... a big win for those who attended and saw some great intellectual firepower at work.
- The Agenda, TVOntario
“... high-watt crowd and
blow-out coverage.”
- The Walrus
“Crossfire came to Canada as two leading Democratic minds sparred Monday with Republican talking heads in a heated debate over U.S. national security.”
- The Globe and Mail
“McCain's team, his foreign-policy adviser Niall Ferguson and conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer, crushed the Obama squad...”
- The New York Post
“I really regretted not being in Toronto a few weeks ago for the inaugural Munk Debate. Thankfully you can download it...or stream it live...”
- Andrew Potter, Macleans.ca/blogs
“...the Munk Debates elevate and enliven public discussion of the major challenges facing Canada and the world.”
- The Toronto Star
“I hope there are debates of this quality and intensity in the United States to inform it's voting public.”
- Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
“When I was reflecting on the location of the debate, was I seriously going to fly all the way from London to Toronto to make the case for another Republican Administration - in Toronto of all places. It was a suicide mission.”
- Niall Ferguson
The goal of The Munk Debates is to enliven and elevate public discussion of the political, social and cultural issues shaping the course of world events and Canada's future. The Munk Debates are a signature initiative of the Aurea Foundation, a charitable organization founded in 2006 by Peter and Melanie Munk to support Canadian institutions involved in the study and development of public policy.
