This is a fundraising tournament for the Speech & Debate Canada Foundation. All proceeds will go towards funding the expansion of debate programs to public schools in Canada. It costs us $1000/year to fund instructors to schools and with your help we can reach more students across Canada. Thank you for your support!

The tournament will be hosted by Ethan Curry and Daniel Svirsky, and the judging pool will be exclusively from members of CUSID.

The top speaker at this tournament will win The Willis McLeese Scholarship (Valued @ $500.)

The top team members at this tournament will each receive The Tom Lawson Scholarship (Valued @ $500 ea.) 

General Information:

Dates: June 14^th & 15^th, 2025

Location: Online, over Zoom

Registration Fee: $200 per team. We are willing to offer need-based waivers to debaters for whom cost would prohibit their attendance. Please email us at ed@speechanddebatecanada.com  if you need a waiver.

Style: Canadian National (2x2 - 8-minute speeches). Teams of 2 debaters. Prep times will be 30 minutes long for each round.

Format: 5 preliminary rounds with a break to semifinals. 

There are no prepped motions for this tournament. 

Chief Adjudicators: Ethan Curry and Daniel Svirsky

Eligibility: 

One Category: High school students, including international students, who are not attending a post-secondary institution.  Grades 6 to 12 – we will pair groups as close to grades as possible

Team Cap: This is preliminarily being set at 50 Teams with the opportunity to expand if needed.

Registration & Deadlines:

Registration can be completed immediately via the form linked here. 

There is NO judge requirement for this tournament - judges will be entirely composed of members of CUSID and S&DCF Instructors.

Tentative Tournament Schedule (all times in MST - Alberta)

Saturday, June 14th

Registration: 08:30 – 09:15

Round 1: 09:30 – 11:30

Lunch: 11:30 – 12:30

Round 2: 12:30 – 14:30

Round 3: 14:30 – 16:30

Break: 16:30 – 17:00

Round 4: 17:00 – 19:00

Sunday, June 15th

Registration: 08:30 – 09:15

Round 5: 09:30 – 11:30

Lunch/Break Announcement: 11:30 – 12:30

Semis/Jr Finals: 12:30-14:30

Finals: 14:30 – 16:30

Winners vs. Team Canada: 16:30-18:30

Awards: 18:30

 We look forward to hosting you! 

Inquires please contact our Executive Director, Debra Miko at ED@speechanddebatecanada.com

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