Annamie Paul Quotes

Annamie Paul

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 3, 1972

I have been subjected to what can only be described as an unrelenting onslaught of comments and commentary and trolling online.

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I just love traveling.

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The Liberals are intellectually exhausted.

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Collaboration and collegiality does not mean bowing down. It doesn't mean being brought to heel.

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For-profit long-term care absolutely needs to go.

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As only the second Jewish person to lead a federal party with seats, I will say that antisemitism has no place in politics.

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You have got to have social justice to have climate justice.

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Most of the attacks, most of the online hate that I've received has really been targeted at my Jewish identity.

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We have a profound lack of diversity at the highest levels in our political leadership and it has always been the case.

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I was born in Toronto Centre.

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We need to move towards a truly just and equitable society by... making sure that every Canadian - whether they're living in long-term care or they're working part-time or they're students or they're Black or they're Indigenous - whatever their circumstances, can live in dignity and security.

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There is no question that the Green Party has work to do in addressing racism, anti-Semitism, systemic discrimination in all its forms.

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It was nothing I ever hid and when I was asked about my background, I of course mentioned I'm Jewish. It's an important part of who I am.

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I was very painfully honest in saying that there had been times that I thought about stepping down.

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We cannot abandon those who helped us - the personnel who helped us and aided our efforts when we were in Afghanistan.

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There are many parties that have climate messages. I know that it is really challenging to distinguish between plans that really aren't a plan and plans that are credible.

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It's good news that all the parties, well, with the exception of the People's Party, recognize that we're in a climate crisis. It's bad news that there are parties that still are not being upfront and honest with the people of Canada about what we need to do about it.

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Politics still remains a very hostile, unwelcoming place for diverse peoples. It's the reason that we have so few of them in politics.

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I'm not taking anything for granted at all.

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I have not had any opportunity to develop any hobbies, habits, anything like that.

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