Children's books have great potential to reveal new possibilities to readers, because the intended audience is at an age of genuine learning.

I recently did a reading at an elementary school in Ottawa, and one of the children asked me if I was a girl. I said yes. Another child commented that I had a deep voice. I responded: "Can girls have deep voices?" There was a pause and then the group responded, "Yes!"

I worry about what Trump will inspire in Canada, especially given incidents that have already occurred here since the election.

I have always considered the aesthetic of a project, including press photos, as a means to further the message of the art itself.

Making music has been connected to one of my greatest heartaches, because my own music has never quite connected with audiences. But it was this heartache that pushed me to explore other artistic avenues, like writing and filmmaking, and I ultimately feel most at home in a multidisciplinary environment.

I am always hesitant to call myself an activist, mostly out of respect for the activists who are using their bodies and voices to protest or activists online who are constantly engaging and educating others.

I have been and continue to be committed to art as a tool to ignite, comfort, and discomfort.