Jim is an award-winning teacher and former principal in Surrey, B.C., the son of a teacher and a chief justice, the husband of a high school vice-principal, the father of three lawyers, and the grandfather of five small children. He lost his job in Abbotsford for speaking off-script during Peak Woke in 2021. Since then, he has refused to be cancelled and has gained a large following on X. His goal is to strengthen academic values in schools, beginning with the right to speak freely.