Hart House IV 2022

1. Round 0THW ban zoosPractise this motion
2. Round 1THS Joe Biden not running for re-election in 2024Practise this motion
3. Round 2THO the rise of ‘Publish or Perish’ culturePractise this motion
4. Round 3THR the decline of the Catholic Church's art patronagePractise this motion
5. Round 4THS a universal right of territories to secede from parent nations by referendumPractise this motion
6. Round 5THR the belief that forgiveness is a virtuePractise this motion
7. QuarterfinalsTHS the implementation of a financial transaction taxPractise this motion
8. Novice SemifinalsTHR the narrative of intergenerational meritocracyPractise this motion
9. SemifinalsTHP a world in which religious beliefs are not codified in a scripture or doctrinePractise this motion
10. Grand FinalTHP a world where Augmented Eternity is widely accessiblePractise this motion
11. Novice FinalsTH, as a contestant on a reality show, would attempt to portray themself as a villain as opposed to a heroPractise this motion

1. Round 1THP media funding models that rely on primarily advertising to models that rely primarily on subscriptions.Practise this motion
2. Round 2TH prefers a world where supreme court justices remain anonymous to the publicPractise this motion
3. Round 3THBT Canada and the United States should nationalize their oil industries.Practise this motion
4. Round 4THR the pre-dominance of youth within social movements (i.e tailoring social media presence to teenage and young adult consumers, the presence of young leaders)Practise this motion
5. Round 5THS the Chinese government's efforts to disparage and exclude the influence and visibility of prominent, highly successful entrepreneurs.Practise this motion
6. Novice Semi FinalsTHR the decision of many public health authorities to optimize for anticipated public reactions (vs. strictly truth) in their messaging during the pandemic (e.g. emphasizing no evidence masks are effective in March 2020 to discourge hoarding; adjusting vaccine guidance to encourage take up etc.)Practise this motion
7. QuarterfinalsTHR the decision of many public health authorities to optimize for anticipated public reactions (vs. strictly truth) in their messaging during the pandemic. (e.g. emphasizing no evidence masks are effective in March 2020 to discourge hoarding; adjusting vaccine guidance to encourage take up etc.)Practise this motion
8. SemifinalsTHR the decline of class as the primary organizing political identity in liberal democracies.Practise this motion
9. ESL FinalTHS the use of artificial intelligence within conflicts (i.e AI-led drones, AI-led ground troops)Practise this motion
10. Novice FinalTHW require colleges to roughly approximate the economic breakdown of society in the composition of their student body (e.g. admit an equal number of candidates from each wealth quartile)Practise this motion
11. Grand FinalTHBT the United States should have maintained a prominent military presence in Afghanistan long-term.Practise this motion

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1. Round 1THR the rise of OnlyFans in the pornography marketPractise this motion
2. Round 2THBT Supreme Courts should abide by a textualist model of interpretationPractise this motion
3. Round 3THS the phenomenon of green card marriagesPractise this motion
4. Round 4THBT organized religious groups should formally recognize scripture that contradicts primary religious textsPractise this motion
5. Round 5THW prohibit cities from offering tax credits and other incentives to attract large companiesPractise this motion
6. Novice Semi FinalsTHW abolish sex-based segregation in sports in favour of ability-based segregationPractise this motion
7. QuarterfinalsTHBT the Argentinian government should have rejected the 2018 IMF bailout and sought to negotiate further concessions, even at the risk of not receiving a bailoutPractise this motion
8. Novice FinalTHP a world in which parents follow an authoritarian parenting model rather than an egalitarian parenting modelPractise this motion
9. SemifinalsAssuming feasibility, THW nationalize all high-cost research equipment and create a national pool of this equipment where all researchers must apply to a centralized agency for accessPractise this motion
10. Grand FinalTHBT it is in the interest of countries that experienced Japanese colonial occupation (e.g., South Korea, China, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam) to boycott the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo if far-right paraphernalia (e.g., displays of the Rising Sun flag) are permitted.Practise this motion

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