York Debating Society
88 The Pond Rd M3J 1P3 Toronto, ON, Canada

Hi everyone, unfortunately our fall high school tournament has been cancelled

Our mission is to make the art of debate fun and accessible to everyone while building a positive community that unites the students of York! Join us Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 PM on our Discord for meetings, tournaments and social events!

Today’s the day! Our kickoff meeting is at 5:30 PM and will be the beginning of the 2020-2021 debate season for YDS. Looking forward to meeting you all!

Want to improve your public speaking and critical thinking skills? Meet people and discuss a variety of topics? Come to our kickoff meeting on September 10 at 5:30 PM on Discord! The invite to our server is here: https://discord.gg/vHed6df

Hi everyone, our kickoff meeting is on September 10 at 5:30 PM! There will be an introductory workshop, a show debate and icebreaker activities. All meetings for the fall semester will take place on Discord in adherence to social distancing guidelines. See you there! Here is the link to the Discord server:... https://discord.gg/vHed6df See more

Over the weekend of August 15-16, Tianzhi Yang competed in the East Coast Asians Online Australs Tournament (3v3) with Chris Braithwaite and Brian Forbes who advanced to the quarter finals! Great job everyone!

We are pleased to announce that fall semester meetings will take place on Discord! The link and QR Code to the Official York Debate Server will be posted before our kickoff meeting on September 10, 2020. See you this fall!

Our Coat of Arms The Lion - represents the courage to speak out and challenge ideas The Hands - represent honour and respect for the art of debate... The Sword - represents strength in argumentation The Anchor - represents the harbouring of one’s public speaking skills The Motto - by comparing the force in Latin, emphasizes the importance of comparing one’s arguments to those of the opponent Updates on the 2020-2021 Debate Season are on the way so stay tuned!

Over the weekend, YDS went to Queen's University to compete at Sutherland IV. Congratulations to Tianzhi and Ivy for breaking to the quarterfinals and getting 10th and 6th speaker respectfully. Also it was a great opportunity to go on an ice cream run because food > debate.