Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, beginning the end of a tumultuous second term marked by a series of embarrassments, scandals, outrages, and buffoonery. Here are Trudeau’s biggest scandals and policy disasters:
The blackface scandal. Trudeau’s 2019 reelection campaign scrambled to perform damage control when embarrassing photos of Trudeau in blackface at a 2001 event were publicized. The blackface scandal returned in 2021 when more photos emerged.
Asked in 2021 if still more outrageous photos might emerge, Trudeau said he was “wary of being definitive about this” because he did not remember all the times that he had worn blackface, or what photos existed.
“The fact of the matter is that I’ve always – and you’ll know this –
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