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SR Gray

@ SRGray @lemmy.ca

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I’m a stay-at-home father of two young boys in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. My interests include Canadian Soccer, gardening, transit, and environmentalism.

Mastodon: @srgray@cansoccer.social

  • South Korea pitches Canada on $20B-plus plan for subs, armoured vehicles - CBC News

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  • While not explicitly CANZUK related, I included the above article as Australia has also recently bought in to South Korea's military supply, with a purchase of "$6.19-billion program to build 129 infantry fighting vehicles, many of them [to be] constructed in the Commonwealth country."

    CANZUK nations could certainly benefit from having similar, or at least overlapping, military tools. It will be interesting to see if Canada is serious about rearming using non-US equipment.

  • Ottawa Rapid FC players look to make community impact - CBC

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  • According to Wikipedia:

    The club's name, Rapid, was a compromise between traditional North American "mascot" names, viscerality, and geographical context. The geology of the Ottawa Valley, and a "sense of speed and progress", were described by the club as imagery intended to be evoked by the name

  • Our Political Parties Need to Stop Using The Nazi Platform

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  • We Got Dentalcare and Pharmacare Due to The Liberals Being The Minority Government

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  • I admit, I had to look up Liz White. I'm not sure why you bothered to include someone who manages less than 250 votes while ignoring the dozen other party leaders with similarly limited support.

    She has an interesting perspective but, like other micro-parties, the Animal Protection Party is not likely to meaningfully contribute to a minority government (even with proportional representation)

  • Plan for subsea cable to send Canada’s clean power to UK - The Times

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  • This seems a little far out there, but if they move ahead with it hopefully they'll lay down an internet trunk line too. Right now, the vast majority of Canada's internet traffic runs through a trunk line via the US.

    I also wonder if it might be more feasible to explore developing some sort of battery-tanker that can just be pilotted across, plugged in, and the pilotted back for recharge...

  • ANALYSIS: Canadians are talking about big projects. Let’s try small ones first

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  • It's worse than you think.

    The author criticizes national-level projects by proposing projects that are entirely handled provincially (or even municipally, specifically in Toronto & Ontario). Yes, this is TVO, which is Ontario-specific, but confusing the responsibilities and capabilities of two different levels of government is not beneficial.

    This shouldn't be an either-or situation, but more of let the nation focus on one, and the province on the other. That said, bolstering the judicial system and adding some doors isn't really going to do much for the economy...

  • CANZUK Space Program

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  • Do you happen to have any links/info? I figured there were others in the works, but I have no clue where.

  • Canadians on Lemmy, Help Create a Petition Against Trampling Civil Liberties

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  • So, from my understanding, the bill dies, but the petition persists. Thanks for clearing that up!

  • Canadians on Lemmy, Help Create a Petition Against Trampling Civil Liberties

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  • Once the election is officially called on Sunday, will the bill be considered dead and have to be reintroduced in the next parliament? In effect, don't petitions also die when the bill associated with them dies?

    It may as well be delayed until the bill is re-introduced with the next government, as it may not even be re-tabled in the House with its current deficiencies.

  • Ontario to Slap Export Tax on Electricity to U.S.

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  • This is true (about an hour before any official policy was released), which means it was published as a half-informed leak instead of news of actual policy. However, claiming an (inaccurate) leak as released policy remains misleading.

  • Ontario to Slap Export Tax on Electricity to U.S.

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  • Like most USian news sources, the article is misleading. Ford said he will add a 25% export tax on electricity IF tariffs persist. He did not provide a timeline on exactly when he might do it. He referred to this as "keeping the powder dry"

  • Alidou's hat trick headlines 7-goal thumping as Canadian women top Taiwan to win Pinatar Cup

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  • Definitely a big day. With the launch of NSL this year, hopefully we'll continue to have a selection of great players to keep all our women's teams near the top of the rankings for years to come. Definitely looking forward to the next WWC.

  • Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team Preliminary Squad for 2025 Concacaf Nations League Finals

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  • Just a quick note that one (1) current CPL player is on the list:

    Jimoh, Shola // York United FC ​

  • Daniel Jebbison commits to Canada in latest significant dual-national coup

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  • Mark Noonan: CPL plans to add six teams by 2030 - Two teams coming in 2026?

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  • Moncton would be fun, and is likely the only other option in the Atlantic. Newfoundland could perhaps manage something in St. John's, but travel is always a big issue.

    I think we'll see more of a Halifax - Moncton rivalry materialize in League1 Atlantic, with an eventual upgrade to bring the rivalry to the top tier once a club has more solid footing.

    The real shame is the continued absence of any side in Quebec. Montreal and Quebec City are necessary additions to the league, and the fact that they aren't top-2 for 2026 remains concerning.

  • An article about Project Arrow, an all-Canadian EV

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  • This sounds cool, but it doesn't look like it's intended to ever go to market.

    Maybe there will be a pivot with the current political situation state-side, but that doesn't seem to be the purpose of this project.

    Still, a project worth rooting for! I just signed up to receive updates straight from their website: https://projectarrow.ca/

  • The next election is soon! Be ready to campaign for your values!

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  • "Everyone was out trying to clear snow from the big storm, but @Sunshine@lemmy.ca was nowhere to be found. We were all cold & completely in the dark!"

    ;)

  • The next election is soon! Be ready to campaign for your values!

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  • Are we just going to copy/paste the rules from Reddit, or are we devising a different way to launch the Model Parliament?

  • Featured

    Organized List of Canadian Communities

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  • If I see any, I'll be sure to let you know!