Sophie Gregoire Trudeau

“When you're on official trips it's not a vacation, it's serious work.”

“Owing to cultural beliefs, girls have been taught to be small, disappear and not take our full place in society. But that is not what we are meant to be.”

“What I wear is what I feel comfortable in.”

“Wherever we go, in a restaurant or on the street or on a ski hill or even travelling, people come up to see us and they're just so friendly. They always have a super story to tell us concerning his dad or when he was young and I'm always interested to get to know stories about Justin and his family.”

“The more we reach out and become vulnerable and share our stories, the more people we will meet that will unite and help us to achieve more equality.”

“I have lots of athletes in my family and they showed me how to waterski - slalom, barefoot - all that stuff.”

“I read a lot on self-esteem issues, and a mother has more impact on the self-esteem of her daughter than peer pressure or media or television.”

“All my children ski now, they don't have a choice. They have to join mom and dad on the ski hill.”

“Canada truly understands that girls and women who have access to a safe and high-quality education is a priority.”

“Justin's real weakness is, he's very much in his head. He intellectualizes a lot.”

“As a consumer and a mom, I've always been interested in local products.”

“Before any other dream career I could have - and God knows I have many projects - I want to be a mum.”

“Whatever things you go through, you stay true to who you are and your core values.”

“When it comes to having conversations with girls what I hear from them is that there is a lot of pressure to look a certain way, act a certain way, perform a certain way, and there are very mixed messages. We are telling them, 'Be yourself, be true to who you are,' but what does that mean in a society of comparison, competition, and individualism?”

“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.”

“I want to encourage young people to have open and honest conversations with themselves, by doing so we proactively work on ourselves and create safe and caring environments that foster resiliency.”

“I want people to get to know me, because I want to get to know them.”

“It is proven that when women enter the workforce and find their full potential, their families are healthier, there are more opportunities for women, there's an impact economically, psychologically, physically on our society at large.”

“I don't weigh myself. I don't have a scale in the house.”

“Yes, I talk about eating disorders and you know, excessive dieting and excessive exercising can be a sign of a mental illness... but when we talk about eating disorders... the issue is not the food or the exercise, the issue is a lack of healthy conception of self. That is the issue.”