the prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, apologize for a dress for a school dance in 2001, where his face is painted brown.
the Apology comes after the american magazine Time brought a picture of him from the party.
The typing of several international media.
the Image was taken to a afslutningsgalla, where Trudeau was a teacher. The theme for the party was 'Arabia the night'.
- I should not have done it. I should have known better, says Trudeau, who today is 47 years, according to CNN.
- And I'm very sorry.
Trudeau was at the party dressed as a character from Aladdin. He had a turban on and was dressed in a robe.
His face, neck and hands have been painted darker.
- Now, I acknowledge that it was something racist, I did, said Trudeau, according to the AFP news agency at a press conference.
the Image is reached before the excuse to stimulate debate and lead to criticism.
Among others, the leader of The Green Party of Canada, Elizabeth May, on Twitter demanded an apology.
Canada must 21. October elections, and prime minister Trudeau is weakened at home, where several controversies have plagued him.
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Trudeau, who is married and the father of three, is known as a political star, who is often on the front pages of international newspapers.
But his reputation in particular has suffered harm after a report that concluded that the prime minister broke the ethical guidelines, when he tried to exercise pressure against its then minister for justice, Jody Wilson-Raybould, in a case of a korruptionsanklaget engineering and construction company.
Multiple media compares to Trudeau image with a case, which led to the political crisis in the us state of Virginia.
Here it came, among other things forward, to governor Ralph Northam back in 1984 at a party was dressed in the so-called 'blackface' to look like the singer Michael Jackson.
the Word 'blackface' is used on a condescending and caricatured form of makeup, which was first used in the 1800s to mimic the black slaves.
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