Nova Scotia names it newest Police Complaints Commissioner
Posted Jun 3, 2024 10:42:25 AM.
Last Updated Jun 3, 2024 01:06:04 PM.
There’s a new person taking on the role of Nova Scotia Police Complaints Commissioner.
The job won’t be entirely new to William MacDonald, the man hired to oversee complaints made by citizens alleging misconduct by municipal police officers in the province.
After all, MacDonald previously served as an oversight consultant and an investigator for the Nova Scotia Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner as well as a senior investigative analyst with the British Columbia Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner.
In addition, he was a lead investigator for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
MacDonald will take on the job for three years, effective immediately.
Justice Minister Barbara Adams made the announcement after retired provincial court judge Patrick Curran stepped away after holding the position since December 2020.
The role pays $65 per hour, to a maximum of full-time hours, plus expenses, according to the province.
In 2022, the commission received 182 public complaints and 43 internal complaints.
