CITATION PLEASE
Who said what this week
“This is going to be a misdemeanour from hell for Merrick Garland, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden.”
A defiant Trump ally Steve Bannon after making his first appearance in court to face contempt of Congress charges
“Clowns are not above the law.”
Sign being carried outside the Washington courthouse where protesters greeted Bannon with expletives and shouts of ‘traitor!’
“It seems to be our responsibility as the leaders of China and the United States to ensure that the competition between our countries does not veer into conflict, whether intended or unintended, rather than simple, straightforward competition.”
U.S. President Joe Biden ahead of his virtual summit with China’s Xi Jinping
“This is extremely dangerous, it’s playing with fire, and they that play with fire will burn themselves.”
Chinese President President Xi Jinping blames tensions with Taiwan seeking independence on the country relying on the U.S. and some Americans using Taiwan as a way to interfere in China
“They’re relentless … They’re all over the Southern U.S. My fear is, if they can’t shoot them all in Texas, we don’t have a chance.”
Chris Burkholder on a group of wild pigs on the lam in Pickering, tearing up lawns and posing risk to people and pets alike
“Oh my God, there goes the pump house!”
Kim Cardinal just before a video call with daughter Michelle Thibodeau cut out as she was showing the flooding near her home just outside Spences Bridge, B.C.
“This is what climate change looks like ... It is a clear, clear call to action — right now.”
Merran Smith, B.C. climate expert, on the floods ravaging the province
“We’re (the Americans’) numberone trading partner. Why would you go after your number-one ally, your number-one economic partner for what? It’s going to hurt them just as much as it hurts us.”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford on America’s economic protectionism