Alberta justice minister needs to be fired after latest UCP government scandal. It's that simple

This column is an opinion from Graham Thomson, an award-winning journalist who has covered Alberta politics for more than 30 years. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ.

It’s the phone call.

It’s not the traffic ticket or even whether Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu was guilty of driving through a school zone while distracted by his cell phone.

It’s the fact that Madu phoned Edmonton police Chief Dale McFee to discuss his own traffic ticket in the first place.

That’s not just a slap-on-the-wrist lapse in judgment, it’s a fireable offence for a justice minister.

Actually, it’s a