Steven Staples is IPB’s Treasurer and former Vice-President.
Steven Staples is an accomplished policy advocate, strategist, communicator, and author, with 30 years of experience in non-profit, labour, and research organizations.
As a communications and policy advocate, he has worked with a wide range of leaders including Nobel Laureate Jody Williams, former U.S. Senator Tom Hayden, Senator Roméo Dallaire, Council of Canadians Chairperson Maude Barlow, Unifor President Jerry Dias, and Ontario Federation of Labour President Sid Ryan.
He is the founder of the Rideau Institute, a non-profit, independent research, advocacy and consulting group based in Ottawa. It specializes in defence and foreign affairs policy. It’s public engagement and advocacy arm is Ceasefire.ca.
Steven Staples is a Board Member of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Peace Bureau, the world’s oldest and largest peace network. In 2018, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Council of Canadians, the country’s largest social justice organization.
Selected Publications
Missile Defence: Round One: https://lorimer.ca/adults/product/missile-defence-round-one/
PeaceQuest Substack: www.peacequest.ca
Canadian centre for Policy Alternatives: https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/author/steven-staples/
