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OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh challenged Canadians Thursday to try to see through his eyes the implications of a shocking trio of images catching Justin Trudeau in racist acts.

This is a moment full of both political and personal resonance for the NDP leader, whose presence in the campaign as the visible-minority leader of a major party is a first for Canada.

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Singh said he doesn’t know how he’ll be able to look Trudeau in the eye at all, after seeing the decades-old photos and videos of the prime minister and Liberal leader with his face darkened by makeup on three separate occasions.

“Imagine what that would feel like if you’ve gone through pain in your life, if you’ve been treated differently, if you’ve faced insults, if you’ve faced physical violence because of the way you look, if you’ve been treated differently by the police, if you’ve faced systemic barriers,” Singh said at an event in Hamilton, Ont.

“And then to see the prime minister making light of that. How would someone feel living in this country? I can tell you that it hurts.”