The Great Debate — Season 1, Episode 1: Violence is acceptable as a political weapon in a democracy
30 min • 3 seasons, 74 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
The motion was overwhelmingly rejected by the studio audience. Robert Lemieux and John Taylor were originally scheduled as debators.
About The Great Debate
The Great Debate is a Canadian television series that featured debates between pairs of panelists over a given subject. It was first shown on Global Television Network in 1974, and later broadcast by CHCH-TV from Hamilton, Ontario. The series was produced intermittently until 1983.
More episodes from Season 1
- E2The energy crisis is a hoax perpetrated by the major oil companies
- E3Hockey is no longer a sport
- E4Professional prize fighting should be outlawed
- E5Astrology is a valid science
- E6Canadian nationalism is self-destructive
- E7Prisons should be reserved for those who have committed crimes of violence
- E8The health food craze is a rip-off
- E9Marriage is obsolete
- E10The gods from outer space theory is a fantasy
- E11The police should be abolished
- E12(Academy Awards topic)
- E13Man cannot live without god.