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Rahim Jaffer charged with impaired driving, cocaine possession) R2 T& m2 A( J* A" T/ A
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Posted on September 16, 2009 05:35 PM | Permalink, f) `2 k# E) c3 E" T( R9 [7 `
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Rahim Jaffer, the former Edmonton MP and National Caucus Chair for the Conservative Party, faces impaired driving and drug charges after an incident early last Friday.
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Jaffer was elected as a Reform MP in 1997, in the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona. He lost his seat in the last federal election to NDP MP Linda Duncan. Jaffer is married to Helena Guergis, the Minister of State for the Status of Women.' E# a5 k2 ]2 s/ d
0 h) e. m. J3 ~. D# d @The Ontario Provincial Police in Caledon, Ontario confirmed the news today in a release, excerpted below:2 O5 m* j9 F; s; C3 Z b' G3 \
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On Friday September 11, 2009 at 12:45am a Caledon OPP officer on general patrol on Regional Road 50 observed a grey Ford Escape travelling northbound at a high rate of speed through the village of Palgrave.
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. A7 e9 J$ k+ t# ^" aThe officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and after detecting the odour of alcohol on the drivers breath an investigation was conducted.
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Thirty-seven year old Rahim JAFFER of Angus was charged with Drive Motor Vehicle Over 80 milligrams of alcohol contrary to section 253(1)(b) Criminal Code of Canada and Possession of a Controlled Substance (Cocaine) contrary to section 4(1) Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
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JAFFER will be making his first appearance in Orangeville Criminal Court on October 19, 2009. His licence was suspended for a period of 90 days under the Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS) program. |
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