It’s fun to think I was just in that very spot.

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Yeah, I like this one too. It looks better than the grey one that became the "official" portrait, which looks drab frankly. Pavelic who studied with Emily Carr, insisted that Trudeau come to her in Victoria for sittings; and he even stayed over.

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I used to sit at the bar there, right under that portrait, very often for an after work drink (alone). Haven't seen that guy in 18 months :)

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@snarkysteff.bsky.social Pierre was probably the first politician I learned about as a kid, living in and around Victoria till I was 6. My parents had fled the US (during Vietnam war) and they spoke fairly positively IIRC which contrasted to how they spoke of US politicians.

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There's an interesting story about this painting. Myfanwy Pavelic was commissioned by the House of Commons & she did two. This one, and the same figure of Trudeau with a greyish background. Trudeau liked this one but the Commons picked the other one. Also, it's not a poppy but a rose.

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