About this season
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.
Episodes (34)
1. That Exercise is a Waste of Time
Aired 9 September 1975
2. Public service strikes should be outlawed
Aired 16 September 1975
3. Mercy killing is justified
Aired 23 September 1975
4. The Bermuda Triangle mystery defies natural explanation
Aired 30 September 1975
5. Episode 5
Aired 7 October 1975
6. The Bermuda Triangle mystery defies natural explanation
Aired 14 October 1975
Repeat of 30 September 1975
7. Movies should return to the happy ending
Aired 21 October 1975
8. Dieting is useless
Aired 28 October 1975
9. Ghosts exist
Aired 4 November 1975
10. Modern birth control advocates are using women as guinea pigs
Aired 11 November 1975
11. Violence on the screen is psychologically damaging
Aired 18 November 1975
12. Capital punishment must be abolished
Aired 25 November 1975
13. Divorce cases don't belong in the courts
Aired 2 December 1975
14. History is bunk
Aired 9 December 1975
15. Zionism
Aired 16 December 1975
16. The Christian religion has become inadequate
Aired 23 December 1975
17. Homosexuals should have full civil rights
Aired 30 December 1975
18. No title
Aired 6 January 1976
Moving to Wednesday evenings
19. Good breeding is still an asset
Aired 14 January 1976
20. Canadian nationalism is dangerous
Aired 21 January 1976
21. Intelligence is genetically inherited
Aired 28 January 1976
22. The 1976 Olympic Games should be abandoned
Aired 4 February 1976
23. Kids today have it too soft
Aired 11 February 1976
24. Hunting is not a sport
Aired 18 February 1976
25. The American dream has become a nightmare
Aired 25 February 1976
26. Car racing is a bloody sport
Aired 3 March 1976
27. Episode 27
Aired 17 March 1976
28. Episode 28
Aired 24 March 1976
29. Repeat of mercy killing episode
Aired 31 March 1976
30. Man should be master in the home
Aired 7 April 1976
31. There should be total gun control
Aired 14 April 1976
32. Repeat of Bermuda Triangle episode
Aired 21 April 1976
33. Repeat of Movies should return to the happy ending
Aired 28 April 1976
34. pre-empted for movie
Aired 5 May 1976