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Yearbook photo surfaces of Trudeau wearing ‘brownface’ costume in 2001

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A yearbook photo of Liberal leader Justin Trudeau wearing “brownface” makeup at a costume party in 2001 has landed on the federal election campaign.

Time magazine posted the photo, which it says was published in the yearbook from the West Point Grey Academy, a private school in Vancouver, B.C., where Trudeau worked as a teacher before entering politics.

The report describes the occasion as an “Arabian Nights-themed” gala event. The photo depicts Trudeau wearing a turban and robe, with dark makeup on his hands, face, and neck.

Officials cited in the report have confirmed the photo is of Trudeau, who was expected to speak to reporters about the photo later tonight.

 

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