Month: November 2025

PM Carney seen in classified sub shopping photo

News source CTV News

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/where-is-the-money-to-replace-canadas-aging-submarines-it-wasnt-in-budget-2025/

Prime Minister Carney has now climbed into two submarines on two continents-one on a production line in Germany, the other in the water in South Korea – yet the 2025 federal budget, which allocated more than $80 billion toward defence, made no mention of funding towards the much-needed vessels. 

The Royal Canadian Navy is in the market to buy 12 conventional diesel-electric powered submarines and the federal government has narrowed the competition to two companies: ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) and Hanwha Ocean.

Court Painter with PM Carney in unauthorized image of sub shopping.

Canada currently has four aging submarines, only one of which is operational. The entire fleet is at risk of becoming obsolete by 2035, held together by parts that can’t be replaced, because they’re no longer being produced.

In market for 12 …Present fleet 4 …Present Operation 1

Rumour Source: Court Painter News Group

BREAKING Rumours:

It is rumoured that Royal Canadian Navy procurement staff and PM Carney are surreptitiously exploring the purchase of second-hand underwater vessels constructed by hobbyist submarine enthusiasts in an undisclosed southern U.S. state. These vessels have reportedly been upgraded and are now powered by AI, replacing their original hand-crank and pedal propulsion systems.One special model is comprised of completely enclosed wooden vessel sheathed in waterproofed leather, it can be submerged by AI agents controlling hand-operated wooden screw thread adjustable plungers  pressing against flexible leather bags located at the sides to increase or decrease the volume of water to adjust the buoyancy of the craft. It is not recommended for Arctic waters however would be wonderful off the warming Grand Banks.

Another rumour circulating beneath the procurement waves suggests that the Royal Canadian Navy has established a top-secret squadron of snorkel experts to supplement the present submarine fleet of one , to be deployed in readiness from sea to sea to sea. Court Painter managed to capture an image of a training operation but strongly advises that anyone who views it should delete it immediately and refrain from sharing—under penalty of being keelhauled or fat-shamed.

That’s all we know at this time!

Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber—nicknames for two Conservative parliamentarians, Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Opposition, and Andrew Scheer, Conservative House Leader—have become synonymous slang in Great Dominion parliamentary circles for individuals whose griping, bleating rhetoric is indistinguishable.

Tweedledumb & Tweedledumber

Court Painter seen with recent bleating parliamentary portraits

Court Painter seen celebrating the news with friends!

Excerpted from CARFAC news release November 6/25

Good news for visual artists in the 2025 Federal Budget

CARFAC and RAAV, the national associations representing visual artists in Canada, are thrilled to see the Artist’s Resale Right in the Federal Budget: “Artists, particularly visual artists, are great contributors to Canada’s cultural scene and among the lowest income earners in Canada despite their significant cultural contributions. An Artist’s Resale Right provides the creators of original visual artwork with a royalty whenever their work is resold through an eligible sale, providing an additional income stream.  In Budget 2025, the government announces its intent to amend the Copyright Act to create an Artist’s Resale Right in Canada, ensuring Canadian visual artists benefit from future sales of their work.” The Artist’s Resale Right is a royalty that allows artists to share in the wealth they generate in the marketplace. It aligns Canada with over 90 countries around the world that already have ARR legislation. Many of those laws provide for visual artists to receive 5% when their work is resold in the secondary market through an intermediary such as an auction house or commercial gallery.  The ARR helps artists benefit from the ongoing commercial success of their art. It will help many senior artists who have worked for years in the industry, and often face financial difficulties later in life. It is also a huge win for Indigenous artists, who have too often been exploited in the secondary art market.  CARFAC and RAAV look forward to Parliament approving the Fall Budget in the days to come, and look forward to seeing the details of how this much needed legislation will be implemented in Canada, and sharing that information with our community.

The Artist’s Resale Right

Court Painter in studio with self portrait.

Court Painter seen in studio with portrait of his press attache AHM

PM Carney welcomes floor-crosser d’Entremont who suggests there could be more.

Excerpted from CTV article November 5/25

Chris d’Entremont is being celebrated by his new Liberal colleagues with cheers and open arms on Parliament Hill Wednesday morning, after crossing the floor from the Conservatives to the Liberals.

Prime Minister Mark Carney publicly welcomed d’Entremont, and thanked him for his decision, which brings Carney’s minority government one vote closer to a majority, now just two seats shy.

“I saw it by being a part of the government caucus,” d’Entremont said. “I would suggest that there probably are those that are in the same boat, but I will let them tell their stories, if that happens.”

Rumours have swirled for weeks that opposition other MPs are considering joining the Liberal benches.

In question period Wednesday afternoon, however, d’Entrement’s defection went largely unaddressed. Aside from a few quips from other MPs, neither Carney nor Poilievre mentioned it directly.

Court Painter & “PM Carney nets a Conservative floor crosser“

Some members of the Conservative minded brain trust reportedly turn to drink.

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Sorry to say,Prime Minister Carney managed to reinforce the trope, stereotype, and cliché of Canadians always apologizing.

The Prime Minister went all in—dropping elbows as he said sorry to The Orange Menace President Donald J Trump for Ontario Premier Ford’s ad that had accurately quoted former U.S. President Reagan’s critical views on tariffs.

Reports suggest that many Canadians are not sorry at all—indeed, some are reportedly torching their Canadian Tire money in protest over the PM’s fallen elbows! (Apologies if this report proves to be merely fanciful.)

Court Painter is sorry for raising such a sorry subject, since it’s old news; however, he looks forward to brighter tidings with today’s Liberal Government Budget announcements—sure to light up the Great Dominion from sea to sea to shining sea!

Court Painter accompanies PM Carney and Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne to rendering of their ‘no surprise’ plan.

Update from original post of November 24/2017

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, also spelled Arcimboldi (Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe artʃimˈbɔldo];^[1] 5 April 1527 – 11 July 1593), was an Italian Mannerist painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish and books.^[2]

Court Painter’s celebration of fall pays homage to artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo.