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Rahim Jaffer charged with impaired driving, cocaine possession
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6 ~, k) U+ W! H1 l" ]$ U% m1 ~1 aPosted on September 16, 2009 05:35 PM | Permalink
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5 E& k! v4 V4 V" {) N1 T, FRahim 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.
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8 s* ^- O. I) r6 ?6 j! pThe Ontario Provincial Police in Caledon, Ontario confirmed the news today in a release, excerpted below:
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& Q% q$ s5 S C$ x, D3 ~" `4 KOn 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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" W* g( M8 Q# H8 u# n$ T0 x T$ eThe officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and after detecting the odour of alcohol on the drivers breath an investigation was conducted. 3 e4 P. {" W8 t; l! Y4 ]
" z& |9 L4 V5 O ~" n. nThirty-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.9 o$ h# F" \1 ?" j% U3 @( p9 v! X
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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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