CUDC 2025 | Welcome to Canadian Universities Debating Championships 2025

Welcome to Canadian Universities Debating Championships 2025. This tournament will take place from the 22nd to 23rd of November at Dalhousie University’s Studley Campus.

Dalhousie University is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq. We are all Treaty people.

Schedule

Saturday, November 22nd:
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Breakfast/Registration
9:30 AM Hard Drop!
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Judge/Debater Briefing
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Equity Briefing
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Round 1 Announcement
10:50 AM - 12:30 PM Round 1
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch and CUSID Meeting
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM Round 2 Announcement
2:20 PM - 4:00 PM Round 2
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Round 3 Announcement
4:20 PM - 6:00 PM Round 3
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM Round 4 Announcement
6:20 PM - 8:00 PM Round 4 (Closed)
9:00 PM Social

Sunday, November 23nd:
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Breakfast/Check-in
9:30 AM Hard Drop!
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM Round 5 Announcement
9:50 AM - 11:30 AM Round 5 (Closed)
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch/Break Announcements
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM Open Quarters/Nov Semis Announcement
12:50 PM - 2:30 PM Open Quarters/Nov Semis
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM Open Semis/Nov Finals Announcement
2:50 PM - 4:30 PM Open Semis/Nov Finals
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Open Finals Announcement
4:50 PM - 6:30 PM Open Finals
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Awards Ceremony

Important Links

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EPHG1xaNF/

Discord Server Invitation: https://discord.gg/3tTM45RDQH

Team Name Change Request Form: https://forms.gle/V2PSea7j4QcUfbjm8

Tab Error Report Form: https://forms.gle/8MwRGz1SBgW57YyX7

Scratch Form: https://forms.gle/FaithV1xrvF3pSLq8

Equity Report Form: https://forms.gle/Gmh5CYyHYej5R2968

Accessibility Form: https://forms.gle/3kzEx1q9kbVcbBef9

Tournament Package:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hvVC9t0ROVM5LVXv0ad67FYDyvPepMhsDju3m_DGlQ4/edit?usp=sharing

Breaking Adjudicators

Participants

Tournament Staff

Organisation: Nyx Kucharski, Ric Truelove
Adjudication: Emma Jones, Graham Muise, Griffin Wong, Hamza Aziz (DCA), Lily Mckay-De Carvalho (DCA), Eamon Roach (DCA)
Equity: Jessica Graham, Maeve Hurley
Tabulation: Meghan Runge, Elaine Zhao