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Bernie Sanders to speak at U of T

US Senator and 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will speak about health care on October 29 at Convocation Hall in an event titled “What the U.S. Can Learn From Canadian Health Care.”

Sanders, of Vermont, is a leading American democratic socialist who inspired a grassroots movement when he unsuccessfully challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party’s nomination for the 2016 Presidential race.

The talk, which will also include Dr. Danielle Martin of Women’s College Hospital and U of T, will centre on what the US can learn from the Canadian single-payer health care system.

https://thevarsity.ca/2017/10/19/bernie-sanders-to-speak-at-u-of-t/

He was scheduled to speak at the Women's Convention of October 27-29. Shortly after his appearance was changed from a speech to being a participant in an individual panel, he cancelled because of a trip to Puerto Rico.

Bernie Sanders bows out of Women's Convention to make trip to Puerto Rico

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/politics/bernie-sanders-puerto-rico-womens-convention/index.html

Washington (CNN)Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Thursday he will visit Puerto Rico in wake of Hurricane Maria, bowing out of his previously scheduled speaking gig at the Women's Convention next week.

"I want to apologize to the organizers of the Women's Convention for not being able to attend your conference next Friday in Detroit," the Vermont lawmaker said in a statement. "Given the emergency situation in Puerto Rico, I will be traveling there to visit with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz and other officials to determine the best way forward to deal with the devastation the island is experiencing."

Now he's going to be in Toronto this weekend.