Jonathan Baker

Municipal Lawyer (retired) , former Trustee Granville Island, Vancouver councilor, planner; school trustee, flutist

[Jonathan Baker @jonbenbak]

The future of medicine is nearer thanks to researchers’ invention https://t.co/7x2tusvbuy

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@christineeboyle @BowinnMa If this is a poll the choices should be “YES”
“NO”
“MAYBE”

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COVID-19 vaccines for children and teens: What we do and don't know - Harvard Health https://t.co/Oosjb5KHSY

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@ianjamesyoung70 Translation: HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY HEY

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I just saw a medical ad on CNN that proudly claimed that the product was about as effective as the placebo. #advertising

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@The_Taxdude Yes but all of the old Atlantic City Hotels were built on sand and they survived the hurricanes. They were destroyed by the casino builders. They had to be blown up.

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Why is the leaning Tower of Pisa still standing after 400 years but Surfside tower collapsed in 40 ?#SurfsideCondo

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@richardzussman @Garossino I never heard back for weeks after registration. I went to Services BC. The staff there registered me for a shot the next day.

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@BrentToderian @Anne_Hidalgo @TheB1M Is that why Parisians are selling their apartments and moving to the the country, driving up the cost of rural housing?

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@michaelgeller If City hall was doing its job there would be an advisory committee to deal with precisely this topic.

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EXTRA!EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT! Fashion for pointy shoes unleashed plague of bunions in medieval Britain -- ScienceDaily https://t.co/HadUZLuQGs

[Suzanne Anton @SuzanneAnton]

Many positive ways to reach reconciliation say MLA Ellis Ross and MP Jody Wilson-Raybould. (Hint: does not include tearing down statues)
@ellisbross @Puglaas @VaughnPalmer @VancouverSun

https://t.co/lI4XETu2uo

[Jonathan Baker @jonbenbak]

Beware of Idahoans bearing gifts

[David Frum @davidfrum]

"To seize lands from neighboring Oregon, 20 brave Idaho warriors crouched inside a huge wooden potato. Thinking it a gift, the people of Red Bluff pulled the potato inside the city walls. Then, when night fell ..." https://t.co/yqzue4HTzU

[Sam Cooper @scoopercooper]

I’m taking a week away from work to manage rollout of Wilful Blindness, starting with interviews tomorrow. Very encouraging to hear experts like James from TI Canada believe the book should have significant impact. #cndpoli #WilfulBlindnessBook #vanre

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via @NYTimes https://t.co/PlnJodgmQL

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Teaching pupils to 'think like Da Vinci' will help them to take on climate change -- ScienceDaily https://t.co/QKxhulIza7

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#COVID#19 Five more Delhi to Vancouver flights added to exposure list | Vancouver Sun. https://t.co/VJqOGchlly

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@WayneFougere When they run out of lead.

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B.C. government’s withholding of COVID-19 data sows harmful distrust - Commentary | Business in Vancouver https://t.co/Cbl6dSTMgJ

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@teririch I would love to hear him recite Tolstoy’s translation of Lewis Carrol’s Jabberwocky.