Upon hearing of the slap-on-the-wrist delivered to former MP Rahim Jaffer, Kory Tenecyke, a former aide to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, remarked "It makes one wonder sometimes if there isn't two levels of justice, one for high-profile people and another for everybody else." Certainly seems that way, doesn't it?
Former Reform and Conservative MP Jaffer, 38, was puller over on Sept. 11, 2009, in Palgrave, Ontario, when the Ontario Provincial Police clocked him doing 93 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. He failed the breath test, and was charged with impaired driving, possession of cocaine and speeding. When the decision in the case was made on Tuesday this week, imposing only a a $500 fine for a careless driving plea, Justice Douglas Maund observed that Rahim Jaffer had caught "a break". For some reason, Crown prosecutors withdrew the impaired driving and drug charges against him this week. Why such a thing happened should be explained to the public.
The supposedly tough-on-crime Tories are remaining suspiciously silent now while one of their own seems to be getting away with what would land an ordinary joe in jail. Crown attorney Marie Balogh said that there were "significant legal reasons," for the withdrawal of the more serious charges and that there was no reasonable prospect of conviction. A spokesman for Ontario Attorney-General Chris Bentley said that "issues related to the evidence" influenced the decision.
Because the case was sealed, much can be hidden, and it would seem that is exactly what the Tories are doing here, hiding the truth from the people of Canada. Canadian citizens have the right to know whether or not Jaffer received preferential treatment simply because he's a member of the political inner circle. They need this information to help them with the decision to be made next time they're marking their ballots during an election. That, of course, would be precisely the reason why Harper and his cronies want to keep this whole thing under wraps. Jaffer knows, as does Harper, transparency and accountability are not always the preferred modi operandi for politicians.
2 comments:
Re: “A spokesman for Ontario Attorney-General Chris Bentley said that ‘issues related to the evidence’ influenced the decision.”
Chris Bentley stated his allegiance to Elizabeth the Second. Elizabeth the Second is not Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, contrary to the requirement in this Fifth Schedule, which states:
“Oath of Allegiance
I A.B. do swear, That I will be faithful and bear true Allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
Note. The Name of the King or Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the Time being is to be substituted from Time to Time, with proper Terms of Reference thereto”.
The provinces of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick expressed their desire to be federally united into one Dominion under the Crown of the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”, not the Crown of the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, according to the British North America Act, 1867.
Hunh? I don't really get that comment. Maybe it got placed on the wrong post, or even in the wrong blog?
NEway, your articles shows second on the Google Search ... wow - you're number two! Which is almost like number one, except you try harder!
Ahem. Good article. I agree with you. I think it looks worse on the Tories that they are keeping this quiet. When that army general raped and murdered that girl in February, the army punished him and expelled him. The government should not only punish, but probably also put this man on "probation". But at least not punish him LESS. Yes, the Tories did speak loud and clear, and the fact that the information of the Tories decision is NOT being made clear to the public will smudge their rep. Why do they want to be so pure that they will pardon one of their own for an ordinary crime? "Join the Tories; smoke and drink free of charge!" what a slogan.
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