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Rahim Jaffer charged with impaired driving, cocaine possession" V+ b1 w; }$ N& |! S7 g) y
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$ r0 w2 a$ N' o6 {. w: h0 b! FPosted on September 16, 2009 05:35 PM | Permalink s6 m' r5 G! u' f; ?0 Q3 f
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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.) r) o+ |7 `; y. r
) ?5 ~+ ]7 n$ X* DJaffer 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.$ q$ H6 _. N- {: h- Q5 V$ J4 f
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The Ontario Provincial Police in Caledon, Ontario confirmed the news today in a release, excerpted below:7 g( K2 ~& j$ O% O3 _1 U5 v& g
) r* w( D R# m: i- j( XOn 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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7 x2 Q% r% ~2 E# i( ~The officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and after detecting the odour of alcohol on the drivers breath an investigation was conducted. c$ B8 o, L- \& v' g( X& E U
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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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