OTTAWA — A celebration of Black History Month has forced Justin Trudeau to acknowledge once again his own past history of unconscious racism.
The prime minister was asked during a question-and-answer session at a reception celebrating Canada’s black community to account for the fact that he donned blackface and brownface multiple times in younger days.
Photos of Trudeau wearing makeup to darken his skin surfaced during last fall’s election campaign, rocking the Liberal campaign and forcing the leader to profusely and repeatedly apologize for behaviour he said he didn’t realize at the time was wrong.
Now, Trudeau says the photos compelled him to take “a hard look” at himself and how the “dumb choices” he made in the past hurt people who considered him to be an ally in the fight against anti-black racism.
He says it was a moment of “deep disappointment” in himself, but he says black leaders encouraged him to turn the mortifying disclosure into something positive for race relations in Canada.
He says the onus is on him now to show what his government is doing to combat racism and knock down barriers for black Canadians.
Do we really need a queen or royal family STONEAGE SAME AS OUR GOVERNMENT
Robert Miller you could always move to the US and have a trump.
Marcella Beaven Maclachlan a person doesn’t just legally move to the United states I love both countries I ‘m lmpressed with the progress the Americans have made and really disappointed with the direction Canada is going ( backwards) check out the costs of everything in both countries somebody is screwing someone over here
Marcella Beaven Maclachlan no comment???? They have 300million people we have 30 million there unemployment is around 3 % ours is over 6% with all the natural resources we have maybe we need a trump not a Trudeau
Marcella Beaven Maclachlan you were quick with a comment !!!! Not saying much now
I pray that the United states of America would takes us on as ten more states and fix this beautiful country Make that nine . Dig a trench along the Quebec border and tow it out into the ocean . The corruption there is unfixable
I’ll fall upon my sword before I call that baffon, Trump, my president. What a joke.
Chad Lundrigan everyone has an opinion you prefer trudeau
Dont cut yourself
Chad Lundrigan you call the president of the United states a baffon Whats your claim to fame????? How many millions$ have you made in your lifetime
He is embarrassing
Very old news.
The many examples of the PM’s ongoing hypocrisy remains relevant.
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