As we hit the one-year anniversary of the “Freedom Convoy” protest in downtown Ottawa, I think back to the day it all started. I wanted to see what this was all about.  To witness the event that was being hyped for days beforehand as a big deal.  Who would have known it was going to last for another 3 weeks.

I took the OC Transpo bus to Tunney’s Pasture, where I boarded a train[…]

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As part of its Open Information policies, the Government of Canada provides access to previously released information packages that have been released under the Access to Information and Privacy Act. (ATIP) You can find these here – https://open.canada.ca/en/search/ati

The goal of Open information is to provide easy access to all of the Government of Canada’s information. This provides Canadians[…]

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The pandemic has certainly accelerated the adoption of technology to achieve a number of tasks and create efficiencies in the Government of Canada.  One only has to look at how quickly the government was able to onboard so many employees to working from home.  This is commendable.

So while the Government of Canada are on this path of accelerated technological adoption I have decided to come up[…]

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I am seeing a lot of “first day of school” pictures on social media today.

They are all super cute but frightening at the same time.  Frightening in that seeing my contemporaries with children going off to university or college makes me feel really old.

However, age really shouldn’t be a barrier to learning.  In today’s environment there is no reason why we all can’t be students. […]

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When I first started out on my own, I called my business, ‘James F Miller Research, Intelligence, Strategy’.  It was pretty straightforward.  My name combined with what I did.  It was good for a while, but I soon realized it didn’t fully reflect my skillset.  (Not to mention, it was a mouthful.) So, I became determined to find a name that communicated all that I had to offer my clients.

I[…]

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I’m all for looking out for my fellow man but I also believe that it is important for people to look out for themselves.
I notice a lot lately that people don’t seem to be concerned about this. They are too focused on their smart phones to pay attention to their surroundings or perhaps they are off deep in thought somewhere else.

I am shocked by the numbers of people who walk out in front[…]

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So “For the People” has become Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s go to catchphrase. (replacing “Folks”) He claims that everything he does is “for the people”. Recently, he proclaimed that he has a mandate “from the people” to halve the number of council seats in the City of Toronto in the middle of the election campaign period. Well hold on now. “From the people” and “for the people”[…]

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Ah yes, just as pumpkin-spiced lattes signal the arrival of fall, the endless bombardment of television and social media ads from our provincial politicians signal the arrival of another election campaign in Ontario.

Unlike many Ontarians, I actually enjoy watching these ads, but then again, I am a bit of anomaly. I have been involved in a significant number of election campaigns across Canada and[…]

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There has been significant coverage of all the “fake” (definitely in good place for word of the year) memberships that have been discovered throughout the Conservative Party leadership race. Candidates accuse each other of rigging the vote or better yet “vote buying”

This scenario usually plays out in every political contest that requires a membership be purchased. I have seen it played[…]

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