Dec 6, 2023 To: Members of the General Government Committee Thank you all for your attention to this matter of how unsolicited quotations and proposals fit into the City’s procurement methods. I am writing today to suggest that this issue needs far more concentrated and sustained attention than what has been provided in…

December 6, 2023 To: Members of the General Government Committee Re: Item GG8.23 — Innovative Partnership to Accelerate Digital Services with Payments Firstly, would like to thank staff for creating a report that touches on several aspects of this deal and the current status of its implementation. Given that there…

ISED’s Bill C-27 + AIDA. Part 8: Canada’s AI Regulation is Moving Fast and Breaking (Legislative Process) Things With the House of Commons back in session, a federal committee (INDU), is about to review Canada’s proposed artificial intelligence law, AIDA. While it’s tempting to dive into how AIDA does or…

A Story from Spring 2023 as Fall INDU Committee Approaches This is the seventh in a series on AIDA. Post one is here, two is here, three is here, four is here, five is here, six is here. …

Major Process Error This is the sixth in a series on AIDA. Post one is here, two is here, three is here, four is here, and five is here. And in related writing, a recent piece on AIDA in CCPA’s The Monitor. Voluntary Generative AI Code of Practice Consultation Skipped…

AIDA is a political process error. Committee members should refuse it. This is the fifth in a series on AIDA. Post one is here, two is here, three is here, and four is here. And in related writing, a recent piece on AIDA in CCPA’s The Monitor. AIDA goes to…

AIDA is anti-democratic and needs to be shut down This is the fourth in a four part series on AIDA. Post one is here, two is here, and three is here. How Did We Get Here? Before the last federal election, there were public consultations and conversations that fell under…

Human(s) in the Loop, Humans are the Loop By Bianca Wylie and Liz Barry Consensus as Myth Consensus is a myth. This idea was shared with me years ago, handed down through others that have worked for decades in public engagement and facilitation. It’s a phrase that stuck, challenging me…

An Update on Records Requests and the Mediation Process Yesterday I had the mediation call that was the result of an appeal to the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario on records requests made to the City. …