“As a woman in Canada, I get to do whatever I want to do, and I'm used ...” — Deborah Ellis Quote

“As a woman in Canada, I get to do whatever I want to do, and I'm used to that. I'm used to not having my government tell me my life is going to be restricted because I'm female.”

“In 'Off to War, Voices of Soldier's Children,' kids from Canada and the United States talk about what it is like when their mother or father goes off to war - and comes home again.”

“One of the things that has really hit home for me is that the world is how we decide it is going to be. Very few things just happen. They grow out of history, and they grow out of the present, and the more we can get a sense of how our actions lead into other actions in the future, hopefully we'll learn to make better decisions.”

“I hope that I can find the common thread that connects us all and say: We can build a better Canada together.”

“There's a difference wherever you go in Canada, Ontario and the GTA.”

“I was totally unknown in the television and film industry in Canada.”