Former Nova Scotia Justice Minister Brad Johns says comments he made about domestic violence broke trust with community agencies that he and the government work with and left him no choice but to step down as minister.
Brad Johns said he decided to resign from the justice portfolio on Friday after several organizations that assist women told him about the damage his words had caused.
Nova Scotia Justice Minister Brad Johns stepped down from his cabinet post Friday, a day after he outraged survivor advocacy groups by saying he doesn't believe domestic violence is an epidemic.