In the Community
The Toronto Debating Society is an active member of the community and we are always happy to help out your organization with your debating and debating-related needs. Contact us for more information.Community Engagement
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CFI Ontario Debate: Should we be Vegetarian? January 8th, 2010
Dave Heppenstall (TDS President) moderated a debate for the Centre for Inquiry Ontario to address the question, "Should we be vegetarian?"
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Goodyear Toastmasters Demo Debate & Workshop April 8th, 2010
TDS volunteers presented an introduction to debating seminar accompanied by a demo debate: "Prostitutes should be unionized." Toastmasters were then encouraged to participate in a series of mini-debates.
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JDC Central 2010 Business Competition January 22nd-25th, 2010
Michelle Warren (TDS Past President) joined a panel of judges to evaluate a three-day undergraduate debating competition at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University as part of the 2010 JDC Central business competition.
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CFI Ontario Canadian Republic vs. Monarchy Debate January 8th, 2010
Dave Heppenstall (TDS Vice President) moderated a debate for the Centre for Inquiry Ontario to address the question, "Should Canada Cease to be a Monarchy?"
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"Kenny vs. Spenny" on Showcase TV Guest appearance as debate judge November 27th, 2009
Heather Bakken (TDS Education Executive) guest starred in a season six episode of "Kenny vs. Spenny" to determine which of the two debated the best. True to form of this coarse reality tv series, the debate took place during the challenge: 'Who can keep his head in a chicken coop the longest?'"
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Phoenix Toastmasters Demo Debate & Workshop February & September 2009
TDS volunteers presented two separate debating workshops to Phoenix Toastmasters. We debated, "Public speaking should be mandatory in high school," and later, "Prostitutes should be unionized." Toastmasters were then encouraged to participate in a series of mini-debates.
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In the Media
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SNAP Bloor West March 2010 |
SNAP Bloor West November 2009 |
SNAP Bloor West October 2009 |
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The Toronto Observer March 2009 |
The Toronto Observer April 2008 |







