RSS+Debate+Club+Notes

Debate...  is alive and well in the Kootenays..........

Rossland Pumpkin Classic Debate: November 2010 - participants from RSS, JLCrowe, Stanley Humphries, David Thompson Secondary
 * //BIRT: "Chinese will be the language of the future."//**

JLCrowe New Year's Classic Debate:January 2011 - participants from RSS, JLCrowe, Stanley Humphries, David Thompson Secondary, Penticton Secondary, Kelowna Secondary //**BIRT: " British Columbia schools be mandated to use digital books by September 2011."**//
 * //BIRT: "Canada should resign its seat at the United Nations."//**

Stanley Humphries Winter Debate: February 5, 2011 -participants from RSS, Stanly Humphries, J.L.Crowe 2010 saw an excellent entry level participation from Grade 6, 7 and 8 students from RSS. Way to go Debaters!!!
 * //BIRT: will be "impromptu"//**
 * //"Our Future is in Good Hands." 2 rounds debated aff / neg//**
 * //"Poverty is a greater evil than illiteracy."//**
 * //"Facebook dictates our lives."//**
 * //"Sled dogs should be outlawed."//**

PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: DSABC (bcdebate.org) DEBATE RULES CSDF Home page for lots of debate info and tips on how to debate successfully, check out this very useful site.  Look in the side bar of the CSDF home page for "Resources" for hints on how to debate like a pro!!
 * //Now, we are preparing for Provincial Championships in Langley, March 4-5, 2011.//**
 * //For information on the provincial debating championship visit debate provincials 2011//**

Reference Sites for Provincial Debate Topic Research Correctional Service Canada A Roadmap to Strengthening Public Safety -a mandated review of CSC's operational priorities, strategies and business plan -an assessment of CSC's contributions to public safety - includes advice on how the Panel believes the current federal correctional system can be improved Canada's Inhumane Prison Plan -Conrad Black commenting from a US prison on the "Roadmap to Strengthening Public Safety". Section 718 of Criminal Code -mandatory sentences of imprisonment ; the fundamental purpose of sentencing Charter of Rights and Freedoms Dept. of Justice Research Reports John Howard Society Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council Strategic Plan for Aboriginal Corrections Restorative Justice in Canada Centre for Restorative Justice: SFU Canada's safest cities: Maclean's - mag. article on one of Canada's safest cities CBC news: Native Issues: Restorative Justice Projects Truth and Reconcilliation Commission The Story of Bob Embracing Bob's Killer CBC doc -excellent Canadian case study of restorative justice working for adult / violent crime (murder) Centre for Justice and Reconciliation
 * //BIRT://** Restorative Justice should play a major role in the Canadian criminal justice system.

Prison Ombudsman Slams Prisons CBC Worsening Prison Conditions: Globe and Mail Feb 2011 New Sentencing Act to Cost Billions CBC Health Officials Slam "Tough on Crime " policy The Current: CBC radio interview look for "Crime Statistics" interview; also "Drug- Addiction Jails" Bill C-39 Juristat home page Juristat: Can it be trusted? Globe and Mail: "Cost of Crime bill" Bill S - 10 Bill S-10 MacLean's Bill S-10 mandatory drug crime sentencing Bill C-39: Act to Amend the Corrections / Criminal Release Act CSC Victim Services Community Corrections: reintegrating the prison population Purpose of Imprisonment EBSCO Data Base CBC NEWS <span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">GLOBE and MAIL <span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">MacLEAN'S MAGAZINE

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Entertaining...Educational...Exciting... Inspirational... <span style="background-color: #00ffff; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">Come and join us for a session. Find out if Debate is for you. Debate Club meets: - every Tuesday at lunch hour in the RSS Library - every Friday after school from 3-4 for practice debating sessions Tuesday lunch we have been practicing public speaking with impromptu topics. Topics for Friday debates: BIRT ... "Possession of automatic handguns be illegal." Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 BIRT ... "Education should have a base in technology." Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 BIRT... "Good spelling is no longer important." Friday, February 4, 2011 BIRT..."Prisons should be abolished in Canada." Friday, February 11,2011 dcurrie@sd20.bc.ca







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