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

Find your regional qualifier! UPDATED

01/10/2010 Debaters, It's that time of year:  regional qualifiers will take place in all OSDU regions during January and February to qualify delegates for the Provincial Championship, which is be... [More Info]

Calendar of Events

09/27/2009 You can now find a listing of all scheduled debating and public speaking events for Ontario students under the "Calendar" link at the top of the homepage.  As invitations and details be... [More Info]

News

World Qualifier Try-out: Ontario Procedure

02/08/2010 This year, the Ontario Student Debate Union (OSDU) will be holding a try-out to select three students to attend the Team Canada selection tournament (the “World Qualifier Try-Out”). The Team... [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]

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]

Invitation to Metro North, East, and West Regionals

12/15/2009 Dear Metro Toronto Debating Coaches and Students, Members of the Ontario Student Debating Union located in Metro North, Metro East, and Metro West are cordially invited to compete in the ... [More Info]

REGISTRATION - time is running out!

11/29/2009 If you haven't yet sent in your OSDU registration for 2009-2010, now is the time!  As of December 1, the cost of registration goes up to $100 per school.  After the winter holidays... [More Info]

Upcoming Events

February 12 2010: Queen's High School Tournament at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario [More Info]
February 13 2010: OSDU Junior Provincial Championships at Trinity College, Toronto, Ontario [More Info]
February 18 2010: St. Lawrence Regional Qualifier at KCVI, Kingston [More Info]
February 19 2010: Laurier High School Tournament at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo [More Info]
February 20 2010: Metro Regionals Qualifying Tournament [More Info]

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