Hart House High Schools 2026

1. Round 1This House Regrets the “My love cannot be contained in a day!” narrativePractise this motion
2. Round 2This House Supports the increased use of religious messaging by progressive politicians and activists (e.g. the portrayal of a nationwide welfare state or the acceptance of immigrants as extensions of obligations to help those in need, the narrative that the hoarding of wealth personifies the sin of greed)Practise this motion
3. Round 3This House Hopes for a significant decline in the high fashion industryPractise this motion
4. Round 4This House Prefers Universal Basic Income programs over Employer of Last Resort programsPractise this motion
5. Round 5[REDACTED]Practise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsThis House Would reintroduce fan boost to Formula E, with the following adjustments: 1) fans vote during the first half of the race; 2) drivers who use a “Fan Boost” in a race are not eligible to be voted for in the next race.Practise this motion
7. SemifinalsThis House Believes That all countries should abolish all immigration restrictions, other than those required for national securityPractise this motion
8. Grand FinalThis House Prefers a world where natural talent does not existPractise this motion
9. Junior SemifinalsThis House, as a young adult with a moderately stable family, Would prioritize their chosen family over the one they were born intoPractise this motion
10. Junior FinalThis House Regrets the narrative that the passage of time inevitably leads to progressPractise this motion

1. Round 1THP a world in which students with considerable learning and behavioural disabilities are taught entirely separately, as opposed to being integrated into regular classrooms with accommodations.Practise this motion
2. Round 2THO the emphasis on careerism among middle class people.Practise this motion
3. Round 3THBT effective altruism ought to prioritize long-termist causes (e.g. reducing existential risk from AI) over near-termist causes (e.g. fighting malaria).Practise this motion
4. Round 4In liberal democracies, THP widespread adherence among politicians to the party line.Practise this motion
5. Round 5THR the prevalence of technopessimism.Practise this motion
6. QuarterfinalsAs a Québécois Francophone in 1985, THW prefer sovereignty to federalism.Practise this motion
7. SemifinalsTHP the economic status quo to market socialism.Practise this motion
8. Grand FinalGiven the opportunity, THW permanently erase all knowledge of artificial intelligence.Practise this motion
9. Junior SemifinalsTHS the rise in SGTs.Practise this motion
10. Junior FinalsTHO the interpretation of art as confessional.Practise this motion

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