Ontario Pro-Con Debating Forum

Welcome to the website of the Ontario Pro-Con Debating Forum. The Forum was founded in 1960 and has long been an excellent training ground for high school debaters from public, Catholic, and private schools in the Greater Toronto Area. Students debate in Novice, Junior, and Senior divisions, allowing students of varying abilities to compete at appropriate levels. The four annual tournaments allow students to develop their debating and speaking skills over time and in a friendly and competitive league.

"Pro-Con as a league is about practice and  growth. With more tournaments per year than any other league, I had opportunities to apply judges' feedback throughout the year. This helped me grow as a debater, as did Pro-Con's progressive levels of competition, from Novice to Senior. My introduction to high school debating was through Pro-Con, and the skills I developed through debating continue to benefit me now, as a student at Osgoode Hall." -- Connor Campbell, former Pro-Con debater and 2013 World Independent Schools Public Speaking and Debate Champion

TOURNAMENTS 2023-2024

Oct. 28, 2023 @ St. Pope John II Catholic Secondary School (Scarborough)

Resolution: The use of AI tools by high school students impoverishes more than facilitates their learning.
Impromptu Resolution: Taylor Swift is over-rated.

Nov. 25, 2023 @ Brebeuf College School (Toronto)

Resolution: BIRT a better future is possible under capitalism.
"Capitalism" = the economic system that is designed only to generate private wealth and that uses the following for that purpose:1. private ownership and control of assets2. the exchange of commodities* using money3. wages for workers who produce/distribute commodities.
*In capitalism, a "commodity" is a product or service that is produced and distributed only to generate private wealth (i.e., any other effect of its being produced and distributed is not part of the design of capitalism).



Feb. 24, 2024 @ Michael Power / St. Joseph High School (Etobicoke)

Resolution: BIRT one senior history course should be mandatory in high school.


Mar. 23, 2024 @ Michael Power / St. Joseph High School (Etobicoke)

BIRT The Elgin Marbles should remain at the British Museum.


Finals: April 13, 2024 @ TBA


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