Pie attack on fisheries minister an act of terror: Liberal MP
Canwest News Service
Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2010
CHCH Television Fisheries Minister Gail Shea is hit in the face with a pie in Burlington on Jan. 25, 2010.
OTTAWA -- An incident in which the federal fisheries minister was hit with a pie by a seal hunt protester should be seen as a terrorist act, says a Liberal MP.
Gerry Byrne made the comment to Newfoundland radio station VOCM after Gail Shea was hit in the face Monday by an American animal-rights activist, unhappy with Canada's seal hunt.
New York City resident Emily McCoy, 37, a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is charged with assault.
Mr. Byrne told VOCM the government should investigate the incident based on the definition of a terrorist act under the law in Canada.
Ms. McCoy was arrested after the incident in Burlington, Ont.
Ms. Shea was not injured, and said she has not changed her support for the hunt.
In a statement following the incident, PETA executive vice-president Tracy Reiman said, "A little tofu pie on her face is hardly comparable to the blood on Ms. Shea's hands."
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