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Suspended Alberta justice minister says he called police chief to check he wasn’t being profiled
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Madu said he did not phone Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee to get the $300 distracted driving ticket cancelled, but understands why people could have concerns about the call.
Kaycee Madu says he understands why Alberta Premier Jason Kenney relieved him as justice minister after Madu phoned Edmonton’s police chief about a traffic ticket.
Madu says he did not phone Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee to get the $300 distracted driving ticket cancelled, but understands why people could have concerns about the call.
“With hindsight now I can see how that may be perceived,” Madu wrote in a series of tweets late Tuesday.
“There is a saying that perception is everything in politics and I regret raising the issue at all with Chief McFee.
“I paid the ticket fully and promptly.”
Edmonton police have verified that Madu never asked for his ticket to be cancelled.
The March 10 ticket and the subsequent phone call came to light in a CBC report on Monday. Kenney announced that night on social media that he had suspended Madu from his justice duties pending an investigation.
Kenney said the investigation by an independent third party would determine “whether there was interference in the administration of justice.”