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Sep 19, 2019 · Justin Trudeau seen with dark make-up in 2001 (centre) and earlier (left and right) A new video has emerged of Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, wearing blackface, a day after he admitted ...
- How Many Photos Do We Know of?
- How Did Trudeau React?
- Why Didn't This Come Up When Trudeau First ran?
- What If Trudeau Resigned mid-campaign?
- What Has Trudeau Said About Resigning?
- How Did The Other Leaders React?
- How Did The Liberal Party React?
- How Have Liberal Candidates Reacted?
There are least three photos and one video of Trudeau wearing racist makeup. The story broke with the publication by Time magazine of a photo from a 2001 yearbook from the Vancouver private school West Point Grey Academy, where Trudeau taught. The school staged an Arabian Nights-themed gala. Trudeau dressed as Aladdin, in blackface and a turban. Ti...
Trudeau held an emergency news conference on his campaign plane. He apologized and said he "should have known better." "I take responsibility for my decision to do that. I shouldn't have done it," he said. "I should have known better. It was something that I didn't think was racist at the time, but now I recognize it was something racist to do and ...
Trudeau first ran for the Liberals in the riding of Papineau in 2008. He says he did not tell party vetters about the brown- and blackface incidents because he was embarrassed. "I never talked about this. Quite frankly, I was embarrassed," Trudeau told reporters on Sept. 19. "It was not something that represents the person I've become, the leader I...
It would be unprecedented in Canadian politics, so political scientists have been mulling over how it might play out. They all point to the Liberal Party's constitution — which outlines what happens when a leader resigns and an interim needs to be chosen — rather than the Elections Act. A leader dropping out mid-campaign is not explicitly mentioned...
Asked on Sept. 18 if he should resign as Liberal leader, Trudeau argued that incidents like these should be approached on a "case-by-case" basis. "There are people who make mistakes in this life and you make decisions based on what they actually do, what they did and on a case-by-case basis. I deeply regret that I did that. I should have known bett...
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer: A few hours after the first photo surfaced, Scheer said he was extremely shocked and disappointed. "Wearing brownface is an act of open mockery and racism. It was just as racist in 2001 as it is in 2019," he said. "And what Canadians saw this evening was someone with a complete lack of judgment and integrity and s...
The Liberal Party confirmed that all the photos and the video were of Trudeau, but did not issue an official statement.
Greg Fergus, a black Liberal MP seeking re-election in Hull-Aylmer, Que., said Trudeau should be judged on his "great record" on promoting equality and diversity, not on things that happened nearly 20 years ago. "I think those are really the measure of the man and that's the reason why I have confidence in his continuing leadership," he said. Watch...
Sep 19, 2019 · By Elisha Fieldstadt and Caroline Radnofsky. A third instance of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dressed in a costume and covered in blackface surfaced Thursday, hours after he admitted to ...
Sep 18, 2019 · Justin Trudeau faces backlash after photo and video are uncovered showing him in brownface. This is now the third confirmed instance of the Canadian prime minister wearing offensive makeup.
Sep 19, 2019 · Justin Trudeau, now the prime minister of Canada, appears in dark makeup on his face, neck and hands at a 2001 "Arabian Nights"-themed party at the West Point Grey Academy, the private school ...
Sep 19, 2019 · The prime minister spent the day trying to contain the damage from images of him in brown and black face makeup. The controversy erupted after "TIME" magazine published a photo of Trudeau at an ...
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Sep 19, 2019 · TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau moved to contain a growing furor Thursday after a yearbook photo surfaced of him in brownface at a 2001 “Arabian Nights” costume party and two ...
