“The Olympics brought a lot of development to Beijing, but I don't see ...” — Rebecca MacKinnon Quote

“The Olympics brought a lot of development to Beijing, but I don't see that there have been any changes to human rights as a result of the Olympics.”

“In the United States, whatever you may think of Julian Assange, even people who are not necessarily big fans of his are very concerned about the way in which the United States government and some companies have handled Wikileaks.”

“While the federal government is required by law to document publicly its wiretapping of phone lines, it is not required to do so with Internet communications.”

“You're brought up not to hit girls, that it's the worst sin, and that's what I do. But you know, gender is the last thing I think about when I'm fighting. It's the one situation where I don't think of gender at all.”

“In the past, Americans have brought forth their best in times of crisis. After Trump abased our country on the world stage for four years, the United States can reclaim moral leadership through a Marshall Plan for vaccines.”

“The fact that the Liberals killed Energy East - a pipeline that would have brought Western Canadian energy to the Maritimes - that is a lost opportunity.”