Former U.S. President Barack Obama waves at the audience after delivering his speech during the 4th Congress of the Indonesian Diasporas in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 1, 2017. Obama is scheduled to speak in Toronto at the end of September. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Achmad Ibrahim
September 06, 2017 - 6:01 AM
OTTAWA - Former United States President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak in Toronto at the end of September.
Canada 2020, an Ottawa-based think tank that is hosting the event, says Obama will speak over lunch on Sept. 29 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
The organization says Obama will give a speech followed by a moderated discussion on a wide range of topics.
In June, Obama spoke in Montreal about the lack of leadership in his country and lamented the United States' decision to pull out of the Paris climate change accord.
After the event, Obama ate dinner with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a west-end eatery.
Canada 2020 says it expects thousands to attend the event with tickets going on sale at 12 p.m. on Wednesday.
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