Singh says brownface and blackface photos latest sign that Trudeau's actions don't always match his public persona
TORONTO -- NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says newly uncovered photographs showing Justin Trudeau in brownface and blackface are the latest sign that the Liberal leader’s actions do not always match his public persona.
TIME Magazine published a photo Wednesday showing Trudeau in brownface makeup at an “Arabian Nights”-themed party in 2001, at the Vancouver private school where Trudeau was teaching at the time. The Liberal leader confirmed that the photo was of him and apologized for wearing brownface, calling his actions racist.
The protester from the Grassy Narrows First Nation in northern Ontario, which has been dealing with the effects of mercury poisoning for decades, called out to Trudeau during his speech, asking him what he would do about their community’s plight. “Instead of responding to those folks and saying that we need help, he mocked them, made fun of them, and was applauded and cheered on by those attending this fundraiser,” Singh said Thursday.
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