“I have very strong Canadian connections. My daughter was born there a ...” — Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Quote

“I have very strong Canadian connections. My daughter was born there a year and half ago. But because of the nature of my job, I need to be in countries where I can get the stories that I am looking at.”

“What good is my parents' wealth and education and upbringing if I'm not contributing to the world?”

“I'd like to do a film in Canada, but it's too difficult. National Film Board funding takes too long, and there's too much paperwork; by the time the film is approved the topic is dead and gone.”

“I think the Canadian Football League is a great league, but it's not the NFL, and I'm not Jerry Rice.”

“For a Canadian, natural resources were a good fit.”

“The director is a Canadian, Jeff Stephenson, and any time I get a script that has any Canadian component, I'm always immediately much more interested.”