#john baird

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John Baird - Wind and Foliage. 2017-2020

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A bit of January 26th history...

1482 - “Pentateuch”, the Jewish Bible, is printed as a book in Italy

1500 - Vicente Pinzon becomes 1st European to set foot in Brazil

1564 - The Council of Trent issues it’s conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

1905 - World’s largest diamond, 3,106 carat Cullinan, is found in South Africa

1926 - John Baird gives 1st public demonstration of television in his lab in London (pictured)

1950 - Constitution of independent India comes into effect

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John Baird  —  Ascent   (acrylic, wallpaper, fabric & shellac on board, 2014)

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John Baird will not run for the Conservative leadership

Former Harper minister says he's "incredibly happy" with his post-politics life

Former Conservative cabinet minister John Baird says he will not enter the race to succeed Andrew Scheer as leader of the Conservative Party.

Baird tweeted earlier this evening that, while he is "incredibly grateful for all the support that Conservatives from across this great country have offered in the past few weeks," he's "incredibly happy" with his "post-political life."

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Depopulation Center...

  John Baird’s Televisor (Television)

    Selfridges Department Store, London, 1925

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Charlie Angus: The ethics of John Baird’s Saudi intervention

The former foreign affairs minister hid behind his old political title to criticize the Trudeau government instead of revealing the truth, that he appeared on Saudi TV as a representative of a private mining company with interests in the deplorable oil-rich kingdom.

Where to begin with former minister John Baird’s stunning appearance on Saudi state TV?

The idea that a former foreign affairs minister could openly attack Canada’s human rights efforts in Saudi Arabia was shocking enough. The fact he further called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to fly immediately to Riyadh to apologize to Saudi leadership seemed even worse.

But it was his appearance on the regime’s state network that made him seem like a willing propagandist. It was offensive to people from across the Canadian political spectrum.

Can you imagine any former foreign affairs minister — Joe Clark, Lloyd Axworthy, Flora MacDonald — acting in such a manner? But then, none of these former national representatives were paid advisers to Barrick Gold Corp., a mining giant with an ongoing venture in Saudi Arabia. In terms of ethical lapses, the Baird incident sets a new low.

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John Baird -  Anniversary   (oil and collage on board, 2016)

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John Baird - Getting Past the Dog. 2003