Chantal Kreviazuk’s music is well-known both in Canada and on the international stage, but the singer-songwriter also devotes a considerable amount of her time to human-rights causes.
In a sit-down interview with Global’s Tom Clark, Kreviazuk talked about what she sees as an erosion of Canada’s reputation as a welcoming and humanitarian nation.
“I question how legitimate (that reputation) is now,” she said. “I feel decisions were made into the 70s that allowed us to have this beautiful reputation, but today I’m wondering, what are we really doing?”
These concerns have become more pronounced in light of the refugee crisis currently unfolding across the Middle East and Europe, Kreviazuk said.
The Winnipeg native was inducted into the Order of Canada on Wednesday, along with her husband, Our Lady Peace front-man Raine Maida. The couple were lauded for “their efforts to raise awareness and support for numerous causes including human and animal rights, mental health, education and the environment.”
In addition to her work with War Child Canada, Kreviazuk contributed to Downtown Records’ Raise Hope for Congo album and has travelled extensively with Maida to a variety developing nations, including Iraq, Darfur and Ethiopia.
“We are each others’ people,” she said. “We’re either going to end up living together in harmony, or we’re going to live together in some kind of conflict and spite.”
WATCH: The full interview with Chantal Kreviazuk
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