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Rahim Jaffer charged with impaired driving, cocaine possession6 \6 D2 L' I. m8 q
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+ t8 A! E- U( [* ~6 ^/ e$ d9 kPosted on September 16, 2009 05:35 PM | Permalink) t- z' ?3 T( Q5 I$ K
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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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7 M: o P$ I) h4 `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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The Ontario Provincial Police in Caledon, Ontario confirmed the news today in a release, excerpted below:
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' K: i" P4 r7 `" v8 z( v. K' lOn 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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1 s5 }8 n9 e3 T- D ?The 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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* _8 K5 k4 |9 M9 t. L+ Y6 JThirty-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.! ^$ R: x M( P) r' f
2 g( I+ g2 S8 s2 F' }6 h0 j- j5 NJAFFER 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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