{"id":10600,"date":"2019-09-22T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-22T14:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=10600"},"modified":"2023-07-24T21:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T01:20:05","slug":"the-embarrassment-that-is-justin-trudeau-the-2019-liberals-who-offer-excuses-and-canadas-biased-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=10600","title":{"rendered":"The Embarrassment that is Justin Trudeau, the 2019 Liberals Who Offer Excuses, and Canada\u2019s Biased Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Niagara Independent, September 20, 2019 \u2014 <\/em>American publication Time Magazine<\/em> first broke the story with a shocking photo of Justin Trudeau in blackface wearing a turban, with one of his hands placed across a woman\u2019s chest. This photo was published in a 2000-01 yearbook of the West Point Grey Academy, a private school in Vancouver, taken at an \u201cArabian Nights\u201d themed gala. It was obtained by the American magazine from a Vancouver businessman who thought it should be made public.<\/p>\n

Later Wednesday evening, Globe and Mail <\/em>reporter Robert Fife tweeted out another photo with Trudeau in blackface from his Jean Brebeuf high school year book. Then Thursday morning, Global News<\/em> released a video of Justin Trudeau in blackface and his body darkened, jumping up and down with his tongue out. And, it now appears, other photos are being released\u2026<\/p>\n

With the public disclosure of the first photo, Trudeau said: \u201cI\u2019m really sorry. I shouldn’t have done that. It was something that I didn’t think was racist at the time\u2026\u201d Whether his apology is enough to salvage Trudeau\u2019s political career is unknown and will be decided on October 21. Unquestionably, there is much more to this story that will unfold in the coming days.<\/p>\n

But, with the initial fallout from this news bombshell, there are three issues that are all equally deserving of condemnation: 1) Justin Trudeau\u2019s initial insensitive acts of racism; 2) Trudeau\u2019s supporters (in the Liberal Party and in the media) spin on this apology and his right to carry on; and, 3) the conduct of our Canadian media.<\/p>\n

First and foremost, what Trudeau thought back in 2001 (and on the other occasions) when he donned blackface is a serious matter. Justin Trudeau was raised in a worldly, wealthy family; son of a Prime Minister who, ironically, is responsible for Canada\u2019s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. He was schooled in Canada\u2019s best schools and he went on to teach in a private school. This photo (and at least one other) was taken when he was a 29-year old teacher \u2013 who should have been setting an example for his students. Only months earlier, Trudeau had delivered a eulogy at his father\u2019s funeral. Also, at that same time, Trudeau enjoyed a \u201cKokanee Grope\u201d with a female B.C. reporter. So, Justin Trudeau was old enough at 29 years of age to know right from wrong; the fact that he had a difficult time discerning the difference between the two is disturbing.<\/p>\n

John Ibbitson of the Globe and Mail<\/em> points out that it was not so much the act in 2001, but the time since that is troubling: \u201cThe biggest problem is that for 18 years, he kept silent about it. The offence lay not only in the act, but in the silence.\u201d Ibbitson writes: \u201c\u201cThis is about me taking responsibility,\u201d Mr. Trudeau told reporters. No, it isn\u2019t. It is about not taking responsibility, and then apologizing when you get caught. All those years, when he could have told us himself, he didn\u2019t. That is what he should be ashamed of. That is what voters need to think about.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

As reprehensible as Trudeau\u2019s actions are the Liberal supporters who are attempting to explain away Trudeau\u2019s multiple racist displays. Brian Lilley of Sun Media<\/em> states: \u201cThe answers that Justin Trudeau gave to questions about his appearance in blackface would not be acceptable to Trudeau if any other candidate was saying those words\u2026. Let\u2019s be honest, if any other candidate in any other party was found to have a photo like this, they would have been fired, dropped as a candidate and pushed out of politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christie Blatchford nailed it when she opined why Trudeau supporters would have a difficult time with conjuring up sympathy for him: \u201cHe is always quick to judge others, condemn them, and always with that rich Trudeau smarminess. In other words, it\u2019s his hypocrisy that is so galling\u2026. He\u2019s different, you see. He can judge the rest of us harshly, but not himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Given how mean-spirited the Liberal attacks have been on Conservative candidates during the first week of the election campaign, the appropriate adage is, \u201cLive by the sword; die by the sword\u201d; or perhaps for Liberals in 2019, \u201cWhen you live by virtue signaling, you die by social justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

The breaking story of Trudeau\u2019s racism is also a case study of our country\u2019s media. What does it say about Canadian media when a foreign news agency has to break this story? When major foreign media outlets carry the substance of the story while Canadian news headlines Trudeau\u2019s apology?<\/p>\n

Many Canadians are openly questioning the bias and double standards that exist in the Canadian media corps. Is it possible Canadian news agencies would have withheld this story and buried what is otherwise facts that re easily accessible and verifiable? Norman Spector tweeted out: \u201cNo doubt in my mind that had @CBC obtained the photo, they would have lined up talking heads to excuse Trudeau when first reporting it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s Twitter hashtag #brownfaceTrudeau streamed many disparaging comments about the country\u2019s media coverage:<\/p>\n