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Today • 7:30pm • Library and Archives Canada
The Untold Story of Black Train Porters
With Cecil Foster
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Politics
Non-Fiction
Thu Feb 21 • 5:30pm • Irene's Pub
Opening the Government of Canada – Author Meets Readers
With Amanda Clarke
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Politics
Non-Fiction
History
Thu Feb 21 • 7:00pm • Library and Archives Canada
Ladies, Upstairs!: My Life in Politics and After
With Monique Bégin
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Non-Fiction
Thu Feb 28 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church
Mourning Has Broken: Love, Loss and Reclaiming Joy
with Erin Davis
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Non-Fiction
Thu Mar 7 • 7:30pm • Southminster United Church
Making the Most of our Longer Lives
with Carl Honore
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Non-Fiction
Science
Sat Mar 16 • 2:00pm • Southminster United Church
The Secret Wisdom of Nature
with Peter Wohlleben
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Politics
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Thu Mar 21 • 5:30pm • Irene's Pub
Illegal Markets, Violence, and Inequality: Evidence from a Brazilian Metropolis – Author Meets Readers
With Jean Daudelin
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