Latest from Kerry Benjoe
Opinion
Public monuments should represent history and reconciliation, not celebrate Canada's colonization
I have no objections to acknowledging important historical figures in public spaces, but that history — and those figures — should reflect the city and its people.
Point of View
Canada's history with Indigenous people is cruel and unfair, but we need to own up to it
Canada Day is different this year, and not just because of the pandemic. Conversations of systemic racism are happening not only in the United States, but here in Canada. I don't believe every Canadian is racist, but most don't have any knowledge about the real relationship between Canada and Indigenous people.
Point of View
Happy 'Ampuversary': One year after losing my leg, I have control over my life again
Accepting myself didn't happen overnight.