Recent content by davidm

Keith, thank you for stepping forward as a candidate. I have a few questions about your approach to board governance: 1. Strategic Focus: What's your view on CIRA's expansion into areas beyond core .CA registry operations? Should member fees primarily fund registry services, or do you support...

What's your specific goal to achieve if you become a director of CIRA? How do you feel about providing objective oversight of CIRA's activities and spending? Will you report issues to the members, especially when the board ratifies or approves of spending on or hiring personnel for non-core...

Thanks for this. It's disappointing that the meeting chair decided to cut Byron off before he had the opportunity to answer the hard questions about the $28 million in salaries and IT expenses in 2025.

Thank you for the clarifications, Matthew. A few follow-up questions as you seek member support: 1. Financial Breakdown: You mention that operational and staff expense increases are "tied directly to diversified services" like Canadian Shield and XDR. Can you provide a breakdown of how much of...

I don't think that this NFL owner is interested in cost cutting at CIRA. Matthew Gamble has already been a CIRA director for long enough and I don't see any positive impacts from his tenures between November 2018 and Oct 2021 and again from September 2022 to the present. I only hear from him...

Without detailed disclosures, we really don't know what is going on. Enhanced Disclosure Requirements Line-item expense breakdowns for all categories exceeding $500K Cost allocation between .CA operations and ancillary services Multi-year trend analysis with variance explanations Per-domain...

It is concerning that CIRA's expenses are growing out of control. CIRA Expense Analysis - Why Are .CA Registrants Footing the Bill for Mission Creep? Fellow CIRA members, After reviewing CIRA's FY25 financial statements, I'm deeply concerned about expense growth that far exceeds our core...

Why is it so difficult to get access to AGM agenda and proposed resolutions? Why aren't the proposals provided ahead of time so that we can consider and discuss them? I couldn't find any details on the CIRA website until I received my registration confirmation email, and even then I had to...

I am disappointed that my question was not addressed during the Q&A session today, especially given the increasing domain name renewal fees and escalating operational costs at CIRA. I seek a direct response from each CIRA board candidate: Q. Do you commit to minimizing discretionary spending...

If you want any of these domains, e-transfer $1100 to david@businessreg.ca and then email me your contact info or call me at 416-239-1361 Domains for Sale ($1100 CAD each): fibertape.ca bakeit.ca blackmini.ca bluedress.ca carbusters.ca kevas.ca lawtech.ca logiclock.ca luvv.ca muhamed.ca...

You're right. I don't know why GoDaddy values some random 3L .ca domains so high. Even ones with an "x" or a "z." It's not like many businesses use them in Canada. For example: wxk .ca at $5656 (registered in 33 TLDs) czv .ca at $5189 (registered in 54 TLDs) nxv .ca at $4336 (registered in 40...

What is an ultra premium LLL .ca? Is there a list? I have a few 3Ls.

What kind of .ca domains do you price over $100K? nouns? verbs? 1-word category EMDs? 3L? CVCV? Multiple tm owners?

It's unclear whether the registrant was reselling authentic Guess branded clothing or one of their affiliates masquerading as an eCommerce website because only the home page is shown in Archive's Wayback Machine. The Respondent didn't file any response. Affiliate networks usually provide...

Who should we vote for and why? Which candidates will ensure that CIRA reduces discretionary spending and avoids scope creep?