Rhyming Headlines…

Court Painter approached his favourite hack writer Chatterley Groan Peripatetic Thunderdome (Chat GPT) to rewrite a series of randomly selected headlines published on January 5/6/24 : in rhyming couplets.

Press Attache to Court Painter , A Hardon MacKay was given the task of selecting random images from the CP archives to add punch, colour and text breaks for decorative purposes .

In Jamaica’s sun, Trudeau’s plane did shake,

A family vacation, what a grand mistake!

Broke down it did, with no grace or skill,

Prompting a repair crew, the Caribbean to thrill.

In Canada’s survey, Conservatives reign,

A landslide victory, a political gain.

With 40% support, decided and true,

Liberals lagging at 26%, in the political view.

The House of Commons, with e-petition in hand,

Votes of no confidence, a rising demand.

For the Liberal government, a challenging plight,

Online petitions gaining popularity, taking flight.

Ottawa’s blame, on Saskatchewan it casts,

Outlawish threats, from the prairies so vast.

More pressing for Danielle, in Alberta’s land,

A new environment minister, Trudeau must command.

Nanos Research speaks, in numbers so clear,

46% want the election near.

2024 or sooner, the people declare,

In the political landscape, a fervent affair.

President Biden warns, of Trump’s looming might,

In 2024, a grave threat, a perilous fight.

Three years past, the Capitol’s riotous scene,

Trump’s supporters, a tumultuous sheen.

Pierre Poilievre, in Jordan Peterson’s pursuit,

A four-part series, a policy dispute.

Debtonation he cries, a reckoning so near,

Seneca, Churchill, and Ecclesiastes to steer.

From the U.S. to Canada, the currents flow,

Trump’s echoes, in Poilievre’s bombast show.

Not the second coming, but Trumpy notes he hits,

Belligerence, bombast, and a touch of wits.

Divided progressives, a Conservative’s boon,

Their bickering and discord, a political monsoon.

In the pharmaceutical shift, from the United States’ door,

Fears of drug shortages, on Canada’s shore.