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McGill Winter Nationals 2026
Mar 13, 2026 · BP
Motions from this series
McGill Winter Nationals 2026 (2026)8 motions
- Round 1THW tax ultra-processed foods
- Round 2THP societies with norms of higher courtesy (e.g., proactive hospitality, mandatory small talk) to those with norms of higher reservation (e.g., civil inattention, strict boundaries of personal privacy).
- Round 3THS merging the "Iles de la madeleine" riding with a neighbouring one(s) in the Quebec provicial legislature
- Round 4THBT governments should never rescue failing private industry.
- Round 5THR the rise of constant adult supervision in childhood leisure
- SemifinalsTHBT the state ought to indict and prosecute New John for the murder of George
- Novice FinalsTHBT artifacts held in foreign countries should be returned to the regions they originate from when requested by the current state in that region.
- Grand FinalAssuming they will be accepted by a community, THW plan their life around retiring early and living a nomadic lifestyle somewhere in Central Asia
McGill Winter Nationals 2025 (2025)8 motions
- Round 1THBT individuals should be able to opt into government-enforced permanent bans from vice activities (i.e. gambling, smoking, drinking, etc.)
- Round 2THO the narrative that people should get over breakups promptly
- Round 3THO student protest movements' use of campus occupations (setting up camps on campus or in buildings and refusing to leave without concessions)
- Round 4This house prefers centralised urban planning system to decentralised urban planning systems.
- Round 5THBT after experiencing civil conflict (ie: civil wars, revolutions, independence struggles), nations should issue general amnesty to those who participated in the conflict
- SemifinalsThis house prefers a world where religious beliefs and teaching are not based on codified scriptures.
- Novice FinalsTHBT declining fertility rates do more good than harm
- Grand FinalTHS the rise of donation coordination funds.
What gets set here
Social & Identity38%
Law & Crime19%
Politics13%
Economics13%
Health & Medicine6%
International Relations6%
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31% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 77.8.
Last edition: 8 of 26 teams broke.
- 202510 pts8/26
- 20269 pts · 77.8 speaks8/26
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break8 teams
- Novice break4 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isolde L. | LO | THBT governments should never rescue failing private industry. | 85 |
| Anderson W. | MG | THBT governments should never rescue failing private industry. | 84 |
| Kevin L. | DLO | THBT governments should never rescue failing private industry. | 83 |
| Sofie J. | OW | THP societies with norms of higher courtesy (e.g., proactive hospitality, mandatory small talk) to those with norms of higher reservation (e.g., civil inattention, strict boundaries of personal privacy). | 82 |
| Susanna L. | GW | THBT governments should never rescue failing private industry. | 82 |
| Remi B. | PM | THBT governments should never rescue failing private industry. | 82 |
| Ethan W. | LO | THR the rise of constant adult supervision in childhood leisure | 81 |
| Heather D. | DLO | THR the rise of constant adult supervision in childhood leisure | 81 |
| Phyllis S. | LO | THS merging the "Iles de la madeleine" riding with a neighbouring one(s) in the Quebec provicial legislature | 81 |
| Anderson W. | LO | THP societies with norms of higher courtesy (e.g., proactive hospitality, mandatory small talk) to those with norms of higher reservation (e.g., civil inattention, strict boundaries of personal privacy). | 81 |
| Ethan W. | MG | THP societies with norms of higher courtesy (e.g., proactive hospitality, mandatory small talk) to those with norms of higher reservation (e.g., civil inattention, strict boundaries of personal privacy). | 81 |
| Nathan C. | DLO | THS merging the "Iles de la madeleine" riding with a neighbouring one(s) in the Quebec provicial legislature | 80 |
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