OTTAWAâHours after his campaign was rocked by revelations that Justin Trudeau appeared in brownface during his time as a teacher, a new video appears to show yet another incident.The video posted by Global News shows a brief clip of Trudeau in blackface, wearing a white t-shirt, sticking his tongue out. Liberal party spokesperson Zita Astravas confirmed to the Star that itâs Trudeau in the video, which she said dates from the early 1990s.Trudeau was already facing wide condemnation after Time magazine published a photo showing the prime minister, then a teacher, wearing brownface makeup and a turban at a 2001 private school party.At a hastily called news conference onboard his campaign plane Wednesday night, Trudeau said he didnât think it was racist at the time, but now acknowledges that it was.âI regret it deeply,â Trudeau said. âItâs something I shouldnât have done, many years ago, and I recognize that I shouldnât have done it.âHe admitted that it wasnât his first time he had dressed in brownface. âWhen I was in high school I dressed up at a talent show and sang âDay-O,ââ Trudeau said, adding quickly, âand put makeup on.â The incident has garnered international attention, with news coverage by the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, BBC and the Guardian newspaper in the U.K.Itâs not clear that an apology and an appeal for forgiveness will be enough for Trudeau and his campaign for re-election for a second term in what was already a tight race with the Conservatives. The Liberal campaign was scrambling Thursday. Trudeau is in Winnipeg but the carefully choreographed campaign schedule was ditched with no immediate events scheduled for him.His political rivals spoke out against Trudeauâs actions and the political fallout could worsen as the true impact of the images sinks in among Canadians.On Thursday night, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh appeared v ...
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