York Debating Society

Hi all, unfortunately, the YDS has had to cancel York Womxn and GRSM tournament due to low judge turnout.

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!

We meet Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 5:30 PM on Discord! new members are always welcome!

The link to our server is here:

Join the Official York Debate Server Discord Server! Check out the Official York Debate Server community on Discord - hang out with 42 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

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

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.

Over the weekend, YDS competed at Seagrams IV at the University of Waterloo. Congratulations to Tianzhi Yang for being the top 8th speaker and Matthew Walker for being the top 9th novice speaker. Huge thank you to Waterloo Debate for a great weekend!