“Tonight is not about the Prime Minister. It’s about every young person mocked for the colour of their skin,” says Jagmeet Singh.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spoke to Canadians following Justin Trudeau’s remarks on his racist blackface scandal.
Singh spoke in very personal terms, clearly having been deeply impacted by Trudeau’s racism.
Here’s what Singh said on Twitter:
“Tonight is not about the Prime Minister.
It’s about every young person mocked for the colour of their skin.
The child who had their turban ripped off their head.
And those reliving intense feelings of pain & hurt from past experiences of racism.
To you, I say you are loved.”
Tonight is not about the Prime Minister.
It's about every young person mocked for the colour of their skin.
The child who had their turban ripped off their head.
And those reliving intense feelings of pain & hurt from past experiences of racism.
To you, I say you are loved.
— Jagmeet Singh (@theJagmeetSingh) September 19, 2019
You can watch Singh’s remarks below:
An emotional message from Jagmeet Singh tonight to people who will see the image of Trudeau and feel a lot of pain. “You are loved … together we can fight for a better society” @CTVNews pic.twitter.com/q4G3TBgyO4
— Annie BergeronOliver (@AnnieClaireBO) September 19, 2019
Spencer Fernando
Photo – Twitter
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