McGill Winter Nationals 2025

Jan 17, 2025 · BP

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26 teams (This edition)

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.

Social & Identity38%

Law & Crime25%

Politics13%

Religion13%

Economics13%

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T-7Read the roomGo through this page once so nothing on the day surprises you.
T-6Work through "Generating arguments"Foundations for Social & Identity motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-6Work through "Linear flow"Foundations for Law & Crime motions, the biggest slice of what gets set here.Open the lesson ›
T-5Prep sprint: one Social & Identity motion, 15 minutes, full caseMechanism, actors, weighing. Time it like the real thing.Pull a motion ›
T-4Case-prep past motions this tournament actually setStart with: THBT individuals should be able to opt into government-enforced permanent bans from vice a...Motion archive below ›
T-3One practice round with a partner or clubmateAsk for a Social & Identity motion and your weaker bench.
T-2Second sprint: Law & CrimePull a motion ›
T-1Light review and logisticsReread the numbers above, check the schedule, sleep. No new material the night before.

31% of teams break

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Last edition: 8 of 26 teams broke.

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