Mr. Chair, I will speak for the full 14 minutes.
We grew up in Thornhill, Ontario. We were taught by our family, like countless young people being taught by their families, [Inaudible-Editor] good for others. Craig was 12 years old when he heard how a young child slave in Pakistan was killed for trying to end child labour. It was a tragic lesson but precious...good is fragile, and those in positions of power can easily hurt others for their own benefit.
When we started a Canadian charity 25 years ago, we were just two teenagers who wanted to do good. Once we launched Free the Children—now WE Charity—we found millions of Canadian kids who also just wanted to do good, to help make the world a little bit better. The charity's mission statement is simple: WE makes doing good doable. For the last nine months, we've sought to be measured in our comments, but the good of a children's charity has been destroyed by political crossfire.
Today, we are taking a stand. We have been disappointed in the conduct of all—