The problem was, while her party said it valued her unique voice and perspective, it was not keen to promote views it could not control.
While the prime minister hailed the diversity in his caucus, even naming Caesar-Chavannes as his parliamentary secretary, she was not encouraged to speak on his behalf in the Commons, or make appearances in his stead, unless it was the opening of the National Museum of African American History in Washington or the inauguration of the Republic of Ghana’s new president.
She was suspicious of his tendency to reward friends with ministerial positions, saying he was blinded by his own privilege. “When the whole controversy over his dressing up in blackface emerged in the 2019 election campaign, I thought I should have seen that one coming,” she said.
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