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Thu Apr 26 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Thursday's Menu
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Politics
Non-Fiction
History
Thu Apr 26 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral
12 Ways to Honesty in Canada
with John Ralston Saul
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Politics
Non-Fiction
History
Thu Apr 26 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Decolonizing the Dialogue
with Lee Maracle
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Fri Apr 27 • 5:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Friday's Menu
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Non-Fiction
Science
Fri Apr 27 • 6:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral
The Power of Kindness
with Dr. Brian Goldman
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Fiction
Fri Apr 27 • 8:30pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Imagining Truths
with Omar El Akkad, Cherie Dimaline and Timothy Taylor
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Non-Fiction
Science
History
Sat Apr 28 • 12:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Carpe Diem
with Ruth Marshall and Kate Harris
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Non-Fiction
Science
Sat Apr 28 • 2:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Limits of Human Performance
with Alex Hutchinson
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Non-Fiction
Science
Sat Apr 28 • 4:00pm • Christ Church Cathedral
The Spinning Magnet
with Alanna Mitchell
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