Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service appoints director of equity
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The Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service has appointed a director of equity and strategic relation. The move comes after concerns of systemic racism within the institution.
A new move by the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service is receiving high praise.
Angela Johnson has been appointed the director of equity and strategic relations for the Public Prosecution Service.
Johnson’s role was one of the recommendations that came out of the 2022 review of the Public Prosecution Service, following concerns over the institution’s hiring and advancement practices.
Johnson says her role will work to create a diverse workplace within the PPS.
“The role specifically is designed to provide a lens around E-D-I and A, so equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility for any programs and policies that the PPS rolls out,” Johnson says.
Johnson was employed by the Public Service Commission for the last five years in a variety of departments.
She says she is confident that through this new role with the PPS, significant change will be made.
“It’s not going to be overnight,” Johnson says. “It’s going to take time, but there’s some really concrete pieces, tangible pieces that we can do now and that we’ve started to do, that will make some real change.”