Jack Anawak faces new charge, accused of driving while under suspension
Former Nunavut politician under 10-year driving ban after 3rd impaired driving-related conviction
Former politician Jack Anawak is charged with operating a snowmobile while under a driving ban related to an impaired driving conviction from last year. (File photo)
Jack Anawak faces a new driving-related charge just weeks after he was handed a conditional sentence for his involvement in a 2023 crash.
The 74-year-old former MP and Iqaluit city councillor is accused of operating a snowmobile while under a driving suspension, according to court documents.
The incident is alleged to have occurred Feb. 15 in Iqaluit, the documents read.
That’s approximately two weeks after Jan. 31, when he was handed a six-month conditional sentence for operating a vehicle with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.
Anawak pleaded guilty to that charge, which stems from a crash on Nov. 4, 2023, days after he was sworn in as an Iqaluit city councillor. He resigned from council the next week.
One of the conditions of his sentence was a 10-year ban from operating vehicles.
Anawak did not respond to a request for comment about the new charge via voicemail or Facebook message.
Craig Rogers, Anawak’s lawyer during his impaired driving-related case, declined to comment.
Anawak appeared in court Monday and is due back March 3, according to the court docket.
He has been convicted of impaired driving three times. He pleaded guilty to offences in 2013 and 2018, and served jail time in the second case.
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