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Trudeau has been called on to explain a series of pictures and a video that surfaced this week, depicting him in blackface makeup. The incidents date from 2001 when he was a teacher at a Vancouver private school, and earlier.

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He said people should be accountable for all of their conduct, even if it occurred many years ago.

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