The marchers were trying to make a statement, but some people wouldn't let their minds get bogged down in all that. They weren't paying attention. They could ignore it.

Many people couldn't read and write. That was the catch.

It's very important what we're trying to do. We're trying to shine light on this. We've been sitting in the dark for many years and this committee has learned numbers that no one else knows. I want to be sure my kids and grandkids won't have to fight this battle 50 years from now.

Yes, this is very different. We've been trying to find a way to begin a dialogue for the last few days. So we're pleased that we have one right now.

My father would leave home for seven or eight months of the year trying to pursue his hockey career. We only saw him in the off season and I had no idea what he was going through until my early teens. That's when I started collecting stories and articles written about my father. I have over a thousand of them.

I was trying to be more of a presence on defense. I wanted to be more active.