The two things I was positive about in life were that I was going to be a teacher at a boarding school or an operative with the CIA posted abroad. I could write a book about all the things I was sure about.

I try to tell the truth.

Anybody with any ambition at all, or intelligence, has left Canada and is now living in New York.

I also think it's important not to demonize [Donald] Trump voters.

I think I always stand up for what I believe in.

I very much like "Canada, the adults are talking" stance.

To call me a partisan hack is ludicrous. [...] I am the least partisan person I know.