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Ottawa IV 2026

160 days away · In-Person · BP

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The field

Premier

One of the strongest fields in the circuit. Multiple nationally-ranked teams attend.

Based on the 2026 edition. This year’s field isn’t rated yet.

45 teams (2026), 54 teams (2025)

Motions from this series

Ottawa IV 2026 (2026)8 motions
  • Round 1THW break up energy companies in order to separate their green portfolios from their fossil fuel portfolios
  • Round 2This House believes that it is in the interest of the EPP to increase their collaboration with the far-right (e.g seek their support on legislation, open coalition negotiations after elections)
  • Round 3In high crime areas, THBT prosecutors should focus on litigating "Al Capone" cases as opposed to trying violent or drug cases
  • Round 4This House supports a norm of stigmatization against Elder Delegation
  • Round 5THS efforts by the Syrian government to assimilate former kurdish militia fighters into the Syrian Armed Forces as opposed to attempting integrating them into civilian life
  • SemifinalsTH, as Elizabeth May, would cross the floor to join the Liberal party in exchange for significant influence over the government's environment and climate change portfolio
  • Grand FinalTHP a world in which religious texts are never translated from their original language of composition
  • Novice FinalsTHP a world where all future people are born Gethenian

What gets set here

Politics25%
Economics13%
Law & Crime13%
Social & Identity13%
International Relations13%
Religion13%

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Practice Politics motions ›Read: Generating arguments

You vs this tournament

What gets set here, next to how you have scored on each category across your own imported rounds.

  • Politics · 25% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Economics · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Law & Crime · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Social & Identity · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • International Relations · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet
  • Religion · 13% of motions hereno rounds on record yet

This week's plan

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Breaking here

18% of teams break

Teams usually guarantee their break on 11 points.

Break on speaks? Average at least 79.6.

Last edition: 8 of 45 teams broke.

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Break categories

This tournament runs a separate break for each category. From the most recent edition:

  • Open break8 teams
  • Novice break5 teams

How scoring works here

75.9 avg speaker score

Most speakers land between 73.1 and 78.7.

What finishing high has taken:

Top speaker pace 81.2

Top-10 pace 79.6

Top-20 pace 78.2

Median average speaks at each finishing spot, across 1 edition.

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