by
      Yvonne
      MacKean
     
    

    
     
      On
      Feb
      7,
      the
      annual
     
     
      cDonald-Reid
      Debate
      took
      place.
     
     
      is
      debate
      takes
      place
      between
      PEI
     
     
      Holland
      College.
      The
      trophy
     
     
      donated
      by
      St.
      Dunstan’s
      Class
     
     
      '54
      in
      recognition
      of
      the
      teams
      of
     
     
      an
      MacDonald
      and
      Walter
      Reid,
     
     
      o
      won
      the
      Canadian
      Dominion
     
     
      bating
      Championships
      in
      1954.
     
     
      resolution
      was
      ‘‘A
      Maritime
     
    

    
     
      on
      is
      a
      fundamental
      necessity
      for
     
     
      survival
      of
      the
      Maritime
      prov-
     
     
      es.’?
      UPEI
      debated
      the
      affirma-
     
     
      with
      speakers
      David
      Saunders
     
     
      Garry
      MacDonald.
      Holland
     
     
      llege,
      as
      opposition,
      was
      repre-
     
     
      ted
      by
      Anna
      Shoyer
      and
      Anthony
     
     
      g.
      Moderating
      the
      debate
      was
     
    

    
     
      er
      and
      UPEI
      Alumni
      Valerie
     
     
      ore.
      Judging
      the
      debate
      was
      Pat
     
     
      lla
      (Opposition
      Leader),
      Colin
     
     
      kson
      (Director
      of
      the
      Confedera-
     
     
      Centre
      of
      the
      Arts)
      and
      Gary
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
      February
      13,
      1996
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MacDougall
      (Editor
      of
      the
      Guard-
     
     
      ian).
     
    

    
     
      The
      opening
      speech
      by
     
     
      Saunders
      of
      UPEI
      presented
      a
      plan
     
     
      to
      unite
      the
      three
      Maritime
      prov-
     
     
      inces.
      He
      outlined
      the
      problems
     
     
      currently,
      and
      how
      amalgamation
     
     
      into
      ‘‘one
      strong
      voice’’
      would
     
     
      benefit
      all.
      Saunders
      appealed
      to
     
     
      facts
      and
      figures
      to
      support
      his
      case.
     
    

    
     
      Holland
      College’s
      first
      re-
     
     
      marks
      were
      delivered
      by
      Shoyer
      in
      a
     
     
      well
      prepared
      speech.
      Shoyer
     
     
      approached
      the
      question
      on
      a
      more
     
     
      emotional
      basis.
      Her
      arguments
     
     
      against
      the
      union
      involved
      primarily
     
     
      the
      loss
      of
      each
      province’s
      individu-
     
     
      ality.
      She
      also
      brought
      up
      issues
     
     
      regarding
      the
      quality
      of
      services
      in
     
     
      one
      province.
     
    

    
     
      MacDonald
      spoke
      next
      for
     
     
      UPEI.
      In
      his
      ten
      minutes,
      he
      ad-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Societies
      News
     
    
   
   
    
     
      dressed
      some
      of
      the
      main
      themes
      of
     
     
      Shoyer’s
      speech.
      MacDonald
      pro-
     
     
      vided
      Cape
      Breton
      as
      an
      example
      to
     
     
      show
      that
      union
      did
      not
      necessarily
     
     
      mean
      the
      loss
      of
      identity,
      as
      Cape
     
     
      Breton
      is
      part
      of
      Nova
      Scotia.
     
     
      MacDonald
      also
      argued
      that
      an
     
     
      economic
      union
      would
      not
      suffice,
      a
     
     
      full
      political
      union
      was
      necessary.
     
    

    
     
      Ring
      then
      took
      to
      the
      podium.
     
     
      He
      had
      a
      very
      light
      manner
      about
     
     
      him
      and
      highlighted
      several
      points
     
     
      against
      the
      union
      proposal.
      His
     
     
      main
      thrust
      was
      on
      the
      possibility
     
     
      that
      PEI
      may
      get
      the
      short
      end
      of
      the
     
     
      stick
      in
      education,
      services
      and
     
     
      representation
      because
      of
      its
      small
     
     
      population.
     
    

    
     
      At
      this
      point
      there
      was
      a
      five
     
     
      minute
      break
      to
      prepare
      a
      final
     
     
      summation.
      MacDonald
      began,
     
     
      reiterating
      several
      key
      points
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ead
      to
      Head:
      MacDonald
      Ried
      Debate
     
    
   
   
    
     
      also
      summed
      up
      the
      opposition’s
     
     
      case
      as
      one
      built
      on
      fear.
      Holland
     
     
      College’s
      summation
      was
      by
     
     
      Shoyer,
      who
      pointed
      out
      several
     
     
      arguments
      against
      the
      idea
      of
      union
     
     
      in
      her
      speech.
      Following
      the
     
     
      summations,
      the
      judges
      retired
      to
     
     
      make
      their
      decision
      and
      questions
     
     
      for
      the
      debaters
      were
      entertained.
     
     
      The
      judges
      returned
      momentarily
     
     
      with
      their
      decision.
     
    

    
     
      After
      the
      comments
      and
      re-
     
     
      marks
      by
      the
      judges,
      the
      anxious
     
     
      debaters
      were
      told
      the
      result.
      The
     
     
      judges,
      by
      a
      narrow
      margin,
     
     
      awarded
      the
      MacDonald-Reid
      Cup
     
     
      to
      UPEI!
      Asa
      result,
      UPEI
      has
      held
     
     
      the
      trophy
      for
      the
      last
      four
      years.
     
     
      Thanks
      to
      all
      participants
      and
      to
      the
     
     
      spectators
      who
      came
      out.
      Hopefully
     
     
      next
      year’s
      rematch
      will
      be
      as
      excit-
     
     
      ing!