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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.

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