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Rahim Jaffer charged with impaired driving, cocaine possession( P3 o- i6 J3 [ ?4 F$ ]" e
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1 [3 ~* Q3 |; h: @Posted on September 16, 2009 05:35 PM | Permalink
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0 f6 B O8 P& S1 pRahim 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.1 J( L9 {6 z6 u9 ^- E; U& A; t
! m( L- s, ^# Q5 TJaffer 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.- M1 P9 J% C1 O H4 y+ F! g: N
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The Ontario Provincial Police in Caledon, Ontario confirmed the news today in a release, excerpted below:
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: l& N: V+ S3 L- m8 vOn 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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The officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and after detecting the odour of alcohol on the drivers breath an investigation was conducted. - V, n- U+ J2 \* l3 X" X- t! k$ k* D
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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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