Editing Rahim Jaffer (section)

==Personal life==
On 15 October 2008, Jaffer married his former caucus colleague [[Helena Guergis]], by then a [[Cabinet minister]]. This was her second marriage and his first.

Jaffer and Guergis became engaged in October 2007. Reportedly at the initiative of Guergis,<ref name = CBC0810/> the couple decided on the morning after the election to scrap their planned wedding date and to get married immediately. Their wedding was presided over by [[Ian McClelland]], a former Member of Parliament and a licensed marriage commissioner, later that same day at McClelland's home. The marriage was witnessed by the couple's parliamentary colleague [[James Rajotte]] and by one of Jaffer's cousins.<ref>{{cite news |last=Henton |first=Darcy |date=17 October 2008 |title=MP lost seat, gained bride in 24 hours |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post-mp-lost-seat-gained-bride/137684969/ |work=[[National Post]] |agency=[[Postmedia Network|Canwest News Service]] |location=Edmonton, Alberta |page=A4 |access-date=30 December 2023 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> In December 2010, the couple had a boy.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/guergis-jaffer-welcome-baby-boy-1.904391|title=Guergis, Jaffer welcome baby boy|accessdate=28 April 2014|newspaper=CBC News}}</ref>

===Arrest and conviction===
On 11 September 2009, Jaffer was stopped late at night by the [[Ontario Provincial Police]] while he was traveling at a rate of 93&nbsp;km/h in a 50&nbsp;km/h zone in [[Palgrave, Ontario|Palgrave]], [[Ontario]], located close to his wife's riding.<ref name="cbc_charges-dropped" /> The officer noticed a smell of alcohol on Jaffer's breath, and after administering a [[breathalyzer]] test, found him to be over the Ontario legal blood-alcohol limit of .08.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/791882--former-mp-rahim-jaffer-connected-to-conman?bn=1 |title=The story behind Ex-MP Rahim Jaffer's drunk-driving arrest - thestar.com |work=www.thestar.com |accessdate=2010-04-08 | location=Toronto | first=Kevin | last=Donovan | date=8 April 2010}}</ref><ref name="torstar_696744">[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/696744 "Jaffer facing drunk driving, cocaine charges"], [[The Toronto Star]], 16 September 2009.</ref> Jaffer's driver's licence was suspended for 90 days, and he was charged with drunk driving and possession of an undisclosed quantity of cocaine.<ref name="globeandmail charges"/> The location of the cocaine was a source of contention between police and Jaffer. The arresting officer stated that the drugs were found in Jaffer's pants pocket, whereas Jaffer's defense team claimed it was in his suit jacket. Earlier in the evening, he had met in Toronto with Nazim Gillani, a businessman. Gillani claimed he was a banker for the [[Hells Angels]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/793269--financier-boasted-of-his-ties-to-bikers |title=Financier boasted of his ties to bikers - thestar.com |work=www.thestar.com |accessdate=2010-04-10 | location=Toronto | first=Kevin | last=Donovan | date=10 April 2010}}</ref>

Jaffer was initially scheduled to appear in court in [[Orangeville, Ontario]] on 19 October 2009.<ref name="globeandmail charges">{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ex-mp-jaffer-facing-drug-dui-charges/article1208930/ |title=Ex-MP Jaffer facing drug, DUI charges|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=2015-05-30 |location=Toronto |first=Kate |last=Hammer |date=16 September 2009}}</ref> During the 2008 election, Jaffer's campaign approved radio ads accusing NDP leader [[Jack Layton]] of being soft on marijuana use.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/former-mp-jaffer-faces-charges-of-cocaine-possession-drunk-driving/article1202533/|title=Former MP Jaffer faces charges of cocaine possession, drunk driving|work=Globe and Mail|date=17 September 2009|access-date=2021-04-11}}</ref> On 9 March 2010, Jaffer pleaded guilty to one charge of careless driving and was sentenced to a fine of $500. The cocaine possession and drunk driving charges were withdrawn.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/rahim-jaffer-pleads-guilty-to-careless-driving/article4309408/ |title=Rahim Jaffer pleads guilty to careless driving charge|work=The Globe and Mail |accessdate=2015-05-30 |location=Toronto}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/crime/article/777147--drug-drunk-driving-charges-dropped-against-former-tory-mp?bn=1 |title=Drug, drunk driving charges dropped against former Tory MP - thestar.com |work=www.thestar.com |accessdate=2010-03-09 | location=Toronto | first=Jesse | last=McLean | date=9 March 2010}}</ref> Justice Doug Maund told Jaffer "I’m sure you can recognize a break when you see one."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/tories-bristle-when-asked-to-explain-rahim-jaffers-slap-on-the-wrist/article4352175/ |title=Tories bristle when asked to explain Rahim Jaffer's 'slap on the wrist' |publisher=theglobeandmail.com |accessdate=2021-04-11 |location=Toronto |first=Jane |last=Taber |date=9 March 2010}}</ref> The sentence and the dropping of the more serious charges triggered outrage across Canada,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/jaffer-court-case-sparks-outrage-across-canada-1.490435 |title=CTV Edmonton – Jaffer court case sparks outrage across Canada – CTV News |date=9 March 2010 |publisher=edmonton.ctv.ca |accessdate=2010-03-31 }}</ref> as well as more extensive investigation of events leading up to the incident prompting the arrest, which led to allegations several [[Prostitute|escorts]] also attended his dinner with Mr Gillani.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/791882--former-mp-rahim-jaffer-connected-to-conman |title=Toronto Star – The story behind Ex-MP Rahim Jaffer's drunk-driving arrest |work=www.thestar.com |accessdate=2010-04-08 | first=Kevin | last=Donovan | date=8 April 2010}}</ref>