Action4Canada - February 06, 2026


Building a Strong Canadian Mindset


Episode Stats

Length

1 minute

Words per Minute

175.08197

Word Count

267

Sentence Count

21


Summary

Bullying is everywhere and it s going to happen no matter where you go. What you have to learn is how to deal with these people when you encounter them. No matter how many pink shirt days you have, you will encounter bullies.


Transcript

00:00:00.580 Get into a mindset of Canada that we are strong.
00:00:03.660 We are not victims.
00:00:05.000 I don't need a safe space.
00:00:06.900 I don't need, I want to be strong.
00:00:10.980 I don't want to be seen as a victim.
00:00:12.860 Imagine if I was just weeping and crying now because I've been called names in the media,
00:00:16.180 which I have been.
00:00:16.840 I've been attacked brutally.
00:00:18.660 Like it's been, talk about being victimized.
00:00:21.420 But do I see it the way I'm like, no, you're not going to get me down.
00:00:25.400 Does it hurt sometimes?
00:00:26.500 Yes, but I'm not going to be a victim.
00:00:27.860 I am going to define myself and I am going to take responsibility for myself, the words
00:00:32.680 I use, the talents I have, and I'm going to move forward no matter how much I get knocked
00:00:37.100 down.
00:00:37.940 And that is how we become a stronger nation.
00:00:40.400 But to be competing to say who's the biggest victim, this has got to stop.
00:00:44.300 And it is not helping anyone.
00:00:46.260 I have daughters and I tell them, look, no matter how many pink shirt days you have, you
00:00:51.100 will encounter bullies.
00:00:52.440 They will be everywhere.
00:00:53.620 They're in workplaces.
00:00:54.500 I was terribly workplace bullied in a very famous case in the early 2000s.
00:00:59.360 I was in my early 40s and I left there with a neck I could hardly turn after so much abuse
00:01:04.580 in the workplace.
00:01:06.520 And I, so it's going to happen no matter where you go.
00:01:12.380 So what you have to learn is how are you going to deal with these people when you encounter
00:01:15.760 them?
00:01:31.140 Thank you.