You are a Palestinian-Canadian whose family was expelled from the West Bank 58 years ago. You recently graduated with a bachelor's in journalism. War has broken out between Iran and Israel. In the hypothetical world of this debate, American and Canadian troops are fighting on the ground alongside and behind Israeli units.

Sacriphthisis is a fictional medical technology that allows for the complete transfer of illnesses from one person (a giver) to another (a receiver). The transfer cures the giver completely. Receivers can volunteer to absorb multiple illnesses, but only from one giver and cannot be killed intentionally as part of the process. The proposed program would resemble blood or organ donation systems, with a public registry of volunteers who opt in to receive illnesses from people who request to be cured.

China is currently focusing on implementing practical applications of AI, whereas the US is focusing on being the first to develop the best AI models.

Most large American cities in the status quo have partisan municipal elections, with party primaries followed by a general election between a Republican and Democrat.

Montreal and Vancouver are unique in North America for having political parties that only exist on the municipal level, without national equivalents.

Conscious Hip-hop is a subgenre of hip-hop that focuses on discussion of social and political issues such as police brutality, systemic racism, and inequality.

It was the predominant genre of hip-hop during the late 80s and 90s before its influence declined, as hip-hop became more mainstream in American pop culture. Famous Conscious Hip-hop artists include: Talib Kweli, Common, A Tribe Called Quest, and Killer Mike.