I cut my teeth as a journalist writing about societies that didn’t have democracy. Chrystia Freeland Read Quote
If you believe in democracy, than you can’t trash it by being cynical about the people who do democracy: the politicians. Chrystia Freeland Read Quote
TED is certainly a gathering of an incredibly eclectic, incredibly interesting community, but it’s also an elite community – at least an important portion comes from that global 1%. Chrystia Freeland Read Quote
My respect for politicians has increased. It’s hard work – even hard physical work. Chrystia Freeland Read Quote
We are very proud, wherever we are in the world, to tell you about Canadian values and what we think is the right thing for Canada to do. And when it comes to refugees, we very much believe in welcoming refugees to our country, and that includes Syrian refugees, and that includes Muslim refugees. Chrystia Freeland Read Quote
The chief job of foreign policy today is helping to figure out the rules for the global economy and defending each nation’s interests within it. Chrystia Freeland Read Quote
Defending human rights should be an important objective of foreign policy, and that, too, will sometimes be hard to reconcile with an economic agenda, especially when it comes to dealing with rich but repressive players like China and Russia. Chrystia Freeland Read Quote
The age of economic relations as the primary arena for interactions between states is already upon us. Chrystia Freeland Read Quote
