Michael Moore has been a fan of Canada ever since he mailed a VHS copy of his first documentary, 91裸聊视频淩oger & Me,91裸聊视频� in a plain brown paper bag to the Vancouver International Film Festival and it went on to win a top prize.

So the filmmaker, who has long viewed America91裸聊视频檚 northern neighbour as a more decent, humanitarian version of his home country, says it was 91裸聊视频渃rushing91裸聊视频� to see photographs of Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau made up in blackface.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e living with (President Donald) Trump and we look to the north with such envy. You don91裸聊视频檛 have to live with Trump. You have a man who greets refugees at the airport. You have someone who speaks with kindness and compassion. We don91裸聊视频檛 have any of that,91裸聊视频� said Moore.

91裸聊视频淪o Trudeau, despite whatever flaws or problems there are with him, you only have to look south to see just how bad it could be.91裸聊视频�

Moore was in Vancouver to attend a special event at the city91裸聊视频檚 film festival honouring the 30-year anniversary of 91裸聊视频淩oger & Me91裸聊视频� on Saturday. In an interview Friday, Moore reflected on how the themes of the film still resonate in 2019 and offered his thoughts on the latest bombshells in American and Canadian politics.

Trudeau has apologized for wearing skin-darkening makeup in the 1990s and early 2000s, including on one instance where he was dressed like Aladdin. Trudeau has said although he didn91裸聊视频檛 think it was racist at the time, he now sees that it was.

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Moore said his first thought when he saw the Trudeau photos was: 91裸聊视频淲hat is wrong with white people?91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淲hether it91裸聊视频檚 stealing black peoples91裸聊视频� music, whether it91裸聊视频檚 taking the best comedy 91裸聊视频� African-American comedians 91裸聊视频� you go down the whole list of things that are appropriated from people of colour and this is a long and sad tradition,91裸聊视频� he said.

Moore noted he didn91裸聊视频檛 like anyone interfering in American elections and he didn91裸聊视频檛 want to interfere in Canada91裸聊视频檚. But he said he felt sad about Canadians91裸聊视频� choices, even though the country does have the 91裸聊视频淣DP, which is rockin91裸聊视频� on as far as I91裸聊视频檓 concerned.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淵ou have an election in a couple of weeks and you basically have a choice between Aladdin and an American. I think on balance, advantage Aladdin. Right?91裸聊视频� he quipped, referencing the recent revelation that Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is a dual U.S.-Canadian citizen.

Scheer has said he91裸聊视频檚 in the process of renouncing his American citizenship but Moore joked that the move wasn91裸聊视频檛 necessary.

91裸聊视频淚 think the best thing I can do while I91裸聊视频檓 here in Canada is escort Mr. Scheer back to his country and try to tell him to quit saying that word 91裸聊视频榬enounce.91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� Don91裸聊视频檛 let Americans hear they91裸聊视频檙e being renounced. We can91裸聊视频檛 take it anymore. We91裸聊视频檙e going through enough already.91裸聊视频�

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The Vancouver International Film Festival was set to screen 91裸聊视频淩oger & Me91裸聊视频� and host an on-stage discussion with Moore. The film chronicles Moore91裸聊视频檚 dogged efforts to interview General Motors CEO Roger Smith about the damage done in Flint, Mich., because of the company91裸聊视频檚 mass factory closures.

Flint is Moore91裸聊视频檚 hometown and he acknowledged sadly that the situation has gotten worse in the past three decades. The number of GM workers in the city has dwindled and the city91裸聊视频檚 cost-cutting measures led to tainted drinking water, he noted.

91裸聊视频淚f you lived in Flint now, you91裸聊视频檇 look at 91裸聊视频楻oger & Me91裸聊视频� and go, 91裸聊视频楾hat91裸聊视频檚 the Flint I91裸聊视频檇 like to live in.91裸聊视频� Isn91裸聊视频檛 that sad?91裸聊视频�

Michigan was among the states Trump visited during the 2016 campaign with promises to restore manufacturing jobs. Despite his vows, the Rust Belt is still losing jobs, with GM announcing plans last November to close five plants in the U.S. and Canada.

Moore said Trump 91裸聊视频減layed91裸聊视频� the working class in the Midwest.

91裸聊视频淭rump did go into Michigan and Wisconsin and Pennsylvania and over and over again said, 91裸聊视频業91裸聊视频檓 going to tax the rich. Those hedge fund guys, they91裸聊视频檙e not paying their fair share. I91裸聊视频檓 going to bring these jobs back.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚f anybody would say that to people who have suffered in the Midwest, that91裸聊视频檚 going to sound good.91裸聊视频�

Moore also wisecracked about the impeachment inquiry launched by the Democrats in the House of Representatives, pointing out Trump has openly told the media that he asked Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden and his son.

91裸聊视频淲ho needs an inquiry? What91裸聊视频檚 there to inquire? He did it. He admitted he did it. He has to be impeached.

91裸聊视频淚 tweeted last night that I just went downstairs to throw another load in the laundry and I came back up and he was still president. What91裸聊视频檚 going on here?91裸聊视频�

Laura Kane, The Canadian Press

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