Albertasa国际传媒檚 premier says images of federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau wearing black and brown face makeup should make it easier for voters to choose in next monthsa国际传媒檚 election.
Jason Kenney, who is just back from a tour urging investment in Albertasa国际传媒檚 energy sector, calls the prime ministersa国际传媒檚 past behaviour embarrassing and unacceptable.
sa国际传媒淚 found the revelations about the prime ministersa国际传媒檚 penchant for blackface frankly bizarre. He is trying to blame this on society, that we must learn from this. No, prime minister this is about you, not us,sa国际传媒� Kenney said Monday.
sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檓 51 years old. Isa国际传媒檝e hardly lived a sheltered existence and Isa国际传媒檝e never seen anybody, ever do that sa国际传媒� insulting, racial mockery.sa国际传媒�
Trudeau has apologized for the photographs. One was taken when he was a teacher in 2001 at a Vancouver private school. Another was taken when he was in high school.
He has said he had a blind spot because of his privilege growing up in a well-known family and now recognizes the photos were racist.
The Liberal party had no immediate response to Kenneysa国际传媒檚 comments.
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Kenney used the opportunity to pump up his friend, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, who Kenney says grew up in a family that didnsa国际传媒檛 own a car and lived in a modest townhouse.
sa国际传媒淚 very much hope that Canadians will opt for a prime minister that is in touch with the lives of ordinary people, who is dignified, who is focused on the cost of living, and who doesnsa国际传媒檛 have to apologize for these types of embarrassing incidents in the future.sa国际传媒�
Kenney has had a long history of locking horns with Trudeau going back to the time when Kenney was the federal minister of citizenship and immigration and Trudeau was the Liberal critic on the file.
Kenney has previously referred to Trudeau as an sa国际传媒渆mpty trust-fund millionaire who has the political depth of a finger bowlsa国际传媒� and sa国际传媒渙ne of the worst prime ministers for Alberta in our history.sa国际传媒�
Kenney said Trudeausa国际传媒檚 name was on the lips of many international investors on the premiersa国际传媒檚 recent trip to the United States.
sa国际传媒淲hat I heard in New York from some of the worldsa国际传媒檚 largest investors is the re-election of a Trudeau government would likely continue the freeze on investment in the Canadian energy sector in particular,sa国际传媒� he said.
sa国际传媒淭hese are very sophisticated folks who invest tens of billions of dollars and they are not, as I heard, prepared to risk additional investment with a federal government that seems openly hostile to the energy sector.sa国际传媒�
Kenney said if that happens Alberta will have to find other ways to persuade investors to return to the province.
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press
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