Recently released photos of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in brownface and blackface are causing an uproar across the country and, B.C.害羞草研究所檚 Skeena-Bulkley Valley is no exception.

Wet害羞草研究所檚uwet害羞草研究所檈n Chief Na害羞草研究所橫oks, who also goes by the name John Ridsdale, was unequivocal that it sows fear within Indigenous communities.

害羞草研究所淲hen you have an elected official who actually has photos of that subject matter made public, it affects everybody,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 such a terrible thing where this country has two parties, either Liberal or Conservative, and you always have to take the best of the worst, I guess.

害羞草研究所淭hat害羞草研究所檚 what we did when he got in last time, and now between him and that Scheer madness, I thought one was more racist than the other, but now it appears they seem to be neck and neck.害羞草研究所�

The first photo, published on Wednesday by Time Magazine, shows Trudeau in 2001 in dark makeup, wearing a turban during an 害羞草研究所淎rabian Nights害羞草研究所�-themed party at the Vancouver private school where he was a teacher.

Trudeau apologized that evening and acknowledged a second photo of him in brownface. On Thursday morning, a third racist photo of him, this time in blackface, emerged.

Skeena-Bulkley Valley Conservative candidate Claire Ratt茅e said that害羞草研究所檚 not good enough.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 shocking and pretty disgusting to see something like that coming from our prime minister,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淚t was wrong then, it害羞草研究所檚 wrong now, and I don害羞草研究所檛 think he害羞草研究所檚 given a reasonable apology on that at all. I don害羞草研究所檛 think that he actually understands the gravity of what he害羞草研究所檚 done.害羞草研究所�

Dave Birdi, the Liberal candidate and himself a person of South Asian descent, downplayed the issue.

害羞草研究所淢y main focus is on jobs,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淲ith this, I do have trust with Trudeau.

害羞草研究所淭hose photos of Justin Trudeau don害羞草研究所檛 matter. What matters are jobs. And wherever I go in the Skeena-Bulkley Valley that害羞草研究所檚 what I hear.害羞草研究所�

Chief Na害羞草研究所橫oks said he worries what it means for Indigenous people going forward.

害羞草研究所淐anada is supposed to be a pretty caring and sharing country and when you get down to dirty politics, these things come out, but just the fact that he has these, is really disturbing,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 pretty unfair when you have a two-party country. You have options in third and fourth place, but they seem to go down in the polls. This year, I think, the political race is going to get dirtier and dirtier by the day.害羞草研究所�

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