The Life of a Servant

Season 3, Episode 2

This episode ofThe Life of a Servant takes listeners back 24 years, to May 8, 2001, in Canada’s House of Commons. On that day,Dennis Mills and several other Members of Parliament from all parties participated in a debate that focused on strengthening the safety, management and protection of Canada’s freshwater resources. The two other voices you hear in this episode are those of the Speaker of the House, the Hono...

Season 3, Episode 1

Who has what it takes lead now?

Welcome to Season 3 of The Life of a Servant.

In this episode, radio personality and podcaster Brian Crombie, of the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, chats with Dennis Mills about leadership.

They talk not only about who’s who in the Liberal Leadership race in Canada, but what national leadership really means -- leadership values in our communities, in ourselves and on the world stage.

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 11 of The Life of a Servant. This episode features the uncut interview by John Oakley with Dennis Mills, originally aired on 640am in Toronto, in early December 2024.

John talks about Dennis’ newest memoir, “From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair”, and how a couple of chairs ended up becoming a metaphor for a life in service. And while John dives deep into the details of the book, the book itself bec...

Season 2, Episode 10

Insights about “From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair” with Vince Nigro

In this episode, celebrated Media Personality Vince Nigro, Host of Insights on CamoesTV+, chats with author Dennis Mills about his newest Memoir, "From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair".

In this 30-minute conversation, you'll learn about the inspirations behind "From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair". Vince also takes listeners on a per...

Season 2, Episode 9

In this episode, host Brian Crombie, of the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, chats with Dennis Mills about his newest book, From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair: A Memoir.

Published in October, the book is a memoir about a life in service.

Brian Crombie reviews the book, describing From the Wood Chair to the Green Chair as a compelling narrative about the value of working for others in the greater common good—the va...

Season 2 Episode 8

In this episode of The Life of a Servant, host Brian Crombie and Dennis Mills ask the question, Who Speaks for Canada?

This episode was recorded for the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, aired and streamed on NewsTalk Sauga 960 AM, on September 30, 2024 – and was put in motion by a Facebook post by Dennis the week prior.

During that week, the Bloc Québecois, a separatist political party in Canada issued an ultimatum to t...

Season 2, Episode 7

Food prices are something all of us are intimately aware of these days. So we thought we’d reach into the vaults and pull out a radio interview from 24 years ago that shows you’re not alone in your concerns about food security and making ends meet. 

This episode features an unedited conversation between Dennis Mills, internationally celebrated musical performer, Sylvia Tyson, and legendary radio broadcaster, Mi...

Season 2, Episode 6

This episode features a conversation with Dennis Mills and John Oakley -- host of The John Oakley Show. Originally aired on AM640 (CFIQ) on July 31, 2023, and originally titled, "Remembering Sarsfest with Dennis Mills."

This episode is the third in our series of interviews that looks back on Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto in 2003, how that event actually came to be, and what we can learn from it.

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Season 2, Episode 5

This episode was recorded for the Brian Crombie Radio Hour, aired and streamed on NewsTalk Sauga 960 AM, on August 4, 2023.

In this episode, award-winning Host Brian Crombie interviews Dennis Mills about servant leadership. Dennis passionately explains that the 2003 event, Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto, was successful because leaders collaborated and cooperated selflessly. They tackled a challenge together,...

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4. On July 30, twenty years ago, more than 450,000 people joined the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, and a stellar lineup of performers at Downsview Park in Toronto for an event that became known as Sarstock.

At the twentieth anniversary of that record-breaking event, Dennis Mills, your host of The Life of a Servant, chatted with celebrated radio broadcaster, Greg Brady, on his program, Toronto Today wit...

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3, of The Life of a Servant.

In this episode, Member of Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka, Scott Aitchison, and Bala Legion President, Dennis Mills, talk about the need for affordable housing in Bala, Ontario. They describe a community-planned solution that would provide assisted living to people over the age of 55. The plans are in place. The community partners are totally supported. Shovels could be ...

As we celebrated Canada Day this year, my grandchildren and I and talked about the overwhelming smoke caused by the wildfires in 2023, smoke that had been polluting the air in countless communities across the continent. We talked about the environment and what people could do to make a positive difference. That conversation reminded me of something similar that my team and I put together in 1989: "Our World" – The People’...

We start Season Two with this first episode, one that was originally recorded last December, and one that exemplifies how a successful leader is also an authentic servant.

On December 3, 2022, Borys Wrzesnewskyj, former Member of Parliament in Canada, and founder/owner of Future Bakery, served as the keynote speaker at a special charitable dinner hosted by the Royal Canadian Legion in Bala, Ontario. Borys described Vladimir Putin&...

Part 9: Social Cohesion and Moving the System Forward

This final episode of the series, Part 9 of 9, focuses on a discussion of social cohesion. The discussion culminates into the question of how to move the "system" forward, and is from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. Part 9 features John Duffy, Gordon Dryden, Paul Martin, Bruce Powe, Michael Kirby and Serge Joyal.

We have enhanced the quality of the...

Part 8: Health Concerns and Moving the System Forward

This episode, Part 8 of 9, focuses on a discussion of healthcare and related health concerns, and culminates into the question of how to move the "system" forward, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. Part 8 features Carolyn Bennett, Hugh Cameron, Jim Coutts, Michael Marzolini and Tom Kent.

We have enhanced the quality of the original audio as much...

Part 7: Social Justice and Aboriginal Issues

This episode, Part 7 of 9, focuses on a discussion of social justice issues, with a specific highlight of Aboriginal issues, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. Part 7 features Mark Podlasly, Tom Axworthy, Carolyn Bennett, Desiree McGraw, Borys Wrzesnewskyj, John Roberts, Michael Kirby and Dennis Mills.

We have enhanced the quality of the original audio as much as p...

Part 6: The Economy ... Continued

This episode, Part 6 of 9, continues the discussion on economic issues, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. Part 6 features Robert Greenhill, Barry Appleton, Kimon Valaskakis, Robert Richardson, Dennis Mills, Sandford Borins and Jerry Grafstein.

We have enhanced the quality of the original audio as much as possible, and have repurposed the discussion into this nine-part podcas...

Part 5: The Economy

This episode, Part 5 of 9, features a discussion about economic issues, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. The discussion features John McCallum, Michael Phelps, Dennis Mills, Tom Axworthy and Lorna Marsden.

We have enhanced the quality of the original audio as much as possible, and have repurposed the discussion into this nine-part podcast series as part of our efforts to advance the dial...

Part 4: Internet Issues

This episode, Part 4 of 9, features a discussion about Internet issues how Canadians were facing the challenges of connectivity in 2002, from a conference held more than 20 years ago in Toronto. The discussion features Candice Callison, Dennis Mills, Michelle Baert and Carolyn Bennett.

We have enhanced the quality of the original audio as much as possible, and have repurposed the discussion into this nine-p...