CALGARY -- Activist Lily Phan, the woman who attempted to pie Premier Ed Stelmach two years ago, defiantly offered no apology as she was handed a 30-day jail sentence yesterday.
She was convicted of assaulting a peace officer and resisting arrest in June following her attempt to smear a handful of chocolate cream filling on the premier during a Stampede breakfast July 9, 2007.
Provincial court Judge Bill Cummings handed Phan a 30-day jail sentence that she will serve two days a week at a time so it doesn't interfere with her school and work schedule.
"There's nothing funny about these assaults ... because they can cause harm," the judge told Phan.
"As a form of protest, it's unacceptable because it's breaking the law."
The judge took note that Phan has not apologized nor shown any remorse for what she did.
Phan said she didn't directly apologize because she was ordered by the court to steer clear of the premier and when she had a chance to do so in court, she really didn't feel sorry for what she did.
"I was being honest," said the 31-year-old woman.
"If you look at what happened, it's just a pie, it's relatively harmless, there's nothing serious about it."
She said she probably "injured" the premier's pride more than anything and probably cost him a dry-cleaning bill.
She said she's glad her actions have sparked discussions on homelessness and poverty.
But Crown prosecutor Lloyd Robertson disagreed with Phan saying throwing a pie is a serious matter.
"It's not social activism at all, and the court takes this offence very seriously."
Phan requested Cummings allow her to serve her sentence continuously, but the judge declined.
Cummings said incidents of public figures being slapped with a pie have grown over the years, and tough penalties are needed to deter this kind of action.
"A lighter sentence is courting like-minded people to do the same," the judge said.
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