Three ongoing commitments, updated as new drives and programs happen.
Annual scholarships and awards supporting students from under-resourced backgrounds — including the Diversity for Inclusion Award endowed at the University of Saskatchewan.
Every dollar of author royalties from book sales is donated to SPCA Montreal in support of animal rescue, care, and adoption.
Home cooked meals to homeless people — a small neighbourhood project cooking and handing out warm, home made meals to people living on the street in Montreal.
Named commitments
Since 2022 · University of Saskatchewan
Department of Computer Science, College of Arts and Science — University of Saskatchewan
Founded in 2022, the $1,500 annual award gives financial support to a continuing undergraduate student in USask's Department of Computer Science who identifies with, or is an ally to, the LGBTQ2S+ community — the first award of its kind in the department.
The award was created after noticing that, while scholarships existed for women in STEM, there was no specific award for the LGBTQ2S+ community. It is presented annually during spring graduation, starting in 2023.
The endowment was sponsored for an initial four years of education support and has since been renewed through 2027.
“This award is a thank you to them. I believe with this award they will be more motivated, more encouraged, to continue their great work.”
Ongoing · Montreal
Book royalties donated in full to animal welfare
Every single dollar of author proceeds from the sale of Driving Business Transformation with Modern Data and AI Strategies is donated to SPCA Montreal in support of animal welfare.
The commitment is stated publicly alongside the book, so every reader knows exactly where the author royalties go.
Ongoing · Montreal
A small project started with Claudia Laliberté
Claudia Laliberté and I recently began a small project we call Miles Kitchen: cooking home made meals and handing them out, in person, to people living on the streets of Montreal.
It is deliberately small and personal — real food, cooked at home, given with a conversation rather than through a queue. The plan is to keep it going regularly and grow it gently as more people join in.
