Our democracy depends on the rule of law. Too many rules, some of them referred to as red tape, can halt society and keep it from being free, competitive and innovative. Not enough rules and we descend into chaos, each citizen out for themselves. The global pandemic is an example of a situation where the lack of established rules resulted in polarity and chaos, as we do NOT all think alike – surprise, surprise. Everything needs balance, thus the symbolic scales of justice held by Lady Justice.

Ronke Omorodion, “Lady Justice: Celebrating Black Canadian Trailblazers”, Red Deer Advocate (24 February 2023) 10. When “Lady Justice” asked me to be a guest columnist for Black History Month, I was thrilled! Little did I know that writing this would trigger a lot of emotions.

The only thing that is constant is change. Change can be for the better or it can be for the worse. For a business, a failure to manage change can be fatal. With all due respect to self-proclaimed luddites, a failure to change will also