SRGray

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[–] SRGray 1 points 23 hours ago

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

[–] SRGray 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

They should be on Mastodon, but that transition seems quite unlikely this election cycle.

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Aslo wanted to note, the federal NDP is on BlueSky, although they aren't as active as they should be. There's some provincial accounts too, although that varies from province to province.

Here's a few of their handles for those looking:

[–] SRGray 8 points 2 weeks ago

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)

[–] SRGray 1 points 4 weeks ago

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...

[–] SRGray 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

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...

[–] SRGray 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by SRGray to c/CANZUK@lemmy.net.au
 

I was reading an article about the UK set to land Europe's first rover on Mars (https://news.uk.cityam.com/story/2318834/content.html), and it set me to thinking about whether a CANZUK alliance/confederation/whatever could have a significant space program of its own.

Australia's current launch site is military. Canada's is a not-yet-operational joint venture of 3 USA-based firms. And New Zealand's is controlled by a firm that is now USA-centric. The 3 UK-based sites are in various stages of readiness. All sites are currently intended for satellites, as opposed to manned missions (with the possible exception of Cornwall); however, that doesn't mean this can't be adjusted down the line.

Launch sites across all 4 countries could work very well for a rapid implementation of constellation satellite systems, which could include anything from improved Internet services, secure GPS services, telcom/media services, defensive monitoring, etc.

If sites are expanded to support manned missions, this could provide some flexibility for return missions, station supply, etc.

Governmental Space Agencies:

Existing (Satellite) Launch Sites:

Australia

Canada

New Zealand

United Kingdom

Updated 2025 Apr 6 with more Australian Sites, and sorted by country

[–] SRGray 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[–] SRGray 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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.

[–] SRGray 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] SRGray 12 points 1 month ago (3 children)

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"

[–] SRGray 2 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] SRGray 2 points 2 months ago

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

Jimoh, Shola // York United FC ​

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