CUSID
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The Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate (CUSID) is the national organization which governs and represents university debating in Canada. It sanctions several official annual tournaments and represents the interests of Canadian debating domestically and abroad. Its membership consists of student debating unions, sanctioned by their respective universities, from across Canada.
Many prominent politicians, lawyers and business leaders have been former CUSID debaters, including former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, poet and songwriter Leonard Cohen and media entrepreneur Moses Znaimer.
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CUSID Tournaments
CUSID sanctions several official championship tournaments every year. These are:
- Canadian National Debating Championship
- British Parliamentary Debating Championship
- Central Canadian Debating Championship (Leger Cup)
- Western Canadian Debating Championship (McGoun Cup)
- Atlantic Canadian Debating Championship
- Central Canadian Novice Debating Championship
- Western Canadian Pro/Am Debating Championship (Calgary Fall Open)
- Atlantic Canadian Novice Debating Championship
- North American Debating Championship (with APDA)
- World Universities Debating Championship
Presidents of CUSID
The President of CUSID is the head of the organization and leads an elected executive consisting of six national and regional officers. He or she also represents CUSID and Canadian debating interests inside and outside of Canada, and is traditionally the Canadian representative on the World Universities Debating Council. The President is elected annually by the member institutions at the National Championships.
| Year | President | Member Society |
| 2004-2005 | Erik Eastaugh | University of Ottawa English Debating Society |
| 2003-2004 | Konrad Koncewicz | McGill University Debating Union |
| 2002-2003 | TJ (Tajesh) Adhihetty | Queen's University Debating Union |
| 2001-2002 | Kevin Massie | Trent University Debating Union |
| 2000-2001 | Ranjan K. Agarwal | University of Ottawa English Debating Society |
| 1999-2000 | Robert Silver | University of Western Ontario Debating Society |
| 1998-1999 | Michael Shore | University of Toronto Hart House Debates Club |
| 1997-1998 | Brent Patterson | University of Western Ontario Debating Society |
| 1996-1997 | Casey Halladay | University of Western Ontario Debating Society |
| 1995-1996 | Mitch Wexler | York University Debating Union |
| 1994-1995 | Shuman Ghosemajumder | University of Western Ontario Debating Society |
| 1993-1994 | Kathy Sturgis | University of Guelph Debating Union |
| 1992-1993 | Gerald Butts | McGill University Debating Union |
| 1992-1992 | Sarah Dover | University of Ottawa English Debating Society |
| 1991-1992 | Jason Brent | University of Toronto Hart House Debates Club |
| 1990-1991 | Stephen Pitel | Carleton University Debating Union |
| 1989-1990 | E. Stephen Johnson | University of Toronto Hart House Debates Club |
| 1988-1989 | Todd Swift | McGill University Debating Union |
| 1987-1988 | Matthew Mendelsohn | McGill University Debating Union |
| 1986-1987 | Paul A. Canniff | Carleton University Debating Union |
| 1979-1980 | Sandy Beeman | University of Ottawa English Debating Society |
| 1978-1979 | Steve Coughlan | University of Ottawa English Debating Society |
Member Societies
The following are the Schedule A member societies of CUSID. There are other member societies with alternate status which are not listed here.
- Acadia University
- Atlantic Baptist University
- Brandon University
- Carleton University - Web Site
- Concordia University
- Dalhousie University
- Marianopolis College
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Memorial University
- Queen's University
- Royal Military College of Canada
- Simon Fraser University
- St. Thomas University
- Trent University
- University College of Cape Breton
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia - Web Site
- University of Calgary
- University of Guelph
- University of King's College
- University of Manitoba
- University of New Brunswick
- University of Ottawa
- University of Regina
- University of Saskatchewan
- University of Toronto Hart House, St. Michael's College, Trinity College, Victoria College
- University of Victoria
- University of Waterloo
- University of Western Ontario Debating Society, Huron College, King's College
- University of Windsor
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University
- York University, Osgoode Hall
