“We learned that kicking down doors to free children from carpet factor...” — Craig Kielburger Quote

“We learned that kicking down doors to free children from carpet factories isn't enough to stop child labour - we had to tackle the underlying poverty in which their families lived, through education.”

“There's no magic bullet to end poverty in the world. But if you could, the closest thing to it would be basic primary education.”

“We would love to see Canadian federal and provincial governments establish a new business entity class like the CIC or L3C for social enterprises. Our governments should also offer tax incentives to entice more entrepreneurs into the social economy, and encourage foundations and impact investors to put their capital into social enterprises.”

“I remember being on a red carpet and they put the mic to us and asked 'are you feminists?' and we panicked. We were so terrified to speak back then.”

“Boys can just wear a suit on the red carpet and that's fine, but for girls it's all about the way you look, and there are constant comparisons.”

“Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet.”