Future debates

The following is a list of unedited and non-vetted resolution suggestions from our membership.

  1. The iPhone should be abolished
  2. Diminutive words are better than long words
  3. The Canadian Senate should be abolished
  4. The Olympic Games are a waste of money
  5. Childhood vaccinations should be mandatory
  6. Demagoguery works best
  7. Morals are overrated
  8. It helps to be mentally unbalanced to be a good debater
  9. Trivia is very important
  10. Why is the Answer
  11. Canada needs the mandatory long form census
  12. Canadian territories should become provinces
  13. Ignorance is bliss
  14. If Israel has the bomb, why not Iran?
  15. The religious will inherit the earth
  16. It is better to be September than May
  17. Rights are more important than responsibilities
  18. Children are not born mean
  19. Thinking is more powerful than acting
  20. Vampires are the new pirates
  21. We must believe in free will, we have no choice
  22. Debaters don’t persuade, they pander
  23. Provincial governments should be abolished
  24. Canada needs a carbon tax
  25. Churches should no longer be tax exempt
  26. The Long Gun Registry is a real investment
  27. Statutory holiday shopping will benefit Toronto
  28. We have a duty to be provocative
  29. Bicycles and cars can’t co-exist peacefully
  30. Debating is an exercise in futility
  31. UFOs are a hoax
  32. It is not necessary to understand something to be able to debate it
  33. Canada needs term limits
  34. America is moving toward socialism
  35. Toronto city services should be privatized
  36. Smoking should be banned in homes with children
  37. Comedy (debates) (are/is) easy
  38. Who is to blame? Wall St. vs. Washington
  39. Community centres must be declared an essential service
  40. The Bank of Canada must offer services to individuals
  41. Love is better in the morning
  42. Worldwide Terrorism has run its course
  43. Ninjas are depicted accurately in the media
  44. No one will go to a restaurant if it is too crowded
  45. That proficiency in music rather than expertise in economics be made a requirement to run for election as the Prime Minister of Canada
  46. Education must be privatized
  47. High school must be an elective
  48. All water is bottled water
  49. Give peace a chance
  50. Pets should be banned from aircraft passenger cabins
  51. The school year/day needs to be longer
  52. Life should begin with death to get it out of the way
  53. Nutritional information should be stated on menus
  54. Celibacy is worse than poverty
  55. Canada should drop the queen as head of state
  56. If you want peace, forget justice
  57. Homeland security is an oxymoron
  58. Airline passengers should be compensated for delays
  59. Progress is over rated
  60. Proofreading is very
  61. The light at the end of the tunnel is most often an oncoming train
  62. The times makes the man (person) rather than the man (person) makes the times
  63. Society would benefit from the decriminalize all drugs
  64. Resort-style tourism in the third world should be abolished
  65. Tests cannot measure teacher achievement
  66. Committees take minutes and lose hours
  67. Religion is a bad influence on impressionable children
  68. Women are more complicated than men
  69. Don’t bother with sex education
  70. “Making love” is a dangerous euphemism
  71. Jailed criminals should have the right to vote
  72. We must not contact undiscovered human populations
  73. Split class in school is beneficial to children
  74. A hypothetical question deserves an answer
  75. Torontonians deserve more gravy
  76. The big bust is coming
  77. Canada should consider paying ransom for kidnapped Canadians
  78. Barbie has it all (is a girls best role model)
  79. Canadian senators should be elected
  80. The Toronto Island Airport must be closed
  81. Legal aliens should have an unqualified right to vote
  82. The Toronto Maple Leafs must be made a topic of national importance
  83. Oratory should be free of moral constraint
  84. Hubris causes more conflicts than religion
  85. Canadians would welcome “3 strikes and you are out” legislation
  86. If one does not succeed, one risks failure
  87. Right is the New Left
  88. The marketplace is a delusion
  89. Healthcare in Canada should offer a private option
  90. Watching sports is not as good as playing them
  91. We can learn from terrorists
  92. Humans are smarter than cats
  93. Canada benefits from the long gun registry
  94. Unions should be abolished
  95. The CBC must go
  96. Sunlight is the best disinfectant
  97. Take out is better than eating in
  98. Second marriages are more passionate
  99. Women are more complicated than men
  100. All foreigners living abroad should be taxed
  101. Debating is a blood sport exclusively reserved for the pompous and the vain
  102. Peaceful protesters are accessories to violent protesters
  103. Drug use/production should be a legal government monopoly
15 Comments » for Future debates
  1. Dave H says:

    “The times makes the man (person) rather than the man (person) makes the times.”

  2. David Tran says:

    Topic suggestion: Ignorance is bliss

    • Fred Benzaquen says:

      Topic should read:
      Resolved:
      Ignorance is bliss. So is a blonde between the bed sheets.

      (Isn’t that more fun to debate ?)

  3. Dave H says:

    Suggestion: “A hypothetical question deserves an answer.”

  4. Al Janusas says:

    All humans would be better off if more humans were vegetarians.

    A Canadian “Carbon Tax” would be of benefit to Canada.

  5. Haley says:

    Is split class in school beneficial to children?

  6. Haley says:

    Should healthcare in Canada offer private health care option?

  7. Fred Benzaquen says:

    Resolved :
    That the performance of the Toronto Maple Leafs be made a topic of national importance and that the three Toronto dailies be compelled to carry a front-page article on them every week.

    (I find that most topics proposed are too serious or restrictive)
    F.

  8. Fred Benzaquen says:

    Resolved:
    That proficiency in music rather than expertise in economics be made a requirement to run for election as the Prime Minister of Canada.

    (I have a few more…)

  9. Fred Benzaquen says:

    Resolved:
    That debating is a blood sport exclusively reserved for the pompous and the vain.

    (last one for today…)

  10. Fred Benzaquen says:

    One more came to me tonight:

    Resolved:
    That the Toronto Stock Exchange be renamed the Toronto Stockyards, so as to not frighten away investors when the bulls are running.

  11. Fred Benzaquen says:

    One last one:

    Resolved:
    Levying a tax on VIAGRA is roughly equivalent to letting sleeping dogs lie.

  12. Dave H says:

    Airline passengers should be compensated for delays
    Canada should drop the queen as head of state
    America is moving toward socialism
    Childhood vaccinations should be mandatory
    The Olympic Games are a waste of money
    Canada should consider paying ransom for kidnapped Canadians
    All foreigners living abroad should be taxed
    Bicycles and cars can’t co-exist peacefully.
    Right is the New Left
    If you want peace, forget justice
    The religious will inherit the earth
    We can learn from terrorists

  13. Dave H says:

    UFOs are a hoax.
    We must believe in free will, we have no choice.
    Debaters don’t persuade, they pander.
    “Making love” is a dangerous euphemism.
    Women are more complicated than men.
    Celibacy is worse than poverty.

  14. Dave H says:

    Humans are smarter than cats.
    Don’t bother with sex education.
    Diminutive words are better than long words.
    Women are more complicated than men.
    Proofreading is very.
    Ninjas are depicted accurately in the media.
    All water is bottled water.
    If one does not succeed, one risks failure.
    Life should begin with death to get it out of the way.
    No one will go to a restaurant if it is too crowded.
    The light at the end of the tunnel is most often an oncoming train.
    Committees take minutes and lose hours.
    Comedy is easy.
    Comedy debates are easy.

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