Canadian Press

By Chris Brown

Retired justice to probe Madu phone call

Jan 24, 2022 | 11:41 AM

A former Alberta justice will investigate the controversial phone call made by suspended provincial justice minister Kaycee Madu and is to report her findings to the government by Feb. 15.

Retired Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Adele Kent has been tapped to investigate the call made by Madu to Edmonton’s police chief after Madu received a traffic ticket in March of 2021.

The province says Kent’s investigation will determine whether the call constitutes “interference or an attempt to interfere with the administration of justice.”

Following are the terms of reference as laid in a release from the province:

The Honourable Adèle Kent (the Investigator) will conduct an independent investigation into a phone call from the Honourable Kaycee Madu, QC, Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, to Chief Dale McFee, Chief of Police for the Edmonton Police Service, on or about March 10, 2021, in relation to a traffic ticket issued to Minister Madu on March 10, 2021 (the Phone Call).

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The Investigator will determine, considering both the content and context of the Phone Call, whether:

1. in making the Phone Call, Minister Madu interfered or attempted to interfere with the administration of justice or
2. the Phone Call created a reasonable perception of an interference with the administration of justice.

In conducting the investigation, the Investigator may obtain copies of documents or records directly relevant to the investigation, and may conduct interviews with individuals that may have information that is directly relevant to the investigation. Interviews may be conducted in person or by video call.

Minister Madu will provide the Investigator with his full cooperation and assistance in the investigation.

The Investigator will report her findings to the Deputy Minister of Executive Council, by February 15th, 2022.

Kent was admitted to the Alberta bar in 1978 and was appointed to the court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta in February 1994. She retired from the Court of Queen’s Bench last year.