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RSS FeedsAre Trudeau´s acts of contrition enough to open the door to a second chance?
(The Star Television)

 
 

21 september 2019 13:41:16

 
Are Trudeau´s acts of contrition enough to open the door to a second chance?
(The Star Television)
 


The Palestinians have a spectacular rice-based dish that perfectly describes the predicament Justin Trudeau finds himself in today. It’s called maklouba — Arabic for “upside-down” — and when brought to the dinner table it is a show unto itself. Cooked in stages and piled high, layer upon layer, when the maklouba is ready it is swiftly flipped over, sliding whole from the cooking pot onto the serving tray with a guest-dazzling flourish.It’s about as theatrical as food gets — the delicious whole now upside down, layers exposed for all to see, ready to be devoured.Translated to politics, the Liberal leader’s re-election campaign is now a steaming heap of maklouba. A prime ministerial persona piled high, layer upon progressive layer, since 2015 is now upside-down, all that sanctimony inverted by the release of a photograph of Trudeau costumed as a blackface Aladdin 18 years ago at an “Arabian Nights”-themed gala event for private school staff.After three dizzying days of contrition, can Trudeau ever find his way out of the upside-down? Is political redemption even on the table? First, let us recap just how bad it is: Bad enough that on Friday, as Trudeau resumed campaigning in Toronto, shaking hands along the Danforth, hecklers began returning the disrespect in kind. “Hi Mr. Blackface. Nice to meet you,” one woman told him.Bad enough to raise the eyebrows of none other than U.S. President Donald Trump, who on Friday declared himself “surprised” by the Canadian leader’s widening blackface scandal, adding, “I was more surprised when I saw the number of times.” Bad enough that Canada took a rare turn as a racist punchline in the late-night television comedy mill. The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah wondered at the tone of makeup Trudeau employed during the Vancouver school event where he once taught. “If you are going to darken your skin, at least get the colour r ...


 
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