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  • This house supports imposing ERP in congested emerging economic hubs (Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh, Bangalore etc.)

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    Electronic road pricing (ERP) is a system in Singapore where drivers automatically pay a fee when they pass through ERP gantries, or gates positioned mostly at entrances to downtown Singapore. Residents leaving downtown in a personal vehicle also pay this fee. There is no fee when taking public transit, and there are off-hours when the ERP fee isn’t active (at night and during weekends/holidays).

    Queen's Summer Open 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-08-24

  • This house supports a decentralized urban planning system

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    A decentralized urban planning system is one wherein decisions (e.g building regulations, permits for development, constructions for public spaces) are made on the local level (e.g city, provincial) as opposed to the national level

    Loyola Debate Open 3 · Round 1 · 2024-08-02

  • In rapidly-developing megacities, This House Prefers the "chaotic warm approach" in urban planning as opposed to Le Corbusier’s approach

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    A megacity is defined as a very large urban area, usually a metropolis, consisting of a main city supported by several satellite cities. Le Corbusier's concept of urban planning envisions polished infrastructures (wide roads, clear sidewalks, spacious public facilities etc.) within cities with well-defined sectors (clear separation of residential and commercial areas). A 'chaotic warm' approach is a city that looks “messy” from up above but feels 'warm' to its inhabitants: for example the presence of urban villages, city alleyways scattered with street food hawkers and hole-in-the-wall establishments. For the purpose of this debate, both approaches would also aim for cleanliness, relative law and order and security albeit in different ways of delivering/implementing them.

    Denning Debating Championship 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-08-02

  • That, in cities facing housing crises, we would remove all heritage protections in building codes.

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    Heritage protections are regulations that preserve buildings of historical, cultural or architectural significance. These regulations prevent demolition and require any renovation to be done in particular ways that keep a protected building's special qualities intact.

    Jakarta Australasian Intervarsity Debate Championships 2024 · Round 8 · 2024-07-01

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of Canada to pursue the Century Initiative

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    "The Century Initiative is a plan that advocates growing the population of Canada to 100 million by 2100 to reduce the burden on government revenues to fund health care, old age security, and other services. This includes increasing the population of megaregions. It suggests a population increase for the Greater Toronto Area from 8.8 to 33.5 million, the Greater Montreal region from 4.4 to 12.2 million, the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor from 2.8 to 15.5 million, the Greater Vancouver region from 3.3 to 11.9 million, the National Capital Region from 1.4 to 4.8 million, the Southwestern Ontario region from 1.2 to 2 million, and the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region from 800,000 to 1.7 million. The organization intends to reach its population goal through a massive increase in immigration and by investing in economic development around megaregions. Century Initiative forecasts predict that, without changes to Canadian immigration policy, the population of Canada will increase to 53 million people by the end of the century."

    Queen's WSDC 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-06-29

  • This house would fight the invading force as opposed to surrendering

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    You are the leader of a small medieval city state with a peasant population of 10,000, in addition to an elite military guard of 1,000. Your scouts have reported an invading force from the north numbering 10,000, due to arrive in a week. Your city is strongly fortified, and has supplies which would last a few weeks. The people have faith in you as a leader, but are understandably fearful of the invasion."

    Vienna IV 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-05-10

  • This house as a first-generation minority immigrant, W raise their child in an ethnic enclave

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    Ethnic enclaves are urban areas with a high concentration of people from a particular ethnic background that are culturally, socially, and economically distinct from the majority. Examples include Brampton (Ontario), Punjabi Market (Vancouver,) Chinatown (Toronto), and Little Jamaica (Toronto).

    SEED International Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-04-30

  • This house believes that it was in Olivia Chow’s best interest to sign the "New Deal for Toronto" agreement

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    Ontario Place is a tract of land owned by the City of Toronto that currently functions as a run-down waterfront park in central Toronto. In 2022, the Ontario government announced their intention to redevelop Ontario Place into a privately owned mega-spa/tropical retreat. The project has been mired with allegations of corruption and has been criticized for the use of taxpayer dollars to subsidize spa construction. Olivia Chow was elected mayor of Toronto on a progressive platform, a crucial part of which was to stop the Ontario Place development. In November 2023, Olivia Chow signed an agreement called “A New Deal for Toronto” with the Ontario Government to drop the city’s opposition to the Ontario Place redevelopment in exchange for a desperately needed one-time funding boost for the City of Toronto from the Ontario government.

    University of Waterloo HST 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-04-27

  • This house opposes the 'sexscraper' plan

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    Currently the city of Amsterdam has 3 separate red light districts which take up certain areas around the centre of the city. There is a plan to alter the 2 largest and most central of such districts. The plan entails closing a large portion of rooms in each of these 2 districts. However, every room which is closed in these areas will be moved to a new space in a newly built 'sexscraper' as a new erotic centre in an outer suburb. The building would be discrete from the outside, have a centralised security system, and would also have spaces in the building for other activities such as painting classes and debating.

    Champagne IV 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-04-18