Canada's Criminal Code describes a terrorist organization as any group that disrupts lawful activities to commit an act for political, religious or ideological purposes, and that causes the public to be intimidated.
This incident could be a test case to try to label PETA as a terrorist group, putting a stranglehold on PETA's ability to raise money.
"It would be illegal to make funds, to contribute funds, to what is termed a terrorist organization," Byrne said.
"It would also severely restrict the movements between borders, between Canada and the U.S., of PETA members, especially their executive, and it would cause a matter of surveillance to occur of PETA members who would be labelled as members of a terrorist organization."
