Kaycee Madu with Premier Jason Kenney. (Canadian Press)

By Justin Goulet

Investigation into Madu’s call to police over traffic ticket launches

Jan 24, 2022 | 11:27 AM

EDMONTON, AB – The province has announced details of an investigation into a phone call Justice Minister Kaycee Madu made to the Edmonton Police Service last year.

Retired Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta Justice Adèle Kent’s will be investigating the call.

Last March, Madu called the Edmonton Police Service’s chief after receiving a ticket for distracted driving. The police service noted that Madu had concerns about the traffic stop but did not ask the chief to waive the ticket.

Kent’s investigation will determine whether Madu’s call to Chief Dale McFee on March 10, 2021 constituted interference or an attempt to interfere with the administration of justice.

She will report her findings to the deputy minister of Executive Council by February 15. The results of Kent’s investigation will be made public.

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During the process, Kent may obtain copies of documents or records, and may conduct interviews with individuals that may have information, which is directly relevant to the investigation.

The province stated in the terms of reference for the investigation, that Minister Kaycee Madu “will provide the Investigator with his full cooperation and assistance in the investigation.”

Last week, Madu was relieved of his duties by Premier Jason Kenney, pending the outcome of the investigation.

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Energy Minister Sonya Savage will act as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General during Madu’s absence.

Justice Kent attended law school at the University of Alberta, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 1977. She was admitted to the Alberta bar in 1978, practicing law in Edmonton and then in Calgary. She focused her work in the latter years on health law and construction litigation.

She was appointed to the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in February 1994, and retired from Court of Queen’s Bench in 2021.