Canada’s Trudeau More Concerned About Star Wars Than Berlin Terrorist Attack

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was criticized on Wednesday by  Conservative leadership candidate Steven Blaney  for responding faster to the death of Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher than to the 12 deaths that resulted from the Berlin Christmas market terrorist attack on December 19.

At a press conference in Quebec City, Blaney said, “When Princess Leia passed away, the prime minister only took four hours to react, whereas for a terrorist attack where a truck caused 12 deaths in a Berlin Christmas market, it took him three days to have a decent response.”

On December 19, Trudeau put out a statement about a separate terrorist attack in Jordan that killed a Canadian citizen, but he waited until December 22 to respond to the Berlin Christmas market attack.

Blaney, who said he didn’t comment on Fisher’s death sent out a fundraising email following the Berlin terrorism attack, in which he said “Christmas is a time for peace and joy, not terrorism.”

Blaney’s criticized Trudreau on Wednesday while announcing his anti-terrorism strategy. “There is a terrorist threat out there that’s created thousands of victims and is mainly Islamic-inspired,” Blaney said.

Trudreau is no stranger to criticism. Many have criticized him for his passivity towards the threat of Muslim migration, and he has continued to encourage Canadians to welcome more refugees. In 2015, Trudeau pledged to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada.