George Baker
@bakergeorget.bsky.social
Hi. I currently work for CBC Radio in Vancouver. I was born in the Blandlands. Re-posts are not endorsements. It means I think it's noteworthy. Or newsy.
Bills, Canucks, Lions, Blue Jays, Caps.
Bills, Canucks, Lions, Blue Jays, Caps.
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I don't know who needs to hear this but making deals with Alberta and the oilpatch
doesn't
fucking
work
Just ask the last person who tried.
doesn't
fucking
work
Just ask the last person who tried.
As Carney-Smith pipeline deal looms, Catherine McKenna says oil companies can't be trusted. She would know
Justin Trudeau's first environment minister spoke with Canada's National Observer about misogyny, policy and broken promises.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this but making deals with Alberta and the oilpatch
doesn't
fucking
work
Just ask the last person who tried.
doesn't
fucking
work
Just ask the last person who tried.
I wonder how much this was building since he was no longer the environment minister, a position that was aligned with his personal values, Vs. being the Canadian Identity and Culture Minister, which sure?
Guilbeault resigning from cabinet over energy deal with Alberta: source | CBC News
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault is quitting cabinet over the federal government signing Thursday’s memorandum of understanding with Alberta, according to a source with knowled...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I wonder how much this was building since he was no longer the environment minister, a position that was aligned with his personal values, Vs. being the Canadian Identity and Culture Minister, which sure?
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In the face of global trade shifts and uncertainty, we’re working to build a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive, and more independent economy.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In the face of global trade shifts and uncertainty, we’re working to build a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive, and more independent economy.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
Canada’s MOU with Alberta will ensure we can advance that mission together.
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You know who benefits from #Carney’s walking back of environmental regulations?
#Canada’s American-owned oil & gas sector. The profits flow south
We’re on the hook for the clean up, insurance, the destruction of our land & public health. We pay the price. We subsidize American profits
#cdnpoli
#Canada’s American-owned oil & gas sector. The profits flow south
We’re on the hook for the clean up, insurance, the destruction of our land & public health. We pay the price. We subsidize American profits
#cdnpoli
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia says the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on an proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast "does nothing" to increase the chances it will happen.
First Nations leader says pipeline MOU changes nothing, tanker ban is non-negotiable
The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia says the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on an proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast "does nothing" to increase the chances it will happen.
cheknews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia says the signing of a memorandum of understanding by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on an proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast "does nothing" to increase the chances it will happen.
This is literally the message about most crime stories these days. CBC's investigation on transit crime came up with the same story
Moving on. Thompson moves his CMM on bail reform.
Thompson: "Front line services providers I meet with every month tell us that a lot of the crime and disorder on the streets is actually just a few people." "Unhoused people are often the target and victims of these chronic repeat offenders."
Thompson: "Front line services providers I meet with every month tell us that a lot of the crime and disorder on the streets is actually just a few people." "Unhoused people are often the target and victims of these chronic repeat offenders."
November 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is literally the message about most crime stories these days. CBC's investigation on transit crime came up with the same story
Buffalo Bills limited smiles this season
Dalton Kincaid (hamstring) limited in practice Thursday.
November 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Buffalo Bills limited smiles this season
"It’s a helpless feeling, hitting an animal with a train. "
That's a lede I was not expecting.
That's a lede I was not expecting.
Hundreds of animals killed by trains on B.C. railroads, documents reveal. So, what’s being done to stop it? | CBC News
Documents obtained through freedom of information requests by The Narwhal and shared with CBC News show hundreds of animals have been killed in collisions with trains on B.C. tracks owned by Canada's ...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"It’s a helpless feeling, hitting an animal with a train. "
That's a lede I was not expecting.
That's a lede I was not expecting.
Carney can't appease these Albertan separatists. Their goal remains the same: break up the country.
ANALYSIS | How Danielle Smith's deal with Ottawa will go over with her anti-Ottawa base | CBC News
Alberta-federal accord? Many activists at this weekend's UCP AGM will have separation on the mind instead.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Carney can't appease these Albertan separatists. Their goal remains the same: break up the country.
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The images are apocalyptic
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Death toll in Hong Kong high-rise fire rises to 36, with 279 reported missing
Hong Kong leader John Lee has said 36 people were reported killed in the fire that spread through a dense high-rise residential housing complex Wednesday. He said another 279 people were reported miss...
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The images are apocalyptic
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
Every time the North Coast is mentioned on CBC, my heart sings. Best part of B.C. (non Vancouver division). I could go on. Would you like me to?
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Every time the North Coast is mentioned on CBC, my heart sings. Best part of B.C. (non Vancouver division). I could go on. Would you like me to?
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James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
James Bond supervillains threaten to blow up the world with their big laser unless you pay them a trillion dollars.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
Real American supervillains embed themselves in the economy and threaten to cause a depression unless you subsidize their sex robots and the weird chatbots they use to avoid humans.
The Nerd Reich. Literal. Hilarious.
South Park would be proud.
South Park would be proud.
Cover Reveal!
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
“The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy" arrives on August 4, 2026.
How extremist tech billionaires are dismantling democracy to crown themselves as kings—and what we can do about it.
Please pre-order! ➡️ www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
November 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
The Nerd Reich. Literal. Hilarious.
South Park would be proud.
South Park would be proud.
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Here's Smith's full response to my question, lightly edited for clarity:
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Here's Smith's full response to my question, lightly edited for clarity:
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Here's Merran Smith's response to my question:
"It's 2025, and many other jurisdictions are doing the same, or even more than we are doing at this point ... I would say BC has a suite of policies that are good, they're good, and in order to be a leader, we need to do more." #bcpoli
"It's 2025, and many other jurisdictions are doing the same, or even more than we are doing at this point ... I would say BC has a suite of policies that are good, they're good, and in order to be a leader, we need to do more." #bcpoli
Back in 2018, the BC government launched CleanBC, billing it as a "world-lleading climate plan"
Awards were won
Today, I asked the leads of the CleanBC review if BC still has a world-lleading climate plan
The answer, essentially, was no
Full quote coming soon #bcpoli
Awards were won
Today, I asked the leads of the CleanBC review if BC still has a world-lleading climate plan
The answer, essentially, was no
Full quote coming soon #bcpoli
November 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Here's Merran Smith's response to my question:
"It's 2025, and many other jurisdictions are doing the same, or even more than we are doing at this point ... I would say BC has a suite of policies that are good, they're good, and in order to be a leader, we need to do more." #bcpoli
"It's 2025, and many other jurisdictions are doing the same, or even more than we are doing at this point ... I would say BC has a suite of policies that are good, they're good, and in order to be a leader, we need to do more." #bcpoli
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Let's hope the guardsmen recovery quickly and fully.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two National Guard members have been shot in Washington, D.C., and their condition isn't known, AP source says.
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Let's hope the guardsmen recovery quickly and fully.
Will watch on YouTube later.
🔴Guest Alert!🔴
Michael Buble joins the show tomorrow to chat #Canucks on @cheknews.ca!
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Michael Buble joins the show tomorrow to chat #Canucks on @cheknews.ca!
linktr.ee/DonnieandDhali
November 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Will watch on YouTube later.
As I said, to the north coast, nothing has changed on the pipeline. Smith is going to have some work to do if she is going to change hearts and minds.
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As I said, to the north coast, nothing has changed on the pipeline. Smith is going to have some work to do if she is going to change hearts and minds.
Nothing has materially changed since Northern Gateway. Yes, LNG is happening on the north coast. Yes, that is a fossil fuel. But my read on it, that was a compromise that did not present as much risk to seafood, which we just don't talk about.
November 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Nothing has materially changed since Northern Gateway. Yes, LNG is happening on the north coast. Yes, that is a fossil fuel. But my read on it, that was a compromise that did not present as much risk to seafood, which we just don't talk about.
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Thank you @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social for holding Ken Sim to answering Q's this morning! It's so satisfying to hear reporters refuse to let politicians skirt questions.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social for holding Ken Sim to answering Q's this morning! It's so satisfying to hear reporters refuse to let politicians skirt questions.
Vancouver mayor Ken Sim talks with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social coming up. I'll try to transcribe it here:
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Vancouver mayor Ken Sim talks with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social coming up. I'll try to transcribe it here:
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I like how the City of Vancouver’s response to the new PNE Amphitheatre being triple the original budget is to say “WORLD CLASS” like the phrase is a magical amulet that excuses any sins
November 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I like how the City of Vancouver’s response to the new PNE Amphitheatre being triple the original budget is to say “WORLD CLASS” like the phrase is a magical amulet that excuses any sins
Violence is slightly down in Vancouver, lower than Edmonton and Toronto.
Transit violence rising across Canada — in some cities by nearly 300% | CBC News
A joint investigation by CBC News and the Investigative Journalism Foundation has found that transit violence in some of Canada's biggest municipalities remains well above pre-pandemic levels, despite...
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Violence is slightly down in Vancouver, lower than Edmonton and Toronto.
Oh, the spirit.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Oh, the spirit.