Originally published in Coastlands: The Maritimes Policy Review, in December 2007, on pages 26-27. By Chris Benjamin In August I moved back to Halifax after an eight-year hiatus in Toronto. I was surprised to find that not much has changed. The north end is gentrifying somewhat and I see a few new buildings going in, but, by and […]
This story first appeared in The Coast on November 26, 2015: Halifax to Paris, by way of Syria Climate change is driving conflicts across the world, and we’re starting to see the results. By Chris Benjamin “When you have drought, when people can’t grow their crops, they’re going to migrate into cities, and when people […]
In her paper for Canadian Literature, Christina Turner reviews three “anticolonial pedagogies” including Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School, which she says strikes “a difficult balance between articulating the culture of corruption and incompetence that characterized the IRS system in general and Shubenacadie in particular, while stressing the culpability of those who […]
One woman’s struggle to move forward in the system that holds her back The following is an excerpt from the March 2016 Halifax Magazine feature called “My life behind the welfare wall,” by Kyla Derry as told to Chris Benjamin: Here’s something you may not know about poverty: when you get off welfare and get […]
How short-term energy-price politics prevent us from making real progress in the fight against climate change. On December 14, Minister of Energy Michel Samson stood before the legislature and introduced Bill 141 – Electricity Plan Implementation Act. “Mr. Speaker,” he said, “I’m pleased to stand for a third time to speak about this important bill…The […]
The following is an excerpt from a feature story about Atlantic Canadian writers who were finalists in CBC’s annual short story contest, written by Chris Benjamin and published in Atlantic Books Today in April 2016. The CBC announced yesterday that David Huebert, who grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has won this year’s prestigious
A little late, as has become my custom, here are the best books I read in 2015, in the order I read them [Click on the image to learn more about the book]:
Esteemed poet and author Gary Geddes, once described as “Canada’s best political poet,” has written a thoughtful and thought-provoking review of Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School. The review will appear in his forthcoming new book, Medicine Unbundled (Heritage House Publishing), which is a
The following is an excerpt from an article by Maia Kowalski that originally appeared in The Signal on October 16, 2015: Author Chris Benjamin talks about the history of the Schubenacadie Residential School. Maia Kowalski Speaking to a small crowd at Saint Mary’s University last night, [Chris Benjamin] said he was surprised by how much […]
Chris Benjamin will be at the Literary Fair in Musquodoboit Harbour in the Old School Gathering Place on November 7 from 1-4 pm. This event is part of a weekend long celebration of authors and words: Saturday, November 7 Afternoon Readings from 1 to 4 pm. There will also be a book fair during this […]
