Our Reach

Our goal is to be accessible to all Canadian youth regardless

of where they live, or attend school!

“Being involved in competitive debate in high school was extremely formative for me. Debate

strengthened my public speaking skills, but more importantly it developed my thinking skills. Debate

taught me how to analyze issues from different perspectives, develop greater empathy for those

who think differently, and present ideas in a cogent way.”

Garnett Genuis, Member of Parliament for Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan

Generously funded by the McLeese Foundation, S&DCF was founded in 2017. Today, our organization operates at schools across Canada, in partnership with Canadian Student Debating Federation (CSDF) Members. We also partner with like-minded organizations working with youth. Free of charge, we provide our partner schools with qualified instructors to run weekly debate meetings. Schools are also welcome to use Speech and Debate Canada’s debate curriculum at no cost.

"The growth of debate clubs in our public schools over the last two years would not have been possible without SDCF's incredible programs!"

Ali Cherri, Provincial Coordinator, Nova Scotia Debating Society (NSDS)

Button
"Thank you to Speech and Debate Canada for providing a weekly coaching session to our local schools."

Marilyn Lunde, Kootenay Regional Coordinator, Debate and Speech Association of BC (DSABC)

Button
“Joining the debate club and learning this skill was the best part of my school year.”

Grade 12 student, West Hill Collegiate Institute, Toronto, Ontario

Button
"Speech and Debate Canada Foundation has had an incredible impact on junior and senior high debate in Nova Scotia."

Isaac Cormier, Debate Coach, Nova Scotia

Button

website by cybertech

Our Reach

Our goal is to be accessible to all Canadian youth regardless

of where they live, or attend school!

"The growth of debate clubs in our public schools over the last two years would not have been possible without SDCF's incredible programs!"

"Thank you to Speech and Debate Canada for providing a weekly coaching session to our local schools."

“Joining the debate club and learning this skill was the best part of my school year.”

"Speech and Debate Canada Foundation has had an incredible impact on junior and senior high debate in Nova Scotia."