00:03After leaving Africa, I knew that I wanted to be close to this body of water.
00:10I had just spent six years living in a landlocked country in Africa,
00:14and I had this really strong, profound need to live closer to water.
00:32The world, as we know, has changed because now, as Quebecers, as Gatsbyans, we have to worry about that.
00:40Why? I don't have the answers, but I know there's something going on with the climate.
00:46Climate change is something that is going to impact our lives and probably cost us huge amounts of money to
00:53rectify.
00:53Everything is going up. Bread, milk, cheese, meat.
00:58I mean, we lost almost half of our crop this year, and I have to charge a little bit more
01:03because otherwise we're going to go out of business.
01:07We're poisoning the air we breathe. We're poisoning the water we drink.
01:13It's scary, and I want to wake people up.
01:16It's time for really significant change in the way we live.
01:20When you have oil development starting within your town limits, it's ridiculous.
01:27If something like what happened in the Gulf of Mexico would happen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence,
01:33the devastation would be unbelievable.
01:42I have my good days and my bad days.
01:45Some days I'm really, really concerned about the future, concerned about my daughter's future.
01:53And there are other days that I just feel so inspired by all that's already happening,
01:58regardless of the foot-dragging of our politicians.
02:01There really is, actually, tons to be excited about.
02:07There's lots going on in the cleantech industry,
02:11and that's where I'm getting my inspiration.
02:14That's what I want to photograph.
02:40I've got to
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