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Canadian Universities Debating Championship 2024
Nov 23, 2024 · BP
Motions
Canadian Universities Debating Championship 2024 (2024)10 motions
- Round 1TH, as a new graduate entrepreneur, W build a startup to prioritize capturing venture capital funding as opposed to self-funding and attracting customers naturally
- Round 2THBT climate activists in small island states threatened by rising sea levels (ex. Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati) should prioritize evacuation measures (ex. advocating for citizens to be granted refugee status in other countries, finding alternative habitats for indigenous species, retaining fishing rights for citizens within national waters) as opposed to adaptation efforts (ex. building sea walls, raising ground levels, advocating in favour of global environmental policy)
- Round 3THP a DBFOM P3 over a traditional contract for the Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail project
- Round 4THBT emerging women's sports leagues (e.g. PWHL, WNBA) should be majority-owned by fans
- Round 5THBT it is in the interest of Canada to advocate for the inclusion of Mexico in any new North American Free Trade Agreement
- Open QuarterfinalsTHP a world with widespread belief in divine indifference
- Novice SemifinalsTHR the rise in gentle parenting
- Open SemifinalsTHR the ubiquity of judicialization in politics
- Novice FinalsTHW meet the stranger
- Grand FinalsTHO the norm to prefer innovation over maintenance
What gets set here
Social & Identity30%
Economics20%
Environment10%
Sport10%
International Relations10%
Religion10%
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25% of teams break
Teams usually guarantee their break on 10 points.
Break on speaks? Average at least 79.4.
Last edition: 16 of 64 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 break10 teams
Top speeches
The highest individual speaker scores recorded at this tournament.
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Theodore S. | GW | THP a DBFOM P3 over a traditional contract for the Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail project | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Karel B. | MG | THP a DBFOM P3 over a traditional contract for the Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail project | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Vidit D. | MG | THBT emerging women's sports leagues (e.g. PWHL, WNBA) should be majority-owned by fans | 84 |
| 🇨🇦 Rhys N. | DLO | THP a DBFOM P3 over a traditional contract for the Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail project | 83 |
| 🇨🇦 Tanvir S. | MO | THP a DBFOM P3 over a traditional contract for the Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail project | 83 |
| 🇨🇦 Rhys N. | OW | THBT it is in the interest of Canada to advocate for the inclusion of Mexico in any new North American Free Trade Agreement | 83 |
| 🇨🇦 Reana Y. | MG | TH, as a new graduate entrepreneur, W build a startup to prioritize capturing venture capital funding as opposed to self-funding and attracting customers naturally | 83 |
| 🇨🇦 Daniel S. | GW | THBT emerging women's sports leagues (e.g. PWHL, WNBA) should be majority-owned by fans | 83 |
| 🇨🇦 Reana Y. | PM | THBT emerging women's sports leagues (e.g. PWHL, WNBA) should be majority-owned by fans | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Annika F. | PM | THP a DBFOM P3 over a traditional contract for the Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail project | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Rhys N. | DPM | THBT emerging women's sports leagues (e.g. PWHL, WNBA) should be majority-owned by fans | 82 |
| 🇨🇦 Vidit D. | MO | TH, as a new graduate entrepreneur, W build a startup to prioritize capturing venture capital funding as opposed to self-funding and attracting customers naturally | 82 |
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