Monday, August 31, 2009
News: Pie toss at Alberta premier leads to jail term
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A Calgary woman who tried to throw a pie at Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach in July 2007 was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail.
Lily Phan was found guilty in June of assaulting a provincial sheriff and resisting arrest at the premier's annual Calgary Stampede breakfast.
Stelmach had just finished speaking to the crowd when a woman carrying a cream pie stepped forward. Most of the pie hit an Alberta sheriff who was part of Stelmach's security detail. A small amount landed on the premier's shoulder.
As Phan was swiftly handcuffed and hauled away, she yelled a comment about homelessness and the lack of affordable housing in Calgary.
In June, the Crown asked for Phan to receive a 30-day sentence, but her lawyer argued she should receive no time in jail since it was her first offence.
In 2003, former Alberta premier Ralph Klein was hit by a pie in the face during his stampede breakfast. A man was sentenced to sentenced to 30 days in jail and 40 hours of community service.
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