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| Justin Trudeau: Canada PM in 2001 'brownface' yearbook photo | Justin Trudeau: Canada PM in 2001 'brownface' yearbook photo |
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| Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore "brownface" at a private school gala nearly two decades ago, a photo obtained by Time Magazine shows. | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore "brownface" at a private school gala nearly two decades ago, a photo obtained by Time Magazine shows. |
| Addressing the image, Mr Trudeau said he "deeply regretted" his actions and "should have known better". | Addressing the image, Mr Trudeau said he "deeply regretted" his actions and "should have known better". |
| The 2001 yearbook picture shows Mr Trudeau with skin-darkening make-up on his face and hands at the West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver. | The 2001 yearbook picture shows Mr Trudeau with skin-darkening make-up on his face and hands at the West Point Grey Academy in Vancouver. |
| The prime minister is battling for re-election on 21 October. | The prime minister is battling for re-election on 21 October. |
| Mr Trudeau, who is the son of late former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, used to teach at the elite academy. | Mr Trudeau, who is the son of late former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, used to teach at the elite academy. |
| Speaking to journalists after the Time article was published, Mr Trudeau said that he was dressed in the photo as a character from Aladdin at an Arabian Nights-themed gala. | |
| He admitted that the photo was racist and said he recognised he "shouldn't have done it". | He admitted that the photo was racist and said he recognised he "shouldn't have done it". |
| When asked if there had been other occasions, Mr Trudeau told reporters that he also wore make-up while performing at a talent show in high school. | When asked if there had been other occasions, Mr Trudeau told reporters that he also wore make-up while performing at a talent show in high school. |
| The National Council of Canadian Muslims responded angrily to the report. | The National Council of Canadian Muslims responded angrily to the report. |
| Executive director Mustafa Farooq said: "Seeing the prime minister in brownface/blackface is deeply saddening. The wearing of blackface/brownface is reprehensible, and hearkens back to a history of racism and an Orientalist mythology which is unacceptable. | Executive director Mustafa Farooq said: "Seeing the prime minister in brownface/blackface is deeply saddening. The wearing of blackface/brownface is reprehensible, and hearkens back to a history of racism and an Orientalist mythology which is unacceptable. |
| New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, a Sikh, said the image was "troubling" and "insulting". | New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh, a Sikh, said the image was "troubling" and "insulting". |
| "Anytime we hear examples of brownface or blackface, it's making a mockery of someone for what they live and what their lived experiences are," Mr Singh told journalists on the campaign trail in Toronto. | "Anytime we hear examples of brownface or blackface, it's making a mockery of someone for what they live and what their lived experiences are," Mr Singh told journalists on the campaign trail in Toronto. |
| The image was also criticised by Green Party leader Elizabeth May. | |
| The image is politically embarrassing for the prime minister because he has made progressive policies a signature issue. | The image is politically embarrassing for the prime minister because he has made progressive policies a signature issue. |
| Opinion polls indicate that October's election will be a tough race for Mr Trudeau who is seeking a second term in office. | Opinion polls indicate that October's election will be a tough race for Mr Trudeau who is seeking a second term in office. |
| His campaign got off to a bad start after his plane was grounded by a scraped wing on the first day. A bus ferrying journalists collided with the wing of the Liberal party's chartered Boeing last week. | His campaign got off to a bad start after his plane was grounded by a scraped wing on the first day. A bus ferrying journalists collided with the wing of the Liberal party's chartered Boeing last week. |
| It's not the first time a politician has got into trouble in this way. Virginia governor Ralph Northam admitted he had worn blackface while dressing up as Michael Jackson. | It's not the first time a politician has got into trouble in this way. Virginia governor Ralph Northam admitted he had worn blackface while dressing up as Michael Jackson. |
| However he denied claims that he had been in a racist photograph in his 1984 medical school yearbook. | However he denied claims that he had been in a racist photograph in his 1984 medical school yearbook. |