The 2025 Canadian debate’s done. The soundbites are flying. TikTok’s roasting everyone equally. And the biggest topics — from housing to healthcare to whatever Pierre said about gatekeepers again — are sparking arguments at dinner tables, Reddit threads, and Tim Hortons drive-thrus.
So, here it is: a Canadian Politics Drinking Game based on topics and party positions. Whether you’re Team Liberal, Team Conservative, Team NDP, Bloc’d up, Green and proud, or just in it for the memes — this game is for everyone brave enough to face Canadian discourse with a beverage in hand.
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What You’ll Need for Canadian Debate Drinking Game
- Your drink of choice: Water, beer, wine, iced coffee, or something maple-flavoured and probably regrettable.
- Snacks: Because you’re gonna need emotional support carbs.
- A mix of friends with opinions. Bonus points if they disagree.
- Access to social media, news clips, or policy summaries to keep the convo spicy.
- This glorious rule set.
Canadian Debate Topic-Based Drinking Rules (2025 Edition)
Each time someone brings up one of these issues in conversation or online posts, take a sip. If someone starts arguing about it? GULP.
🏠 Housing & Affordability Crisis
- Take a sip when someone says “unaffordable,” “skyrocketing rents,” or “can’t even buy a shed.”
- Finish your drink if anyone says, “Back in my day, you could buy a house for $200,000.”
💸 Cost of Living & Inflation
- Sip when someone complains about grocery bills.
- Gulp if someone says “Loblaws” with pure venom.
- Bonus: Shot if anyone tries to explain inflation using eggs as an example.
🧾 Carbon Tax & Environment
- Take a sip for every time “carbon tax” is followed by an eye roll or a shout.
- Chug if someone misattributes what it actually does.
- Finish your drink if Pierre Poilievre’s “Axe the Tax” slogan comes up again.
👨👩👧👦 Childcare & Families
- Sip for “affordable childcare.”
- Bonus sip if someone mentions a waitlist longer than a passport line.
- Gulp if someone accuses another party of “not caring about families.”
🧑⚕️ Healthcare
- Take a sip if anyone says “universal,” “underfunded,” or “ER wait times.”
- Chug if someone compares Canada’s healthcare to the U.S. (positively or negatively).
- Bonus: If someone suggests privatization—debate pause + everyone drinks.
🏥 Pharmacare & Dentacare (NDP Specials)
- Sip every time Singh gets credit for pushing this into relevance.
- Chug if someone says “Why don’t we already have this!?”
📈 Economy & Jobs
- Sip when someone says “stimulus,” “economic growth,” or “jobs of the future.”
- Chug if a party claims they’re “the only one” who knows how to grow the economy.
- Finish your drink if anyone uses the word “prosperity” unironically.
🌎 Climate Change
- Take a sip for every mention of “climate crisis,” “net-zero,” or “green energy.”
- Gulp if someone blames wildfires or floods on political inaction.
- Shot if you hear the phrase “we’re not doing enough.”
🏛️ National Unity / Quebec
- Sip if anyone says “special status,” “federal interference,” or brings up Bill 21 or 96.
- Bonus: Drink if someone mutters something about Quebec just doing whatever it wants.
- Finish your drink if someone starts speaking French in an argument.
🧑🏫 Immigration & Workforce
- Sip: “Skilled labour shortages” or “immigration targets.”
- Gulp: Someone complains about housing being blamed on immigration.
- Bonus: Take a shot if someone mentions “fast-tracking foreign credentials” like it’s a new idea.
⚖️ Crime, Bail Reform & Safety
- One sip: “Catch and release” or “bail reform.”
- Two sips: A party says their opponent is “soft on crime.”
- Finish your drink: If anyone suggests mandatory minimums and gets a cheer.
Party Showdown Rules: Debate Drama Edition
This one’s for when you’re talking about who said what or who won the debate.
🔵 Carney (Liberals)
- Sip if someone mentions a fancy sock moment.
- Chug when someone says “he talks a big game, but…”
- Bonus drink for every time a past scandal (like SNC-Lavalin or blackface) gets name-dropped.
🔴 Poilievre (Conservatives)
- Sip if “gatekeepers,” “freedom,” or “common sense” gets quoted.
- Gulp if someone unironically praises his YouTube hustle.
- Finish your drink if someone says, “He makes good points but gives me villain energy.”
🟠 Singh (NDP)
- Sip if someone says “he’d make a great opposition, not PM.”
- Bonus drink if his outfit gets more compliments than his policy.
- Finish your drink if he’s credited for pushing the Liberals into doing anything progressive.
⚪ Blanchet (Bloc)
- Sip when someone says “he only cares about Quebec.”
- Chug when anyone says “federal overreach.”
- Double shot if someone tries to explain Bloc strategy to an out-of-province guest.
🟢 Green Party
- Sip if someone says “they should have more seats.”
- Chug if climate is brought up and everyone turns to the Green supporter in the room.
- Finish your drink if someone says “What’s their name again?” about the leader.
Bonus Round: The Wild Card Triggers
- 🏒 Someone makes a hockey metaphor about leadership — sip.
- 🇺🇸 Someone says “we’re becoming like the U.S.” — gulp.
- 🫣 Someone changes their political opinion mid-conversation — drink with suspicion.
- 📲 A hot take from Twitter gets read aloud — everyone drinks and rolls their eyes.
Why Play the Canadian Debate Drinking Game 2025?
Because the debate might be over, but the drama lives on — in group chats, hot takes, and awkward dinner conversations. This game turns all those lingering issues, zingers, and political déjà vu into a fun and interactive drinking game.
Plus, playing sharpens your B.S. radar and earns you premium bragging rights:
“Yeah, I totally debate-drank my way through inflation, housing, and the carbon tax. Ask me anything.”