As Canada marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation, Globe and Mail columnist Doug Saunders hosts a series of onstage conversations with pairings of uniquely situated guests who will look at the country from inside and outside, from past and future, with raised eyebrows and raised fists.

Canada is an absurd impossibility, a cobbled-together fusion of peoples and places that often defies the laws of common sense. Perhaps that is why Canadians are pioneers in the satirical and comedic arts. This conversation brings together two of the best.

Rick Mercer, originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland, is the host of the Rick Mercer Report, and a founder and veteran cast member of This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Sabrina Jalees is a Los Angeles-based comedian and writer, born and raised in Toronto and known for her work on MuchMusic, the CBC, YTV, and in the Toronto Star. She has also appeared on Amazon’s Transparent and is currently a writer on NBC’s Powerless.

Tickets: $15 General; $10 Gardiner Friends.