Michael Chen is a fourth year business/political science dual degree student at the University of Pennsylvania and former member of the Canadian National Debate Team. In addition to seven years of coaching experience, he was the 2022 provincial champion and has won at the University of Pennsylvania, Queens, Western, and the Hong Kong World Schools Debating Championships. Outside of debate, Michael is an investment analyst with the Penn Endowment as well as a two-time DECA provincial champion and the 2022 John West Memorial Scholar. He also served as co-chair on the Town of Aurora Youth Engagement Committee and was awarded the 2022 Aurora Youth Volunteer of the Year award. 

Maria is a third year student at Harvard University. She was a member of Team Canada for two years and was a finalist at World Schools Debating Championships in 2023. She has been debating for upwards of 5 years and has experience in World Schools, BP, and CP. She is the champion of the Hart House High School Championships 2023 and UWaterloo High School Debate Tournament 2021, and has broken at numerous other tournaments, including making the finals of the Winter Holidays Open 2022 and UPenn Worlds Schools Tournament 2022 as well as the semifinals of the Paris Worlds Schools Championships 2022 and Oldham Cup 2023. At the university level, she is the champion of Swarthmore Novice as well as a breaking team at Ivy and Top 10 universities. When not debating, studying, or reading, Maria loves to take walks, bake bread, and peruse Twitter.

David is a fourth year Finance & Economics student at the University of Toronto. He is the current president of the Hart House Debating Society. He has been competitively debating, in both high school and university, for five years. Some of his achievements include making novice finals at Yale IV and NAUDC, open finals at Waterloo and McMaster, and winning Seagrams IV. When he’s not debating, David enjoys playing piano, going on biking sessions with friends, and listening to rap. 

Larissa is a fourth year university student studying Health Sciences at McMaster. This is her 7th year debating in both high school and university circuits. Some of her major accomplishments include being Novice Champion at Canadian Parliamentary Nationals in 2023, as well as multiple speaker awards, including 2nd speaker at Hart House, 2nd speaker at Queens, and multiple finalist and semifinalist awards. She has been coaching debate for ~5 years, and is incredibly excited for the upcoming semester!