@benjaminwrites
Writer. My latest is The Art of Forgiveness, from @galleon-books.bsky.social, a collection of linked short stories about three boys growing up (roughly) in the suburbs outside Halifax. I also advocate for sustainable energy. https://chris-benjamin.ca
“Nova Scotians elected me with a clear mandate to starve government revenues before making catastrophic cuts to their standard of living,” Houston said, standing in front of a completely-drained Halifax Harbour. “Or at least, that’s how I interpreted it.” www.thebeaverton.com/2026/03/ns-b...
The great nation of Ghana turns 69 today! 5 Ghanaian songs to celebrate: www.bellanaija.com/2026/03/ghan...
thanks mr trump!
young man's work
"Choosing to decimate arts and cultural funding, equity programs...while letting big extractive industries run over the province without meaningful royalty payments is a political choice...." by @timbousquet.bsky.social www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file... @ecologyaction.bsky.social
We are a couple days early posting this, but it deserves to be celebrated multiple days. International Women's Day is this Sunday and we want to recognize some of our female local authors who blaze trails with their stories. Stories that are more important now than ever before.
The Shead minutes have been by far the biggest problem this game. He's having a really rough one.
after he destroyed Shead
a sign that says defend nova scotia books along with lots of books by nova scotian authors
conservative government keep your hands off our books challenge
Right fucking on
“We should cheer when the brutal Iranian regime falls”. And also when the brutal American regime falls.
“the warmongers have found a fan in Prime Minister Mark Carney..….a feckless, bewildering, totally unnecessary position”. Just as Chretien once made us proud by saying no to a coalition of fools, Carney now shames the nation: www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
8/ Freedom will not come from military intervention by outside powers, it can only come from the Iranian people. War is not the way.
Today I wrote to Premier Houston and my MLA about his terrible austerity budget cuts, which will hurt Nova Scotians by taking away $130 million of health, arts, environmental, and community services.
premier@novascotia.ca
Find your MLA at enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca/edinfo/
The province just gave themselves more power over HRM, including forcing more sprawl by giving the Minister of Municipal Affairs “temporary regulated authority to amend HRM’s urban service area boundary to build out the infrastructure needed to support sustainable growth.”
The provincial budget is framed as “Defending Nova Scotia.” Defence implies protecting what sustains us. Cultural and social infrastructure stabilize communities already managing demographic change, economic volatility, and social strain. newdawn.ca/2026/02/26/d...
I just got confirmation that Tim Houston’s PCs cut the entire Writers in the Schools program.
This man is cutting a program that lets children meet and learn from local authors (among many many other things) so he can spend $5 million teaching civil servants to use AI.
Please take a few minutes out of your day to read the text in this post and then share far and wide. #defendnsbooks
Get mad, but get active too
Tim Houston continues his attack on the institutions that make this democracy worthwhile
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Here’s the full list of the Houston government’s grant cuts to organizations. Tell us what you think.
By @timbousquet.bsky.social
Wonderfully descriptive review of The Art of Forgiveness which gives comparison to three authors i haven’t read but now will plan to
The building retrofits are also saving money over time.
These investments have ROI .
Plus they create a more liveable world for his kids, and their kids.
If we take this out of climate action, we’ll just have to put it back in the general rate.
Yes, it is.
A $1.249 billion deficit, yet deep cuts to public services. but hey, free passage across the bridge. This is what conservative governments have consistently delivered throughout my life. Somehow they still manage to sell themselves as the prudent ones.
“what HRM is planning to spend on bike lanes this coming year is less than the Mayor’s total office budget”. Councillor Sam Austin
Ellis on Guard is slowly making its way into the wider world! Locally, it’s now available at @woozlesbooks.bsky.social, @blockshopbooks.bsky.social, and Indigo Halifax, Dartmouth, Sunnyside Mall, and Coles in Halifax Shopping Centre. It’s also now available for online ordering. Phew!
