette mes propos.— @R_de_Santis After the event, the MNA for Bourassa-Sauvé said she an "emotional person" but shouldn't have used such strong language. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.