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  • This house prefers a DBFOM P3 over a traditional contract for the Toronto-Quebec high-speed rail project

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    Traditionally, government infrastructure projects are financed and managed by the government, and private corporations are contracted to build and maintain the project. In a public-private partnership (P3), the government commissions a private partner who is responsible for the entire project. The private partner is responsible for Design, Building, Financing, Operating, and Maintaining the project for some amount of time (DBFOM). As a result, the private partner retains revenue from the project (e.g. Vancouver SkyTrain’s Canada Line). The federal government of Canada recently announced high-speed rail connecting the Toronto–Quebec city corridor. This project is a traditional contract project.

    Canadian Universities Debating Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-11-22

  • In developing countries, This house believes that states should economically empower (i.e. giving money) dwellers in urban-underdeveloped areas as opposed to improving the infrastructure and public service of the area

    Senior UBC Fall HST 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-11-08

  • This house supports a significant increase in the number of sports and disciplines for future editions of the Olympics

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    There are 28 “core sports” at the Olympics and new Olympic sports may be added to the program by the International Olympic Committee (the IOC). The Paris Olympics 2024 saw athletes compete in 32 sports.

    Manchester Novices 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-11-02

  • That, as the mayor of a major European tourist city, we would adopt measures aimed at significantly reducing the number of tourists (e.g. tourist cap, increasing tourist tax, etc.)

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    In 2024, the numbers of tourists visiting big European cities hit record levels. In response, locals in cities such as Barcelona, Athens, and Venice protested against tourist numbers. Locals sprayed tourists with water pistols in Barcelona, and messages like "tourists go home" were graffitied across Athens.

    Junior IDC 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-10-25

  • That we support removing all regulations on construction, other than those required for health and safety (e.g. density laws, aesthetic restrictions, parking requirements, minimum lot size requirements)

    Senior IDC 2024 · Octofinals · 2024-10-25

  • This house, as an intelligent rat in NYC, W choose to attempt to take over the city

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    You are an intelligent rat living in NYC with the ability to think, strategize, and rally other rats. The city is cracking down on rat extermination with a goal to eliminate the rat population

    Waterloo Autumn HST · Junior Finals · 2024-10-06

  • This house believes that there should only be one host city for all the succeeding Olympics instead of electing different host cities for each Olympics

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    The host of the Olympics is elected by the members of the International Olympic Commission (IOC) through a secret ballot from the countries that submit their bids. Different countries bid for different Olympics. For example, Paris was elected as the host city for the 2024 Summer Olympics last 2017 while Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy was selected to host the 2026 Winter Olympics last 2019.

    Taiwan Schools Debate Challenge 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-10-05

  • In countries with competitive national elections, This house supports the use of city council dismissals

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    City Council Dismissals (CCDs) allow the central government to replace local- government executives (e.g. mayors, councillors, etc.) they deem to be engaging in criminal activity, with experienced non-elected civil servants from a different region for the remainder of the original term.

    Krabi ABP 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-10-05

  • This house believes that development projects (including but not limited to; expressways, airports, city-wide private development) should be approved by a referendum.

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    A referendum is a direct vote by all eligible voters in a constituency on a single issue. Interested parties campaign before the vote, and the outcome of the referendum is legally binding.

    Malaysian National Schools British Parliamentary Debating Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-09-21

  • This house, as the otter, W Remain in the Zoo

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    You are an otter living in the London Zoo. One day, you see a hole in the fence that would allow you to escape and live, without being caught, in Greater London.

    Ayr Schools 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-31

  • This house supports granting megacities autonomous control over their economic and social policy (e.g. immigration, health, criminal justice) with national taxation policy remaining under the control of the federal government

    ANU Equinox 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-08-30