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The Canadian Student Debating Federation is pleased to welcome you to our website. Check out the calendar of upcoming debate events, information on the National Seminar, or browse our collection of debate resources.
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News
World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships
Canada took the top 3 places at the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships which were held in April, 2010 this year in Lithuania. Zeenia Framroze from Toronto, ON placed 1st overall, Adam Kovacs-Litman from Toronto, ON placed 2nd and Colleen McCutcheon from Victoria, B.C 3rd overall! Canada also placed 8th (Easton Sheahan-Lee from Calgary, AL) and 9th (Aiden Fishman from Winnipeg, MB). Congratulations to all the Canadians for the great result!
Team Canada, winners of the 2010 World Schools Debating Championships, was congratulated by PM Harper and on the floor of the House of Commons recently. Visit the blog post for more information.
Team Canada are WORLD CHAMPIONS!
Team Canada has won the 2010 World Schools Debating Championships in Doha, Qatar! Huge congratulations from the CSDF and the Canadian national debating community. Visit the team's blog at teamcanada.csdf.ca, or learn more in the Worlds section
Website Changes
The CSDF website is undergoing a phase of renewal. Sections that have been recently overhauled include Membership, National Seminar and Team Canada. The website also features a new Events Calendar, which allows anyone from across the country to submit a debating event.
2009 National Seminar - Winnipeg, MB
50 high school debaters from across Canada gathered for a week of intense debating, learning and fun at the recent National Seminar in Winnipeg. Read about the event, browse photos and learn about the outstanding students at the 2009 Seminar page.
2011 National Seminar host selected
The CSDF is pleased to report that Hay River, Northwest Territories will be hosting the next National Debating Seminar in Spring 2011. For more information on this exciting event, see the 2011 Seminar page.
News items can be sent to webnews@csdf-fcde.ca. We also have a news archive in the Resources section.