Travers Debates 2016

The Travers Debates
The National Arts Centre
Ottawa

Non-Partisan Party
Verbal Slugfest
The Ottawa Citizen
May 2016

James Travers
Journalist

Fundraiser
The R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship was established following
the death in 2011
of legendary Canadian journalist Jim Travers,
a former national affairs columnist, newspaper editor and foreign correspondent.

Organized by friends of Jim's along with
honorary co-chairs

The Honourable John Manley

The Honourable Peter Kent

the Travers Debates features
an all-star cast of Ottawa notables.

Photo of Lois by Bill Blackstone
Events
©Photos by Lois Siegel

Honorary Co-Chairmen the Hon. Peter Kent
and
The Honourable John Manley
hosted the evening

Rosemary Barton, CBC National Reporter
On Parliament Hill
Power and Politics
was the Debate Master of Ceremonies

The Honourable Bob Rae
kept the debaters in line as moderator

And Kevin Page
prevented any overruns in his role
as official timekeeper
Fraser MacKay assisted

Al MacKay, Co-Chair of the
Organizing Committee

A rousing, fun time was had by all

First Debate

"Be It Resolved that heckling is
a Parliamentary privilege and should
be maintained."

Scott Feschuk, MacLean's

And Ruth Ellen Brosseau, MP
Argued in favour of the motion

Versus

Katie Simpson, CBC

And Rodger Cuzner, MP
Opposed

Kevin Page

Bob Rae

Second Debate

"Be It Resolved that
democracy is facing serious risks
with the decline of legacy media"

Ed Greenspon
Former journalist. President & CEO
Public Policy Forum
Argued in favour of the motion