As a consumer and a mom, I've always been interested in local products.
— Sophie Gregoire Trudeau
You would be naive to suggest that politics isn't complicated or isn't a game, but you don't create change through cynicism.
Justin's real weakness is, he's very much in his head. He intellectualizes a lot.
When you're on official trips it's not a vacation, it's serious work.
Am I completely indifferent to criticism? No, not at all. But I know who I am and I have learned to respect and care for who I am.
When humans look at each other and look long enough into their eyes, some people are totally uncomfortable with that. I am not.
I think people have this perception of the life that I lead, or that we lead, of drivers, the high life. It's not that.
Learn to distance yourself from the criticism.
Whatever things you go through, you stay true to who you are and your core values.
I still have dreams, but instead of having them written on a little piece of paper, I live a little bit of them every day.
All my children ski now, they don't have a choice. They have to join mom and dad on the ski hill.
The pictures and dresses and official functions - that's my job, but it's not my whole life.
I'm an extrovert - a social being.
I think not only Canada but the world as a whole is called upon to really choose leaders who can generate unity and compassion throughout the world. This is how you find peace, right?
On official trips you listen to officials who guide you and also clothing choices, because there are certain places where you have to have your head covered for example, or whatever it is, and I listen to the professionals.
My mom - For me, she has the spirit of an angel. She's a healer without even knowing it… She's beautiful inside and out. She doesn't know she's that.
Sometimes, I would like to be alone in the woods and run and roll on the ground and play with my kids. And I do, and that's what keeps me grounded.
I want people to get to know me, because I want to get to know them.
We're lucky we live in Canada. If we were living in the United States I'm sure it would be different - all the media attention that we would get in the private part of our lives.
I don't weigh myself. I don't have a scale in the house.
I can tell you right away that no marriage is easy.
Physical exercise and sport is not just about sport; it's about self-care and self-care is a gift for life.
Being 40 and having three kids puts lots of things in perspective and helps me stay grounded.
I organize everything. The kids' lunch to the finances to the spending to the house, groceries, everything.
Once Justin decided to go on the political scene, all the spotlights were on him. I think we've done pretty well finding a balance and a centre. It's a very scrutinized life.
I have three kids, I'm an active person, and we keep things real, and you've got to focus on the positive.
Humans need to touch each other. We need to look at each other… We are human creatures, meant to be linked… So, yes, it's a gift for me to be able to look at somebody that I know or don't know, that I love or maybe not love, and to be able to connect.
I don't want to be going to bed at night thinking that people want to harm us, or my family, because that's when the lioness comes out.
I don't want my kids to be raised thinking they'll get into a park and people applaud.
We have taught our children that meanness gets you nowhere in life.
I used to stress out if I wasn't attaining my goals by their due date, but not anymore.
I'm a little bit intrepid when it comes to sport. I like to try new things.
I have lots of athletes in my family and they showed me how to waterski - slalom, barefoot - all that stuff.
