Local federal candidates are weighing in on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau posing in racist makeup years ago.

On Wednesday, Time Magazine published a story featuring a photo of , taken at a gala at a private school he taught at 18 years ago. Trudeau then admitted to also wearing blackface makeup at a high school talent show and, on Thursday morning, the Liberals

For his part, Trudeau admitted it was him in the pictures.

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The Conservative Party candidate for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke expressed shock and disappointment, characterizing the wearing of brown-face as an act of mockery and racism.

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Green Party candidate David Merner was more measured in his assessment.

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Merner said it was unfortunate that itB次元官网网址檚 the black-face scandal that has garnered all the attention, taking the focus away from issues like the SNC-Lavelin controversy.

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Liberal candidate Jamie Hammond admitted that he was disappointed but heB次元官网网址檇 heard TrudeauB次元官网网址檚 apology and accepted it as sincere.

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NDP candidate Randall Garrison said he has no idea how this scandal will affect the election.

B次元官网网址淭his is really about how people have experienced the pain of racism and how we all have to work to overcome that racism. ItB次元官网网址檚 about inclusion and fighting discrimination,B次元官网网址� Garrison said.

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