CITATION PLEASE
Who said what this week
“This was not a freak accident. It was an entirely predictable consequence of the laws of physics playing out on a busy downtown.”
SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICE GILLIAN ROBERTS, SENTENCING A FOOD DELIVERY DRIVER TO PRISON FOR A CRASH THAT KILLED ONE PERSON AND INJURED SEVEN IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO IN 2021
“People are missing payments on their mortgages. And the cost of food … It’s so overwhelming. It’s not that people don’t want to go out and to things, it’s just that I don’t think they can afford it.”
GREEKTOWN ON THE DANFORTH BIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARY FRAGEDAKIS, ON TORONTO’S STRUGGLING FESTIVALS
“I was scared for my life (because) what if someone is in the house with a gun? But at the same time, I saw the baby and I can’t just leave her there.”
HANI AFRAH ON GRABBING A BLEEDING NEIGHBOUR’S ONE-YEAROLD GRANDDAUGHTER AFTER DEADLY GUNFIRE AT REGENT PARK
“It’s almost like a F--k you to John Paul Roby … I didn’t need you, or all the stuff you promised me. You promised me the world and (gave me) nothing.”
MARK FERA, ALLEGED PAST VICTIM OF THE MAPLE LEAF GARDENS USHER/MOLESTER, ON HIS LEAFS MEMORABILIA COLLECTION
“After years of increased living costs, there is a need to fully grasp and address the magnitude of inflation’s effect on citizens, particularly those most in need.”
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR PREMIER ANDREW FUREY, URGING OTTAWA TO FOREGO AN APRIL 1 CARBON-TAX INCREASE
“Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing. I wanted to express my apologies for any confusion the family photograph we shared yesterday caused.”
CATHERINE, PRINCESS OF WALES (THE FORMER KATE MIDDLETON), ON THE PHONEY PHOTO FUROR
“Their money is funding terror, as simple as that.”
ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON ILANA STEIN, ON CANADA’S RESTORING OF FUNDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND WORKS AGENCY
“A bulge cannot be showing, and you can’t show crack. It was also, ‘What happens if he drops that card?’ So, we made sure that … he looked like a Ken doll up front. His crack was covered in the back and then the envelope was Velcroed on there so it wouldn’t fall.”
WALT DISNEY TELEVISION VICE-PRESIDENT ROB MILLS, ON THE OSCARS’ “NAKED” JOHN CENA
“He’s like, ‘I’m gonna kiss his hand. Can you just make sure he’s cool, if I kiss his hand?’ ”
CHOREOGRAPHER MANDY MOORE, ON RYAN GOSLING’S SUGGESTION TO KISS HIS CAMERAMAN DURING THE OSCARS’ “I’M JUST KEN” NUMBER