The Great Debate: (Academy Awards topic)

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1974

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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.

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The Great Debate: (Academy Awards topic)

Episodes

Violence is acceptable as a political weapon in a democracy

The energy crisis is a hoax perpetrated by the major oil companies

Hockey is no longer a sport

Professional prize fighting should be outlawed

Astrology is a valid science

Canadian nationalism is self-destructive

Prisons should be reserved for those who have committed crimes of violence

The health food craze is a rip-off

Marriage is obsolete

The gods from outer space theory is a fantasy

The police should be abolished

(Academy Awards topic)

Man cannot live without god.

The monarchy should be abolished

(repeat of 24 January 1974; hockey)

(no detail available)

There is no scientific proof that ESP exists.

Virginity is a priceless asset

Freedom of speech is a danger to society

There should not be a graduated income tax