Students may qualify for The 2023 Canadian British Parliamentary Asper Cup Debate National Championship taking place froom November 17 to 19 at Balmoral Hall, Gray Academy & St. John's-Ravenscourt School.

Coach Registration From - Only coaches are permitted to register teams from their schools.

Judges' Registration Form

Tournament Schedule:

12:00 -12:15 - Judges and Debater Registration

12:15 -1:00- Judges Briefing

12:30 - Announcement of the first debate resolution and speaking positions

1:00 - First debate begins

2:00-2:15 - Break & Snacks

2:15 - Announcement of second debate resolution and speaking positions

2:35 - Second debate begins

3:35-3:45 - Break & snacks

3:45 - Announcement of third debate resolution and speaking positions

4:05 - Third debate begins

5:05 - Awards tabulated

5:35 - Awards presentation

5:35-5:45 - Tournament ends

The tournament will consist of three rounds of Impromptu British Parliamentary debate. Constructive speeches may be no longer than 5 minutes.  Neither heckling nor squirreling are permitted. Debaters MAY NOT use the internet to research their arguments, and they MAY NOT bring in outside books or resources to prepare.

Each debater has 5 minutes to speak. The first and last 30 seconds are protected time. This means that no POIs may be offered during this time. The Speaker will give a signal at the end and the beginning of protected time, at the five-minute mark, and at the end of a short grace period extending no longer than 15 seconds. The Speaker will probably not give time signals otherwise, so it is recommended that debaters bring a stopwatch to time themselves or their partner. 

Guide to British Parliamentary Debate

There is no novice category; all teams register as open. Schools may send 3 teams, although schools may request more (subject to space availability – decisions will be made no later than Monday, October 9, 2023). Early registration is encouraged.

Each school must provide one judge for every team registered in the tournament. Judges may not be high school students for this tournament.

This is a senior tournament, open to students in grades 10-12 only. Please do not register junior teams.

Coaches must ensure that all teams are registered no later than Monday, October 9. Only coaches are permitted to register teams from their schools.

Any questions may be directed to Joan Trimble at jtrimble@stpauls.mb.ca