25th Angus Reid (Grades 10-12)

25th Annual Angus Reid Cross Examination Debate Tournament (grades 10-12)

Location: St. Paul’s High School, 2200 Grant Avenue, Winnipeg, MB

Time: Thursday, March 19, 2025. 

Registration for both debaters and judges: 4:30 – 5:00 PM; awards at approximately 9 PM.

Parking: Please use the Student Parking Lot off of Bower Blvd (west side of the school). This lot is between Shaftesbury High School and St. Paul’s. Use the entrance adjacent to this lot only, as all other entrances will be locked.

Debate Format: This is an impromptu debate with the resolution and appropriate prep time provided before the rounds. The tournament will consist of two rounds of cross-examination debate, where teams will debate for both the affirmative and negative sides in consecutive rounds. Constructive speeches may be no longer than 5 minutes, followed by 3 minutes for cross-examination, and 3 minutes for final rebuttals. Neither heckling nor squirreling are permitted. After each constructive speech, the speaker is cross-examined by the debater not speaking next. There are no POIs allowed during the constructive speeches. Please see the official rules on the MSDA website: https://sites.google.com/site/manitobadebate/resources-for-debaters-and-coaches/rules-and-scoresheets/cross-ex-rules

There is no novice category; all teams register as open. Schools may send a maximum of 3 teams, although schools may request more (subject to space availability – decisions will be made no later than Monday, March 16). The debate is capped at 44 teams, so early registration is encouraged.

Each school must bring 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.

Register your teams here.

Registration is due no later than Friday, March 13th.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Oliver Ridley oridley@stpauls.mb.ca