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File No. 266043 · Adjudicated
Lionel Conacher
Athlete — Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Maroons
Born
1900
Birthplace
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Won Grey Cups in football and Stanley Cups in hockey, making him one of the few athletes to claim both of Canada's most coveted championships.
The verdict
Named Canada's Athlete of the Half-Century in 1950, he excelled in hockey, football, lacrosse, and baseball before serving as a Liberal MP. Died on the floor of the House of Commons after a spirited softball game — about as Canadian an exit as you can get.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org