Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau apologized for Brownface 2001 yearbook photo by saying it was 'A Dumb Thing to Do'.

A YouTube video uploaded by the ‘Global News’ shows the PM apologising for Brownface photo incident.

A YouTube video uploaded by the ‘Global News’ shows the PM apologising for Brownface photo incident.Trudeau made a statement that when he was a teacher in Vancouver in the year 2001, he had attended a year-end gala with Arabian Nights theme and dressed up in Aladdin costume with brown make-up. He apologized and asked the Canadians to forgive him and also mentioned that "It was a dumb thing to do".

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