In less than 24 hours, three photos and one video have revealed three separate occasions on which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau donned blackface or brownface.

Trudeau has apologized for the incidents, crediting them to his “privilege,” which prevented him from understanding them as racist at the time.

True North’s Andrew Lawton was live to talk about what this means for Trudeau’s re-election campaign.

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  • Andrew Lawton

    A Canadian broadcaster and columnist, Andrew serves as a journalism fellow at True North and host of The Andrew Lawton Show.