The 2005 British Parliamentary Championship was held on October 14-16 at the University of British Columbia with 40 teams from across North America and a very distinguished international judging team. After an exciting final round and an hour of deliberation, Rory McKeown and Gaurav Toshniwal from Hart House (University of Toronto) won the tournament on a 3-2 decision over Monica Ferris and Brent Kettles from the University of Calgary. The other two finalist teams were Ren and Rahool Agarwal from Hart House, and Joanna Nairn and Michael Kotrly also from Hart House. Ren also won the Top Speaker award at the tournament.
The Fall General Meeting was also held on October 15 at the BP Championships. CUSID welcomes its newest full members – the University of Alaska, Brandon University, and the John Molson School of Business – and congratulates them on their successful bids. Julieta Chan, who served as the interim Executive Director over the summer, was elected as the permanent 2005-2006 Executive Director. There were no bids for the French National Championships, so the tournament host will be decided at a future General Meeting.