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Rahim Jaffer charged with impaired driving, cocaine possession8 J4 m$ r7 I; i0 c+ w; V; y* V
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4 [. o, d/ x9 x: m, lPosted on September 16, 2009 05:35 PM | Permalink/ u5 i) q: Y( R2 R% e2 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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5 S" Z, W; E& d4 A* J3 s/ \- YJaffer 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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w7 }+ Y0 ^2 kThe Ontario Provincial Police in Caledon, Ontario confirmed the news today in a release, excerpted below:
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) s, }/ f. n! n' x0 b0 wOn 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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! d( H5 z0 t" v+ l6 Y3 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. - q- y0 W7 b3 W* E: q( k6 [
/ n2 [2 n# b5 w. Q& n( O' lThirty-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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+ k' G% o$ d- |( m/ w$ j3 PJAFFER 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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