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On Monday night, the Gladstone Hotel held the first of three cross-Canada net neutrality discussions established by SaveOurNet.ca. Speakers included SaveOurNet co-founder Steve Anderson; Rocky Gaudrault, CEO of TekSavvy; Mark Surman, executive director of the Mozilla Foundation; Derek Blackadder, a national representative with CUPE; Raymi Lauren White, of Raymi the Minx; and Sass, of zucket.com. The panel discussed a variety of internet-related topics, including throttling, public infrastructure, and the oligopolies of Bell and Rogers, but most of the debate focused on the movement’s deepest problem: how to sell the concept of net neutrality to average Canadians.

FILM: NFB presents the world premiere of Saskatchewan film A Year at Sherbrooke tonight. The film records the experience of artists Thelma Pepper and Jeff Nachtigall working with residents at the Sherbrooke Community Centre, a long-term care facility in Saskatoon. Through the eyes of the visiting artists, the film explores the healing power of art in the lives of the disabled. NFB Mediatheque (150 John Street), 7 p.m., $6, $4 for students, seniors, or NFB members.