{"id":31432,"date":"2025-11-09T20:57:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=31432"},"modified":"2025-11-09T20:57:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:57:19","slug":"budget-underwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=31432","title":{"rendered":"budget underwater &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Carney-sub-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Carney-sub-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Carney-sub-1-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Carney-sub-1-768x472.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-644fa655f03a9ab6cf93983f1f745b9a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#08314d\"><strong><em>PM Carney seen in classified sub shopping photo <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>News source CTV News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/politics\/article\/where-is-the-money-to-replace-canadas-aging-submarines-it-wasnt-in-budget-2025\/ \">https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/politics\/article\/where-is-the-money-to-replace-canadas-aging-submarines-it-wasnt-in-budget-2025\/ <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"> 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 &#8211; yet the 2025 federal budget, which allocated more than $80 billion toward defence, <em>made no mention of funding towards the much-needed vessels.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-procurement-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-procurement-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-procurement-3-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-procurement-3-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-08b1dde3f73b1a09cec12e76063fb887 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#06619d\"><strong><em>Court Painter with PM Carney in unauthorized image of sub shopping.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-brown-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2020e05820cad5b582e48205f48cb073 wp-block-paragraph\">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\u2019t be replaced, because they\u2019re no longer being produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-92d9f0975118666e44fa16c87b45935a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#0769aa\">In market for 12 &#8230;Present fleet 4 &#8230;Present Operation 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Procurement-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Procurement-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Procurement-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Procurement-1-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Rumour Source: Court Painter News Group<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Procurement-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Procurement-4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Procurement-4-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Procurement-4-768x636.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-26ee59ff0c4144c60be81c6ad3667023 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c51007\">BREAKING Rumours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">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&nbsp; 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/underwater-procurement.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/underwater-procurement.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/underwater-procurement-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/underwater-procurement-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-Procurement.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-Procurement.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-Procurement-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-Procurement-768x520.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"946\" height=\"704\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Snorkel.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Snorkel.jpg 946w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Snorkel-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Snorkel-768x572.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">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\u2014under penalty of being keelhauled or fat-shamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-Snorkle.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-Snorkle.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-Snorkle-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Court-Painter-Snorkle-768x417.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s all we know at this time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8211; yet the 2025 federal budget, which allocated more than $80 billion toward defence, made no &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=31432\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;budget underwater &#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31432"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31470,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31432\/revisions\/31470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}