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Rahim Jaffer charged with impaired driving, cocaine possession) a1 t( w' u0 q1 m9 n2 p
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Posted on September 16, 2009 05:35 PM | Permalink
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6 `' y9 b$ m1 C1 y: bRahim 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.( D$ s% O! t0 ?6 `$ n. V1 I
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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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% T8 X2 K% Q7 R, W& \' c$ pThe Ontario Provincial Police in Caledon, Ontario confirmed the news today in a release, excerpted below:
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9 L$ q9 b t! w# U8 V4 y/ UOn 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. 5 ~, a; j: `7 h0 b& l0 W
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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.
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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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