According to a well-connected source, the Court Painter diplomatically relayed through back channels , advice to Prime Minister Carney to avoid former prime minister Trudeau’s penchant for drawing undue attention to himself while visiting foreign destinations. Trudeau’s famous fashion bomb was an effort to blend in during his 2018 trip to India. (seen here with fashion coach Court Painter who was subsequently fired while Trudeau has moved on to date celebrity Katy Perry)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and fashion coach Court Painter Feb. 20, 2018.
So following Trudeau’s fashion overstatement and with Carney’s ascension , never say die fashion coach Court Painter took another run at it by boldly suggested a wardrobe power suit solution for Carney’s current journey to China: fashionable, yet decidedly understated; guaranteed to land a deal!
Editor’s note: In the play Hamlet, the pompous, fastidious Polonius proclaims:
“The apparel oft proclaims the man”
Fashion at work!
Prime Minister Carney and President Xi secured a preliminary agreement-in-principle with landmark measures to remove trade barriers and reduce tariffs:
- By March 1, 2026, Canada expects that China will lower tariffs on Canadian canola seed to a combined rate of approximately 15%. China is a $4 billion canola seed market for Canadian producers, and this change represents a significant drop from current combined tariff levels of approximately 85%.
- Canada expects that Canadian canola meal, lobsters, crabs, and peas will not be subject to relevant anti-discrimination tariffs from March 1, 2026, until at least the end of this year.
Together, these results will help unlock nearly $3 billion in export orders for Canadian workers and businesses as they realise the full potential of the massive Chinese market of 1.4 billion people.
Finally, to build on this momentum, Canada has set an ambitious goal to increase exports to China by 50% by 2030. To achieve this outcome, Prime Minister Carney and President Xi discussed increasing two-way investment in clean energy and technology, agri-food, wood products, and other sectors.
Source: Prime Minister Press Release
