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SENIOR NATIONAL DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Senior National Debate Championships is the recognized Canadian championship tournament for senior high school debaters. Competitors are selected by their provincial debating associations, typically through a provincial championship.
The National Championships were started in 1998 by Sydney Academy in partnership with debate associations and schools from Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Since then, the Championships has become recognized as the top competition in the country.
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SENIOR NATIONALS 2026
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YEAR | HOST | CITY | CHAMPIONS | PROVINCE |
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2025 | SEDA | Saskatoon, SK | Sam Wardell & Jotiraditya Gokaraju | SK |
2024 | DSABC - Crofton House School | Vancouver, BC | Sahasro Bhowmilk & Isabelle Mossman | SK |
2023 | ADSA - Western Canada High School | Calgary, AB | Randy Chang, Justin Zhou | ON |
2022 | Ontario Student Debating Union | Online, ON | Daniel Lu & Andrew Shi | ON |
2021 | Quebec Student Debating Association | Online, QC | Alyssa Li & Sarenna McKellar | ON |
2020 | Manitoba Speech and Debate Association | Online, MB | Max Rosen & Diba Heydary | ON |
2019 | Sacred Heart School | Halifax, NS | Amelia Hadfield & Jaylynn Barth | BC |
2018 | Holy Heart of Mary High School | St. John's, NL | Alykhan Jetha & Jonathon Liu | ON |
2017 | West Point Grey Academy | Vancouver, BC | Jack Farrell & Ben Gillis | NS |
2016 | Walter Murray Collegiate Institute | Saskatoon, SK | Tatiana Kurschner & Lily Kim | BC |
2015 | University of Toronto Schools | Toronto, ON | Lloyd Lyall & Samantha Starkey | BC |
2014 | St. John’s-Ravenscourt | Winnipeg, MB | Lloyd Lyall & Samantha Starkey | BC |
2013 | Alberta Debate and Speech Association | Edmonton, AB | Nasra Moumin & Areeb Salim | SK |
2012 | Lower Canada College | Montreal, QC | Tae-Hu Kim & Anson Kwok | ON |
2011 | Sacred Heart School | Halifax, NS | Elizabeth Stratton & Anisah Mahomed | ON |
2010 | Glenlyon Norfolk | Victoria, BC | Jonathan Carson & Iqbal Kassam | BC |
2009 | Campbell Collegiate | Regina, SK | Jonathan Carson & Iqbal Kassam | BC |
2008 | William Aberhart | Calgary, AB | Helenaz Hajifattahi & Sean Husband | BC |
2007 | Upper Canada College | Toronto, ON | Madeleine Ballard & Caroline Wagner | QC |
2006 | Lower Canada College | Montreal, QC | Madeleine Ballard & Corey Wolman | QC |
2004 | Newfoundland Student Debate Union | St. John's, NL | Sheldon McCormick & Blair MacDonald | NS |
2003 | William Aberhart | Calgary, AB | Alex Blank & Harry Schiff | ON |
2002 | St. John’s-Ravenscourt | Winnipeg, MB | Rowan Dorin & Sara Robertson | MB |
2001 | Glenlyon-Norfolk | Victoria, BC | Jessica Prince & Scott Murray | BC |
2000 | Ashbury College | Ottawa, ON | Elliot Tapper & Ben Wolinsky | ON |
1999 | Branksome Hall | Toronto, ON | Rory Gillis & Sarah Pottle | ON |
1998 | Sydney Academy | Sydney, NS | Andrew Magnus & Tony Navaneelan | NS |
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