{"id":32103,"date":"2026-01-16T22:32:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=32103"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:48:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:48:00","slug":"fashion-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=32103","title":{"rendered":"Fashion at work&#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<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-4d392b82c8acaddd32a6f436c2d61b96 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#920b29\">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\u2019s penchant for drawing undue attention to himself while visiting foreign destinations. Trudeau&#8217;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)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CP-Justin-fashion.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CP-Justin-fashion.jpg 666w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CP-Justin-fashion-200x300.jpg 200w\" 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-bright-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4e8cf2e836fc43ed54b325c4d63faffa wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and fashion coach Court Painter Feb. 20, 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-d06892693e93c25f50d4422d487ca9d8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#96132f\">So following Trudeau\u2019s fashion overstatement and with Carney\u2019s ascension , never say die fashion coach Court Painter took another run at it by boldly suggested a wardrobe power suit solution for Carney&#8217;s current journey to China: fashionable, yet decidedly understated; guaranteed to land a deal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"615\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/carney-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/carney-2.png 615w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/carney-2-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\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\/2026\/01\/carney-flags.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/carney-flags.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/carney-flags-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/carney-flags-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=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Editor&#8217;s note:  In the play<em>&nbsp;Hamlet<\/em>, the pompous, fastidious Polonius proclaims:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>\u201cThe apparel oft proclaims the man\u201d<\/em><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-99b1c879092e3cccc07d646aff9413bd wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#aa0b2d\">Fashion at work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Carney and President Xi secured a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.international.gc.ca\/news-nouvelles\/2026\/2026-01-16-china-chine.aspx?lang=eng\">preliminary agreement-in-principle<\/a>&nbsp;with landmark measures to remove trade barriers and reduce tariffs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">By March 1, 2026, Canada expects that<strong>&nbsp;China will lower tariffs on Canadian canola seed to a combined rate of approximately 15%<\/strong>. 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%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Canada expects that<strong>&nbsp;Canadian canola meal, lobsters, crabs, and peas will not be subject to relevant anti-discrimination tariffs&nbsp;<\/strong>from March 1, 2026, until at least the end of this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">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&nbsp;clean&nbsp;energy and technology, agri-food, wood products, and other sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Source: Prime Minister Press Release<\/strong><\/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\/2026\/01\/CP-MK.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CP-MK.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CP-MK-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CP-MK-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\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Court-Painter-Carney-china-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Court-Painter-Carney-china-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Court-Painter-Carney-china--300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Court-Painter-Carney-china--768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s penchant for drawing undue attention to himself while visiting foreign destinations. Trudeau&#8217;s famous fashion bomb was an effort to blend in during his 2018 trip to India. (seen here with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=32103\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Fashion at work&#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-32103","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\/32103","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=32103"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32134,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32103\/revisions\/32134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}