"We all watch in horror and consternation what's going on in the United States. ... It is a time to pull people together. But it is a time to listen. It is a time to learn what injustices continue despite progress over years and decades. But it is a time for us as Canadians to recognize that we too have our challenges, that black Canadians and racialized Canadians face discrimination as a lived reality every single day."
— Justin Trudeau

January 1, 1970

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In response to a question by CBC reporter Tom Parry at a press conference, regarding his hesitancy to directly confront President Donald Trump over the use of tear gas and threats of military action against protesters calling for an end to racial inequality and police brutality in the United States (2 June 2020); prior to his response, Trudeau paused in thought for approximately twenty seconds, an initial reaction that was widely analyzed and commented upon by media outlets in Canada, the U.S.,