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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 1h

Banish all dismay
Extinguish every sorrow
If I'm lost or I'm forgiven
The birds will still be singing
—E Costello

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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 2d

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the electric vehicle mandate, Prime Minister Mark Carney is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules — and complicating Canada’s progress on climate change. thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...

How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 21h

BREAKING: Dogs Running: theonion.com/breaking-dog...

BREAKING: Dogs Running

Across the country, all dogs are now running as fast as they can.

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Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 1d

“They have much better areas that can be developed — close to transit, health care, and grocery stores.” - Dr. Laurette Geldenhuys

Health professionals across Canada marked the first National Day of Action on Planetary Health.

Protecting nature is protecting our health. 🌿

Canadian health care professionals declare Oct. 6 as annual day of action on planetary health - Halifax Examiner

According to Health Canada, the immediate effects of wildfire smoke lead to approximately 240 deaths and $1.8 billion in health care expenses annually.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Jeremy Gilmer, David Huebert, Karen Pinchin. Should be a thought provoking and poetic-type evening!

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 2d

surprised not surprised

Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 2d

Bridge traffic up 10% since tolls removed

Story by me

www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...

Bridge traffic up 10% since tolls removed - Halifax Examiner

Meanwhile, collisions down 40%, according to Halifax Harbour Bridges.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 3d

"...the lack of funding plans for the transit and transportation infrastructure that is necessary to make high density housing workable (and traffic congestion manageable); and what appears to be the prioritization of developers’ goals over balanced community planning."

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 3d

It is insulting of the provincial government to equate the removal of a bridge toll in Halifax-Dartmouth (which benefits people who can afford car ownership) and a tiny reduction in a consumer tax to an essential support for low-to-median-income households. It is a reverse Robin Hood maneuvre.

Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 3d

“It can make the difference of being able to afford my insulin that month.”

Nova Scotia’s heating rebate now pays less & helps fewer people. Eligibility thresholds have been cut, leaving 40,000 households without support as winter nears.

Concerns raised about reduced payments, eligibility for heating assistance program | CBC News

The government is lowering the net income threshold for a family to qualify, dropping it from $75,000 to $45,000. The threshold for a single-person household is a net income of $30,000. The one-time p...

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Dogwood Alliance @dogwoodalliance.org · 3d

Calling this year's U.N. climate treaty negotiations a "defining business opportunity" is like calling a burning house the perfect fire to roast marshmallows over.

It's time to end #BigPolluters' stranglehold over the U.N. climate talks. We demand a polluter-free #COP30!

LETTER: 225+ Organizations demand COP30 center people, not polluters | Kick Big Polluters Out

For decades, corporate interests – particularly from the fossil fuel and other big polluting industries – have sabotaged climate progress through aggressive lobbying, disinformation, and glossy PR…

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 4d

“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Great crowd and event and a wonderful book. Well done @katieyingram.bsky.social !

Katie Ingram @katieyingram.bsky.social · 4d

Taking a breath.

Thank you to everyone who made today's book launch possible. ❤️

There is too much to say for Bluesky so just thank you.

@benjaminwrites.bsky.social @kingsbookstore.bsky.social

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Katie Ingram @katieyingram.bsky.social · 5d

See you tomorrow!

@pottersfieldpress.bsky.social
@kingsbookstore.bsky.social
@benjaminwrites.bsky.social

#halifax #halifaxevents #novascotia #novascotiahistory #halifaxhistory

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 6d

Buncha fuggin frat boys running this joint

Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 6d

Not to be outdone Tim Houston passes a revolutionary bill enshrining the right of Armed Forces members and veterans to wear their uniforms in publicly owned spaces.

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Ben MacLeod 馬志斌 @benmacleod.bsky.social · 7d

New bike lane on Brunswick Street – soon to form part of a continuous, 1-km protected bikeway from the Halifax Common to the Central Library 🚴‍♂️ #BikeHfx

A freshly paved, two-way bike lane on the western side of Brunswick Street in downtown Halifax, just opposite the old library. The bike lane is fenced off, but the sidewalk remains open. The adjacent street is closed and under construction.

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 7d

New book by Poulette sisters about their mother's experience at the Shubenacadie residential school so that "this'll never happen to us again." www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Child's experience at N.S. residential school told in new book

As Erin Pottie reports, the children's book explains how a doll made from twigs and rags helped a young girl get by.

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zeptepe @zeptepe.bsky.social · 7d

Climate change is coming for our food. Blueberry yields are down in Nova Scotia by over 50%. Wild blueberries are Nova Scotia’s most valuable export crop,….until they’re not.

I eat local blueberries every morning so this hurts.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/pro...

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Nalo Hopkinson @nalohop.bsky.social · 8d

20 books by Indigenous authors in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: www.cbc.ca/books/20-boo...

20 books to read in honour of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | CBC Books

Sept. 30 is observed as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. CBC Books has curated this list of books that can encourage deeper reflection, learning and public dialogue on the rela...

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Canada used to ban any gathering of more than three Indigenous people. New pile, same shit.

Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 9d

On Truth and Reconciliation Day, the Houston government prepares to criminalize Indigenous land protectors

reported by me

On Truth and Reconciliation Day, the Houston government prepares to criminalize Indigenous land protectors - Halifax Examiner

"If that's what you're prepared to do, that's in effect, an act of beyond criminalization. It's an act of violence upon our people."

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 9d

“Forgiveness” is a Powerful song by Richard Poulette, a residential school survivor from Eskasoni m.youtube.com/watch?v=tru5...

Forgiveness

YouTube video by Richard Poulette - Topic

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 9d

Can’t wait—I mean look at the size of that book!

Katie Ingram @katieyingram.bsky.social · 9d

Need something fun to do this coming weekend?

Why not come see me, my giant book cover, @benjaminwrites.bsky.social and @kingsbookstore.bsky.social for the launch of The Undesirables?

Oct. 4, 1:30p.m. to 3:00 p.m, KTS Lecture Hall, University of King's College

@pottersfieldpress.bsky.social

Katie wearing a purple shirt and purple and white polka dot scarf smiles as she holds the book cover of The Undesirables. The cover is a giant version of the actual cover.

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 11d

Saw that on my 8th birthday!

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 11d

WRITING RUMBLE! Coming soon! writers.ns.ca/workshops-ev...

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 13d

"Polling ... shows most people in Canada want to see these projects built, with 77 per cent saying they support upgrading Canada’s grid by connecting provinces and territories with new transmission lines, and 72 per cent supporting federal funding for new transmission lines."

Stephen Thomas @stephenjwt.bsky.social · 15d

Couldn’t be more proud to stand alongside 17 allied organizations on Parliament Hill this week calling for an East-West grid based on renewables + respect for workers’ and Indigenous rights

@yoursacredearth.bsky.social @cape-acme.bsky.social @climatecaucus.bsky.social @ibewinternational.bsky.social

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Chris Benjamin Nova Scotia Writer @benjaminwrites.bsky.social · 15d

"cynically using legislation to shut down dissent" by @timbousquet.bsky.social www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

How the Houston government is cynically using legislation to shut down dissent - Halifax Examiner

The omnibus bill is part of a larger authoritarian impulse.

www.halifaxexaminer.ca

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