Today in Toronto: History Wars at the ROM and World Literacy Canada’s Kama Benefit Reading Series

History Wars at the ROM: Tommy Douglas There are some who see the father of our health care system not as a saint, but as socialist evil incarnate. The two sides hash it out live as part of the ROM’s History Wars series, with historian and Douglas disser Michael Bliss going up against Greg Marchildon, the CEO of the Romanow Royal Commission on Health Care. Find out more »

World Literacy Canada’s Kama Benefit Reading Series This instalment of World Literacy Canada’s swank charity series, now in its 20th year, features authors Ava Homa, a Kurdish exile, James Loney, a peace activist who was held hostage in Baghdad, and Marina Nemat, who spent over two years as a political prisoner in her native Iran. Find out more »