Drew Herrema
@drewherrema.bsky.social
Accessibility, Disability, and Design
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I keep telling this story.
Imagine a vast orchard, bequeathed to the Boomers by their parents.
They spend their working lives tending it, growing it, selling the apples and cider. They show it to their kids, and they say, "It'll be up to you to keep this going when I retire."
(cont.)
Imagine a vast orchard, bequeathed to the Boomers by their parents.
They spend their working lives tending it, growing it, selling the apples and cider. They show it to their kids, and they say, "It'll be up to you to keep this going when I retire."
(cont.)
Talk about robbing the future from a generation.
The median age of all U.S. homebuyers is now 59 years old.
Just 15 years ago, it was 39 years old.
Just 15 years ago, it was 39 years old.
November 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I keep telling this story.
Imagine a vast orchard, bequeathed to the Boomers by their parents.
They spend their working lives tending it, growing it, selling the apples and cider. They show it to their kids, and they say, "It'll be up to you to keep this going when I retire."
(cont.)
Imagine a vast orchard, bequeathed to the Boomers by their parents.
They spend their working lives tending it, growing it, selling the apples and cider. They show it to their kids, and they say, "It'll be up to you to keep this going when I retire."
(cont.)
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Politicians with 30%-40% of the vote should not control 100% of your healthcare decisions.
First past the post rewards parties that ignore most voters.
Proportional representation means governments that actually serve the majority.
First past the post rewards parties that ignore most voters.
Proportional representation means governments that actually serve the majority.
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Politicians with 30%-40% of the vote should not control 100% of your healthcare decisions.
First past the post rewards parties that ignore most voters.
Proportional representation means governments that actually serve the majority.
First past the post rewards parties that ignore most voters.
Proportional representation means governments that actually serve the majority.
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Agree with this Wood Mackenzie claim, but they mean it like it's a good thing 🙃🙃🙃🙃
www.woodmac.com/blogs/energy...
www.woodmac.com/blogs/energy...
AI boom could mean new future for coal power
As AI data centres drive soaring US power demand, coal’s decline slows and carbon capture projects emerge - explore how 8 Rivers’ new CCS coal plant, big tech investment and shifting energy policy cou...
www.woodmac.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Agree with this Wood Mackenzie claim, but they mean it like it's a good thing 🙃🙃🙃🙃
www.woodmac.com/blogs/energy...
www.woodmac.com/blogs/energy...
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Mark Carney’s Liberals were not elected on a mandate to gut Canada Post, but they’re doing it anyway.
The minister intervened to begin the process, now management has now submitted a restructuring plan *in the middle of collective bargaining* that it refuses to share with Canadians.
The minister intervened to begin the process, now management has now submitted a restructuring plan *in the middle of collective bargaining* that it refuses to share with Canadians.
Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government | CBC News
Canada Post has submitted its plan to the federal government to transform its struggling business model into a
financially sustainable postal service.
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Mark Carney’s Liberals were not elected on a mandate to gut Canada Post, but they’re doing it anyway.
The minister intervened to begin the process, now management has now submitted a restructuring plan *in the middle of collective bargaining* that it refuses to share with Canadians.
The minister intervened to begin the process, now management has now submitted a restructuring plan *in the middle of collective bargaining* that it refuses to share with Canadians.
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The world blew past the dangerous 1.5 degree red line.
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is 'going to…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The world blew past the dangerous 1.5 degree red line.
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/07/c...
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The NDP’s next leader must be ready to challenge Canada’s billionaire class ricochet.media/politics/the...
The NDP’s next leader must be ready to challenge Canada’s billionaire class
With prices soaring and wages stuck, Canadians want a party that will fight corporate greed, tax the rich, and rebuild a fair economy for working people
ricochet.media
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The NDP’s next leader must be ready to challenge Canada’s billionaire class ricochet.media/politics/the...
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Zohran Mamdani’s victory should be a wake-up call to Canadian progressives ricochet.media/politics/zoh...
Zohran Mamdani’s victory should be a wake-up call to Canadian progressives
Mamdani's win proves that people-first politics rooted in fairness, affordability, and real unity is the way forward
ricochet.media
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani’s victory should be a wake-up call to Canadian progressives ricochet.media/politics/zoh...
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Speak plainly. Organize. Show up.
After their worst-ever results in the 2025 federal election, here’s what the NDP can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City — which he officially won last night.
From July 2025. #canpoli #uspoli #ZohranMamdani
After their worst-ever results in the 2025 federal election, here’s what the NDP can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City — which he officially won last night.
From July 2025. #canpoli #uspoli #ZohranMamdani
Four Lessons for Canada’s NDP from the NYC Mayoral Race | The Tyee
Zohran Mamdani didn’t just win votes. He made people feel seen.
thetyee.ca
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Speak plainly. Organize. Show up.
After their worst-ever results in the 2025 federal election, here’s what the NDP can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City — which he officially won last night.
From July 2025. #canpoli #uspoli #ZohranMamdani
After their worst-ever results in the 2025 federal election, here’s what the NDP can learn from Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City — which he officially won last night.
From July 2025. #canpoli #uspoli #ZohranMamdani
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New Yorkers just proved bold socialist ideas can win. Ottawa just proposed the most harmful climate and care budget since Harper.
Bold ideas win and we need to rebuild that kind of NDP.
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
Bold ideas win and we need to rebuild that kind of NDP.
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
WATCH LIVE: Zohran Mamdani addresses supporters after winning 2025 NYC mayoral race
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM
New Yorkers just proved bold socialist ideas can win. Ottawa just proposed the most harmful climate and care budget since Harper.
Bold ideas win and we need to rebuild that kind of NDP.
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
Bold ideas win and we need to rebuild that kind of NDP.
www.youtube.com/live/NnM_RgL...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Mamdani Tsunami in New York tonight?
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Mamdani Tsunami in New York tonight?
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I was a coms staffer at PSAC when the Harper government slashed the public service — a miserable time for everyone. All it led to was layoffs, followed by the fed govt hiring more temps and expensive consultants. And then eventually hiring back even more people. It takes humans to run a country 🤷♀️
November 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I was a coms staffer at PSAC when the Harper government slashed the public service — a miserable time for everyone. All it led to was layoffs, followed by the fed govt hiring more temps and expensive consultants. And then eventually hiring back even more people. It takes humans to run a country 🤷♀️
Ford called Carney Santa Clause. I'm sure Ford is okay being on the naughty list as long as he still gets his presents. Ford is slimy enough to not have any of his crimes stick, being blamed for "sticking up for Ontario" won't hurt him. What Ford is getting out of it, becaues that's all cares about.
“If Carney continues to put the blame on the Ontario ad for the freeze in trade talks and not on the president for having an overreaction to it, one wonders how long the unequal levels of goodwill between Ford and Carney will last.”
Carney's apology to Trump reveals the limits of the Team Canada approach: when provinces are making their own moves, Carney may be left cleaning up the mess, @supriya.bsky.social writes.
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ford called Carney Santa Clause. I'm sure Ford is okay being on the naughty list as long as he still gets his presents. Ford is slimy enough to not have any of his crimes stick, being blamed for "sticking up for Ontario" won't hurt him. What Ford is getting out of it, becaues that's all cares about.
Miser's Law: The people fighting bike lanes are always the worst people in your city. @misernyc.bsky.social
montreal’s new mayor wants to rip up bike lanes and create a more permissive regulatory structure for airbnbs. grim result.
Ensemble Montréal proposes year-round short-term rentals for residents — not companies | CBC News
Ensemble Montréal’s mayoral candidate Soraya Martinez Ferrada says her party would ban companies from operating short-term rentals like Airbnbs, but allow residents to rent out their primary home for ...
www.cbc.ca
November 4, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Miser's Law: The people fighting bike lanes are always the worst people in your city. @misernyc.bsky.social
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I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse
July 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I think one of the saddest things about being a millennial is remembering a time when technology was advancing in a way that made life better and easier and more exciting instead of actively, intentionally worse
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CANADIANS! Our government is once again trying to convince us AI is good, actually, and they have a whole big survey about how we can use AI. I pretty much just said "we can't until we can do it without mass theft and poisoning the environment" over and over again, and you can too
Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership
Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025
Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renew...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
CANADIANS! Our government is once again trying to convince us AI is good, actually, and they have a whole big survey about how we can use AI. I pretty much just said "we can't until we can do it without mass theft and poisoning the environment" over and over again, and you can too
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Let's build transportation that connects rural and urban communities, that supports health care access, support services access, sports access, all the other things that enable Canadians to have a good life, and that empowers our economy towards a green future. #cdnpoli #publictransit #ndp #canada
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Let's build transportation that connects rural and urban communities, that supports health care access, support services access, sports access, all the other things that enable Canadians to have a good life, and that empowers our economy towards a green future. #cdnpoli #publictransit #ndp #canada
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Can @jagmeetsingh.ca give the @ndp.ca their account back?
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Can @jagmeetsingh.ca give the @ndp.ca their account back?
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If the federal Liberals use generative AI in anything having to do with serious governing, this automatically becomes the stupidest government of my lifetime
If the Carney government deploys generative AI -- a product that by design cannot be trusted to provide reliable information -- to answer Canadians' tax question, it should be required to forgive the taxes of anyone who follows any incorrect answers.
Tax agency looking at AI, training to help call centre staff provide accurate answers
OTTAWA - A senior official working at the Canada Revenue Agency says the agency is looking to artificial intelligence and better training to help call centre agents provide more accurate
www.thestar.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
If the federal Liberals use generative AI in anything having to do with serious governing, this automatically becomes the stupidest government of my lifetime
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Canada needs to get rid of the NotWithStanding Clause.
No politician should be able to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. NO ONE.
The Charter is one of the foundations of our country.
Any politician who wants to override it is a coward or a despot.
There can be no debate about that.
No politician should be able to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. NO ONE.
The Charter is one of the foundations of our country.
Any politician who wants to override it is a coward or a despot.
There can be no debate about that.
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Canada needs to get rid of the NotWithStanding Clause.
No politician should be able to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. NO ONE.
The Charter is one of the foundations of our country.
Any politician who wants to override it is a coward or a despot.
There can be no debate about that.
No politician should be able to override the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. NO ONE.
The Charter is one of the foundations of our country.
Any politician who wants to override it is a coward or a despot.
There can be no debate about that.
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“As generative AI becomes more realistic, my ability to tell what’s real isn’t vanishing as much as it’s transforming into a paranoia,” @sarahkrichel.bsky.social writes.🤖
Help! I’m Nostalgic for the Days of AI Slop | The Tyee
Have we officially normalized generative AI? Why it’s a dangerous place to be.
thetyee.ca
October 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“As generative AI becomes more realistic, my ability to tell what’s real isn’t vanishing as much as it’s transforming into a paranoia,” @sarahkrichel.bsky.social writes.🤖
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This would have led to catastrophic new levels of homelessness — thank you to everyone who spoke out.
Now let’s keep hammering the Ford government on its bad decisions about bike lanes, supervised consumption sites and speed cameras.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
Now let’s keep hammering the Ford government on its bad decisions about bike lanes, supervised consumption sites and speed cameras.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
Ford government walks back on plan to consider changes to renters’ right to ‘security of tenure’
The Ford government says it won’t be moving forward with consultations to modify the law that protects tenants’ right to remain in their unit.
www.ctvnews.ca
October 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This would have led to catastrophic new levels of homelessness — thank you to everyone who spoke out.
Now let’s keep hammering the Ford government on its bad decisions about bike lanes, supervised consumption sites and speed cameras.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
Now let’s keep hammering the Ford government on its bad decisions about bike lanes, supervised consumption sites and speed cameras.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
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www.thestar.com/real-estate/... “It’s a straightforward attack on tenant protections in Ontario,” said @ricardotranjan.bsky.social, political economist at the @policyalternatives.ca
Doug Ford government proposes to allow tenant evictions when leases are up in new bill
Currently, tenants are protected from eviction unless there is a legal reason — such as unpaid rent or the landlord wants to move in — even after their lease expires.
www.thestar.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
www.thestar.com/real-estate/... “It’s a straightforward attack on tenant protections in Ontario,” said @ricardotranjan.bsky.social, political economist at the @policyalternatives.ca
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If I were the @ontariondp.bsky.social or @ontarioliberal.bsky.social I'd be HAMMERING Ford, across all social media on why people have to pay $1000s to scalpers for Blue Jays tickets. It's all on Doug Ford. He scrapped laws that prevented this in 2019.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/22/t...
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/22/t...
'They're gouging the people': Ford lashes out at Ticketmaster over Blue Jays resale ticket prices, considering legislation
Premier Ford says his government is considering legislation to cap resale ticket prices in response to staggering Jays ticket prices.
toronto.citynews.ca
October 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If I were the @ontariondp.bsky.social or @ontarioliberal.bsky.social I'd be HAMMERING Ford, across all social media on why people have to pay $1000s to scalpers for Blue Jays tickets. It's all on Doug Ford. He scrapped laws that prevented this in 2019.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/22/t...
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/22/t...
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The Ford Government Has A Special Message For Ontario Renters
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM