A comedy writer will be poking fun at everything Canadian in Lake Country next week.

Alex Huntley, 32, is a writer at Canadian satire media outlet The Beaverton and co-author of The Beaverton Presents Glorious And/or Free: The True History of Canada.

After dealing with fake news (especially with vaccinations) for years as a public health officer, Huntley turned to write comedy; poking fun at politicians, history, the media and just about everything we call Canadian as his civic duty.

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Huntley, from Kingston, Ont., will present excerpts from his book at Creekside Theatre, Oct. 27.

The presentation will also have jokes and a PowerPoint presentation to give off a professor/lecture vibe.

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The show will also traverse darker parts of Canadian history.

At The Beaverton, authors try to have a mix of topics and the stories are told differently depending on the platforms.

For his novel, he said history is more difficult to broadcast to a mixed audience.

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The presentation will also poke fun at Vimy Ridge, visiting the historical moment in Canadian history during the First World War by making fun of how it was documented.

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Tickets can be purchased online at .

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