Justin Trudeau seen in blackface for third time in newly-released video
TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's campaign moved to contain a growing scandal Thursday after a yearbook photo surfaced of him in brownface at a 2001 costume party and two other similar incidents also came to light.Time magazine published the photo on Wednesday, saying it was taken from the yearbook from the West Point Grey Academy, a private school in British Columbia where Trudeau worked as a teacher before entering politics.
The photo of Trudeau was taken at the school's annual dinner, which had an"Arabian Nights" theme that year, Trudeau said, adding that he was dressed as a character from"Aladdin." Global News also reported on a third instance, broadcasting a brief video of Trudeau in blackface while raising his hands in the air and sticking out his tongue. A spokeswoman for Trudeau's Liberal Party said the footage was from the early 1990s. The Canadian TV network said it was not clear where the tape was made.
Trudeau champions diversity, multiculturalism and immigration and has been admired by liberals around the world for his policies in the Trump era, with Canada accepting more refugees than the U.S. His government has also strongly advocated free trade and has legalized cannabis.
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