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Poor parking wasn’t the only vehicular sin committed by a Hamilton member of parliament.

In the wake of reports published earlier this month by the Toronto Sun showing Hamilton Centre MP Matthew Green beating the pre-Christmas crunch at Lime Ridge Mall by parking his campaign van in a no-parking zone, court records show the rookie NDP backbencher has repeated convictions for driving while suspended — justice deliveredin absentia as Green never showed up for any of his appearances.

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On Oct. 4 2012, Green’s driver’s licence was suspended for non-payment of fines when he was was pulled over by police in downtown Hamilton and handed a summons ordering him to appear in court Nov. 21.

Green was a no-show for his trial date, court records show, and his case was put off to March 6 2013 — an appearance he likewise never attended.

His case was adjourned again until Aug. 26, which — after failing to appear for a third time — was convicted in absentiaand handed a $1,000 fine along with an additional six month suspension.