Arrows and Lightning

Ontario Student Debating Union

L'union Ontarienne des debats etudiants

Debate and Speech Arts

About OSDU

The Ontario Student Debating Union is a charitable organization working to promote and co-ordinate Debating and Speech Arts for the youth of Ontario. OSDU members take part in tournaments in English, French and Bilingual formats. OSDU provides educational resources and workshops, organizes the Provincial Championships for top high school debaters and the Junior High Provincials, and selects Ontario debaters for major national tournaments. [More Info]

Contact OSDU

Contact the persons on the board, officers, directors, etc. [More Info]

Announcement

Ontario's delegates chosen for Team Canada Tryout

02/08/2010 We are pleased to announce that after a two-part selection process, the following debaters were chosen to represent Ontario at the Team Canada try-out in Vancouver next month: Elizabeth Str... [More Info]

Invitation and Registration for Provincials 2010

02/07/2010 Dear debaters, Attached is the registration form for Provincials 2010, which will take place in Ottawa from March 26-28.  The invitation appears below.  You may only participate i... [More Info]

Regional Qualifiers

01/10/2010 The regional qualifiers for the Provincial Championship in Ottawa (March 26-28) are now over.  Congratulations to all the successful delegates.  If you didn't make it this year, we... [More Info]

News

Provincial Championship 2010

04/07/2010 On March 26-28 we held our annual Provincial Championship in Ottawa.  Eighty-eight English debaters, 12 French debaters, and 12 bilingual debaters participated in an exciting weekend of... [More Info]

Northern Tournament Invitation

03/05/2010 February 27th, 2010 Dear Debaters, Coaches and Judges, The Northern Secondary School Debating Union is pleased to invite you to our first annual debate tournament, to be held at No... [More Info]

Congratulations Team Canada!!

02/19/2010 Yesterday a group of highschool debaters from across Canada defeated England in the grand finals of the World Schools Debate Championship in Qatar to become the WORLD DEBATE CHAMPIONS! ... [More Info]

Invitation to the 2010 University of Ottawa tournament

02/18/2010 The University of Ottawa English Debating Society (EDS) would like to formally invite you to our annual high school debate tournament. This year, we will be attempting to hold both a F... [More Info]

CWOR Regionals Invitation

01/25/2010 Dear Fellow Debating Coach,   Renison University College, University of Waterloo, in conjunction with the Central Western Ontario Region of the Ontario Student Debating Union, cordi... [More Info]

Resolution for Laurier Classic announced

01/25/2010 With the Laurier Classic less than a month away, we are very excited to release our prepared motion for the first round: This house supports the use of steroids in sport.Debaters will be exp... [More Info]

Queen's Tournament Resolution

01/14/2010 Dear coaches and debaters, The Queen’s National High School Debating Championships is only a month away! With preparations in high gear, we are happy to announce the following prepared res... [More Info]

Tournoi Regional Francais et Bilingue - Region Est

01/10/2010 Lycée Claudel 1635, Promenade Riverside, Ottawa   December 11, 2009  You are cordially invited to the OSDU Eastern Regional Bilingual /French Debating Tournament hosted by Ly... [More Info]

Invitation to Laurier Classic High School Tournament

01/10/2010 The Laurier Classic will be held February 19-20, 2010.  See attachment for details.... [More Info]

Invitation to the 2010 Hart House High School Tournament

01/10/2010 January 6th, 2010 Dear Coaches, Debaters and Colleagues, The Hart House Debates Committee is delighted to extend to you our invitation the annual University of Toronto High School Debati... [More Info]

Upcoming Events

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