Hey Burlington. The Debaters will be in your town on to record 3 episodes of the show. We're debating Unions, Parking Enforcers, Fireworks and much more. Comics include some of Canada's best - Pat McKenna, Ron Sparks and That Canadian Guy Glen Foster to name a few. For a full list of comics and topics as well as information on how to buy tickets, choose 'read more.'

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Is there a silver lining beneath all the gloom and doom over Climate Change? Charlie Demers and Mark Forward heat things up in this debate. Then we talk online dating. Do you still think it's weird to meet your special someone online? Funny man Trent McClellan doesn't and will defend his position to nay sayer Kathleen McGee. Here's a clip.

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Canadians have a reputation for being polite. But are we more polite than the British? UK funny man Matt Kirshen thinks we are, but Canadian comic Charlie Demers says the Brits are way more polite. Also on the show today, purebreds. And who better to debate the merits of blue blood than the Queen herself, (as played by Scott Thompson). And her opponent, that loveable cockney chanteuse Adele (as played by Sean Cullen) Tune in Wednesday at 11:30 am on CBC Radio One.

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Some people say, there are no bad kids, just bad parents. Derek Seguin and Michael Gelbart will debate that very sentence on this episode. And then Sean Cullen and Kate Davis will debate whether James Bond is the ideal man. 

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Is live theatre still relevant? That is the question on this week's Debaters. And the comedians tackling the question are "This is That" stars Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring. And, as ever, your host Steve Patterson serves up some sweet sweet puns. Also on the show Elvira Kurt and Judy Gold debate who's the better mom... a younger woman or an older woman. Tune in for all the laughs and logic Wednesday at 11:30 am on CBC Radio One.

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Is Downton Abbey the best thing on TV? Al Rae and Deb Kimmett duke it out over the popular PBS Drama. Also on the show....Were movies better before CGI? Veteran comic and movie buff, John Wing thinks so, but his young opponent, Ivan Decker thinks green screen is great.

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Can men and women be "just friends?" Mark Little and Christina Walkinshaw debate this perennial topic. Then Alan Park and Graham Chittenden debate whether it's time to ban disposable products all together.

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How do you feel about buskers? Should busking be banned? Wes Borg thinks that would be a crime, whereas funny lady Kristeen von Hagen thinks it's criminal for the violin to be played on a street corner by a man in a Darth Vader costume. Also on the show today, cars or bikes, which is the greater menace on the road? Ivan Decker thinks bikes are more benign. But Victoria's Sean Proudlove assures us that the automobile is much more civilized.

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Where would you rather shop for fruits and veg, the super market or the farmer's market? Comedians Darcy Michael & Terry McGurrin let fly with the facts and funny. Also on the show today, Star Trek vs Star Wars. Patrick Maliha and Evany Rosen boldy go where the Debaters have, surprisingly, not gone before.

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