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Trudeau has been called on to explain a series of pictures and a video that surfaced this week, depicting him in blackface makeup. The incidents date from 2001 when he was a teacher at a Vancouver private school, and earlier.
Premier comments on 乌鸦传媒檚 pictures
乌鸦传媒� Tom Fletcher (@tomfletcherbc)
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Horgan said he doesn乌鸦传媒檛 believe he has done anything 乌鸦传媒渃ulturally insensitive乌鸦传媒� in his life, 乌鸦传媒渂ut have I done stupid things in my life? Absolutely.乌鸦传媒�
He said people should be accountable for all of their conduct, even if it occurred many years ago.
乌鸦传媒淚f I could offer any advice to the prime minister, it is to acknowledge that it was absolutely foolish, and to put it in the context of school setting, even harder to get your head around,乌鸦传媒� Horgan said. 乌鸦传媒淏ut I am not without fault when it comes to stupidity, I assure you of that. I grew up in an era before Facebook, and I乌鸦传媒檓 very grateful for that.乌鸦传媒�
tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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