UBC Summer HST 2026

1. Round 1This House, as a young adult in a developed East Asian country, would embrace Bai LanPractise this motion
2. Round 2THP religious beliefs of Collective Salvation rather than religious beliefs of Individual Salvation.Practise this motion
3. Round 3THR the rise of auteur cinemaPractise this motion
4. Round 4THP developing countries to adopt the GNH framework for development over the GDP frameworkPractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT social movements should focus on publicly shaming corporations to change business practices rather than trying to achieve these outcomes through legislative actionPractise this motion
6. SemifinalsTHS American frontier AI labs IPOingPractise this motion
7. Grand FinalTHS the rise of people engaging in deep personal conversations and emotional vulnerability as a way to initiate interpersonal relationshipsPractise this motion
8. Junior SemifinalsTH, as a republican senator in the United States of America, would choose to adopt a political stance that goes against the Trump administrationPractise this motion
9. Junior FinalsTHO the narrative that “you should love yourself before others can love you”Practise this motion

1. Round 1TH Prefers a world where the 'Santai' culture is widespreadPractise this motion
2. Round 2TH predicts that human nature will save us from climate changePractise this motion
3. Round 3THBT the act of recasting minority actors as existing characters in popular franchises has done more harm than goodPractise this motion
4. Round 4THS the decline of the US as a global superpowerPractise this motion
5. Round 5THBT it is within the interest of regional religious institutions to reinterpret scriptures in a more progressive wayPractise this motion
6. SemifinalsTH, as a developing nation, would attempt to emulate the economic and cultural strategies of the Four Asian Tigers, as opposed to a Western-style development strategy that emphasizes establishing strong democratic institutions, gradual market reform, civil liberties and human rights protections as preconditions for economic progressPractise this motion
7. Grand FinalUnder the veil of ignorance, THP to live in the 6ixPractise this motion
8. Junior SemifinalsTHS the use of "Life-like"Practise this motion
9. Junior FinalsTHP a world where people do not make social comparisonsPractise this motion

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