Stephen deR
stephender.bsky.social
Stephen deR
@stephender.bsky.social
Politics Nerd, Process Nerd, housing advocate, and chauffeur to 2 student athletes who never pick activities close to home.
biped is going to start referring to you as irrational father figure
January 21, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Land Value Tax > Wealth Tax ...
January 6, 2026 at 4:50 PM
TVO had a big hand in raising me.

Give me a Polkaroo chatbot and I might actually use a chatbot
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is the Warden Street water tower. Hopefully it will be retired and replaced with a larger, more efficient tower within the next 7yrs
August 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Middle class Canadian here.
While I appreciate having more money in my pocket.
I'd WAY rather see the Federal Government do more investment in infrastructure so my kids have a future in Canada.
We are DECADES behind on replacement & growth
July 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I let out an audible chuckle to the line " The government can still cause you bodily harm, the Charter only asks them to present the barest evidence-based case that it's needed. "
July 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I do water towers.

My kids and wife try and encourage routes that avoid us being able to see them so I don't talk about how it was built, when it needs to be replaced, and the cool features... :( Infrastructure is FUN
July 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Lucky he is saying it on BlueSky and not twitter. So we'll be safe from them seeing it or a little while yet.
June 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Still playing more than once a year.
ICE hockey ( NES) since 1990
Age of Empires 2 (PC) since 1999,
Wii Sports mario Golf (Wii) Since 2006
Skyrim(PC) regularly since 2011.
June 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thank you. Who needs AI when you've got JMM
May 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A detailed write up of WHY sole-sourcing was chosen, The Feds have a process called Advance Contract Award Notices, (ACAN) which are a great tool for transparency for sole-sourcing, and really should be used far more in Canadian procurement.
April 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I think Canada needs to make the dream of secure housing to include being a renter. The dream of home ownership is tied to the fear of not being in control of housing, and missing out on tax free gains. If Renters were less second class, maybe the home ownership dream would soften.
April 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I just want the Feds to build housing on military bases... like lots of housing. offloading housing to the communities around the bases is ripe for exploitation.
March 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is how my kids interpret constructive criticism.
March 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
They also REALLY are going to need to define what a US company is. What % of US ownership turns a Canadian company to a US company? If an International hedge fund owns them but has US exposure does that make them US? Not enough details
March 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM