CITATION PLEASE
Who said what this week
“I know it was so silly of me to say, ‘Are you sure?’ but I didn’t want to believe that.”
A AIDA SHAIKH, ON HER REACTION TO THE DEATH OF A POLICE OFFICER IN A 2021 INTERACTION WITH HER HUSBAND UMAR ZAMEER
“I think the big companies are lobbying to get the Indians under control. I know there are a number of people who really aren’t liking it.”
KEN HUGHES, FOUNDER OF THE MISSISSAUGAS OF THE CREDIT MEDICINE WHEEL CANNABIS DISPENSARY CHAIN, ON POLICE RAID LAST WEEK
“She brought sunshine into the lives of everyone she met.”
THE FAMILY OF AJAX’S JENNIFER POLAK, A SLAIN MOTHER WHOSE BOYFRIEND IS NOW BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER
“I pose a threat to the status quo. I fearlessly expose the corruption that runs rampant in our city hall, and I am shining a light on the abuse of power by both staff and council members. And for this, I have become the target of their malicious attacks.”
PICKERING COUNCILLOR LISA ROBINSON ON BEING ACCUSED OF PROMOTING HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA
“Soliciting is of fundamental importance to persons in need and has a real social value. Even if the presence of persons soliciting is annoying or even offensive, a blanket ban on all solicitations is not a proportional limit on freedom of expression.”
SUPERIOR COURT JUSTICE ROBERT CENT A, TOSSING OUT ONTARIO’ S 25-YEAR-OLD PANHANDLING LAW
“Over the past few years, we’ve seen a massive spike in temporary immigration, whether it’s temporary foreign workers or whether it’s international students in particular. They have grown at a rate far beyond what Canada has been able to absorb ... temporary immigration (has) caused so much pressure in our communities.”
PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU
“I heard they were looking for somebody and this is what Knight insurance does ... We have the liquidity and I’m just happy to provide it.”
BILLIONAIRE AND DONALD TRUMP SUPPORTER DON HANKEY, ON POSTING TRUMP’S $175-MILLION BOND ON MONDAY
“Everything I have seen in this country is corruption, people taking bribes, police officers working with gangs ... I was peacefully leaving and someone tried to extort me AGAIN and now I am detained for no reason and no explanation.”
ADDISON PIERRE “YOUR FELLOW ARAB” MAALOUF, U.S. YOUTUBER WHO SAYS HE PAID $50,000 IN RANSOM AFTER BEING ABDUCTED WHILE