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Rahim Jaffer charged with impaired driving, cocaine possession( r8 K D! ]' Q+ D/ v
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Posted on September 16, 2009 05:35 PM | Permalink9 k) i/ A1 V7 \0 w+ z, h
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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., S' r# k7 D& u# b/ H- h; E
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The Ontario Provincial Police in Caledon, Ontario confirmed the news today in a release, excerpted below:
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6 G; ?3 J, W$ S0 v5 l2 COn 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. ) ^8 v! G: I, \+ B
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The officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and after detecting the odour of alcohol on the drivers breath an investigation was conducted. " G# q$ r- T6 J& e0 I. G: w
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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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$ i! Z/ i3 J7 h) m# oJAFFER 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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