More dialogue, less debate: At an ‘Ethics Bowl,’ students learn to handle tough conversations; The Conversation, December 23, 2025

Rackeb Tesfaye, Knowledge Mobilization Lead and Senior Scientist at the Bridge Research Consortium, Simon Fraser University, Nicolas Fillion, Assistant Professor, Philosophy, Simon Fraser University , The Conversation; More dialogue, less debate: At an ‘Ethics Bowl,’ students learn to handle tough conversations

"As Canadian federal election candidates prepared for their final debate in April 2025, youth across the country were preparing for collaborative conversations around timely and potentially divisive issues for the National Ethics Bowl at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg. 

Ethics Bowl Canada is a non-profit organization that hosts competitions where high school and university students explore complex ethical issues through respectful dialogue in teams. 

Rather than trying to undermine their opponents’ arguments, as in traditional debates, Ethics Bowl competitors win by engaging constructively, responding positively to reasonable criticism and refining or amending their views."