"Someone described to me one time racism in Canada is covered under the snow. I was like, “That’s a good metaphor!” The dirt is under the snow!"

"Our society is heavily based on reading, writing and arithmetic, and if you don’t fit into that kind of box, then you have a hard time feeling confident that you can. So, it’s important to start from the base, and that’s about confident, self-esteem, and self-empowerment."

"Okay. I think, for me, it comes down to a voice and the fact that people have different ways of voicing their selves, and their experiences, and their needs, and their hopes. And it’s not okay just to have one medium or one mode of offering that and of creating that."