Canada Opposition Leader Criticizes Trudeau for Brownface

New images of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing blackface makeup emerged on television Thursday, throwing his floundering re-election bid into further disarray.

The images were supplied by broadcaster Global News and confirmed to AFP by his campaign as being Trudeau "in the early 1990s." The footage depicts the Liberal leader in ripped jeans and a t-shirt, his arms up and dark makeup on his face.

Late Wednesday, Trudeau apologized after Time magazine published a photograph of him wearing dark makeup at a party 18 years ago. Time magazine posted the photo, which it says was published in the yearbook from the West Point Grey Academy, a private school in British Columbia where Trudeau worked as a teacher before entering politics. The photo depicts Trudeau wearing a turban and robe, with dark makeup on his hands, face and neck. (AFP)

The leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, said the photo would cause "a lot of pain." (AP)

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