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12 November 2008

Botswana WUDC 2011 bid


It looks like Botswana are going to bid to host the World Debating Championships in 2011. Having lost out on 2009 and 2010 it is good to see them back again. Maybe it will be third time lucky.


There isn't much detail on their website beyond the image shown here.
Keep an eye on http://www.botswanaworlds.com for more details.


11 November 2008

Middle Temple win Oxford IV

Middle Temple (Daniel Warents & Douglas Cochran) won the 2008 Oxford IV.

Daniel Warents also topped the speaker tab.

The ESL Competition was won by BBU (Nico Lupea & Dan Cristea)

The full tab can be found here

Rd 1: This house would not prosecute battered wives for killing their husbands.
Rd 2: This house would negotiate with al quaeda
Rd 3: This house would nationalise all banks
Rd 4: This house would make politicians work in health, defense, education or emergency services to qualify for office
Rd 5: This house make entry into university based on a lottery after passing a basic high school exam
Quarter: This house would sell right to sue
Semi: This house would give money to African countries not to take money off China
Final: This House Would Make the Number of Votes a Person Can Cast in an Election Inversely Proportional to their Wealth

Source: britishdebate list & uccphil board

10 November 2008

Father Guindon Cup 2008

Toronto (Jason Rogers & Adrienne Lipsey) have won the 2008 Father Guindon Cup in Canada.

Final
1p: Toronto (Jason Rogers & Adrienne Lipsey)
1o: Hart House (Richard Lizius & Lisa Jorgensen)
2p: Hart House (Nick Shkordoff & Dash)
2o: Queen's (Claudia Newman-Martin & Christine Wadsworth)

Novice Winners: Carleton (Simon Cameron & Emma Robillard-Cole)
Top Speaker: Richard Lizius (Hart House)
Top Novice: Emma Robillard-Cole (Carleton)
Top Public Speaker: Josh J. Magnus Stark (McGill)

Semis:
1p Queen's (Adam Hetherington & Mark Rubenstein)
1o Queen's (Claudia Newman-Martin & Christine Wadsworth)
2p McGill (Sophie MacIntyre & Hannah Pavalow)
2o Hart House (Richard Lizius & Lisa Jorgensen)

1p Queen's (Robin McNamara & Ryann Atkins)
1o Hart House (Nick Shkordoff & Dash)
2p Toronto (Jason Rogers & Adrienne Lipsey)
2o Carleton (Andrew Lawrence & Richard Togman)

Novice Final:
1p Queen's (Ali Sajun & John Jeaitani)
1o Carleton (Simon Cameron & Emma Robillard-Cole)
2p Hart House (Steve Penner & Paul Mitassou)
2o Dawson (Misha Solomon & Erin Vandevra)

Break
1 - Hart House (Richard Lizius & Lisa Jorgensen)
2 - Toronto (Jason Rogers & Adrienne Lipsey)
3 - Hart House (Nick Shkordoff & Dash)
4 - Queen's (Claudia Newman-Martin & Christine Wadsworth)
5 - McGill (Sophie MacIntyre & Hannah Pavalow)
6 - Queen's (Robin McNamara & Ryann Atkins)
7 - Carleton (Andrew Lawrence & Richard Togman)
8 - Queen's (Adam Hetherington & Mark Rubenstein)

Public Speaking Finalists:
1 - Emmett Soldati (York)
2 - Joshua J. Magnus Stark (McGill)
3 - Cal (McGill)
4 - Brian Maxwell (Queen's)
5 - Kassie Dwarika (York)

Motions:
THW abandon space exploration
THW allow native groups to perform ceremonies in which participants may be harmed
THW abandon all laws restricting cruelty to animals
THW impose a moratorium on home foreclosures
THW use disaster relief as a tool of diplomacy.
Semi: THBT following orders is an acceptable defense for war crimes
Novice Final: THW pay a salary to stay-at-home parents
Final: THW prohibit in vitro fertilization clinics from creating savior siblings
Source: http://www.cusid.ca