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McGill IV 2026
Feb 7, 2026 · BP
Motions
McGill IV 2026 (2026)9 motions
- Round 1THR smartphones
- Round 2In nations with a very high prevalence of substance use disorders, This House prefers Model A over Model B.
- Round 3THBT Western governments should bail out AI firms in the event of an AI crash
- Round 4THP a world in which all resource-rich developing countries constitutionally mandated that all profits from those resources were evenly distributed amongst the population
- Round 5From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would rather be born in China than in the United States this year
- QuarterfinalsTH, as an Arab novellist born and living in Israel, W write an assimilation narrative rather than a heritage narrative
- SemifinalsTHS private credit firm's rise in the retirement savings market (eg, launching new vehicles compatible with 401(k)s and other defined-contribution plans for retirement, reaching more large funding deals from pension funds)
- Grand FinalTHR the victory of Barack Obama in 2008
- Novice FinalTH as Canada W mandate conscription
What gets set here
Technology22%
Economics22%
Social & Identity22%
Politics22%
Health & Medicine11%
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19% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.6.
Last edition: 16 of 86 teams broke.
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Break categories
This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:
- Open break16 teams
- Novice break5 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Rhys N. | MO | From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would rather be born in China than in the United States this year | 86 |
| 🇨🇦 Guo C. | OW | From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would rather be born in China than in the United States this year | 85 |
| 🇺🇸 Mirabel R. | GW | From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would rather be born in China than in the United States this year | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Diego M. | DLO | From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would rather be born in China than in the United States this year | 84 |
| 🇦🇺 James S. | DPM | From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would rather be born in China than in the United States this year | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Diba H. | DLO | THR smartphones | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Haotian P. | LO | From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would rather be born in China than in the United States this year | 84 |
| Alex L. | DPM | In nations with a very high prevalence of substance use disorders, This House prefers Model A over Model B. | 84 |
| Tanay P. | LO | THBT Western governments should bail out AI firms in the event of an AI crash | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Rhys N. | LO | THR smartphones | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Taira M. | MO | From behind the veil of ignorance, This house would rather be born in China than in the United States this year | 84 |
| 🇺🇸 Xiao L. | DLO | THBT Western governments should bail out AI firms in the event of an AI crash | 84 |
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