South Asian and Arab groups are reacting to a 2001 image of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau in brownface, calling on him to follow-up his apology with action.
Trudeau apologized late Wednesday after the photo emerged. It was published in a yearbook from West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver, B.C, where Trudeau worked as a teacher.
There’s room for everyone to learn from their mistakes, to come back. It’s not really my call as to whether the prime minister should or shouldn’t step down. That’s a decision he and Canadians are going to think about. For example, if we look at Ghada Melek, who’s a candidate in Mississauga Streetsville. You know, her apology… The apology that she sent was to leader Andrew Scheer, not to the Muslim community, never once using the word Islamophobia in talking about her apology. So I think we have to look at each case context by context, and we are happy that the prime minister has apologized.
University of Ottawa professor Noor El-Kadri, President of the Canadian Arab Federation, speaking to CTV News Channel
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