Don’t blame judge for Jaffer’s slap on wrist, says MP Tilson

Tory MP David Tilson says phone lines in his riding offices lit up after the decision to drop charges against Rahim Jaffer became public last week and callers weren't happy.

The Conservative MP who represents the federal electoral district where an Ontario prosecutor dropped cocaine and impaired driving charges against former Tory MP Rahim Jaffer says the judge in the case—a former Progressive Conservative appointee—can't be blamed for the deal.

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