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Rideau Institute President Steven Staples is frequently called upon by various Canadian and international news outlets to offer commentary on various issues including government and foreign affairs, defence and security, and human rights.
Additionally, the Rideau Institute has an extensive network of experts, academics, scientists and decision-makers who are available to speak on diverse issues of public concern. We are often relied on to provide suitable recommendations of experts to the media, and we’ve worked hard to maintain contacts across a whole range of policy issues.
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TV Coverage
TVO’s The Agenda: Eight Years in Afghanistan – October 8, 2009 (Part 1 of 4)
Steve Paikin interviews Steve Staples, Graeme Smith, Col. Alain Pellerin (ret.), Mark Sedra, and Mercedes Stephenson on the current situation in Afghanistan after eight years of Canadian involvement.
TVO’s The Agenda: Eight Years in Afghanistan – October 8, 2009 (Part 2 of 4)
Steve Paikin interviews Steve Staples, Graeme Smith, Col. Alain Pellerin (ret.), Mark Sedra, and Mercedes Stephenson on the current situation in Afghanistan after eight years of Canadian involvement.
TVO’s The Agenda: Eight Years in Afghanistan – October 8, 2009 (Part 3 of 4)
Steve Paikin interviews Steve Staples, Graeme Smith, Col. Alain Pellerin (ret.), Mark Sedra, and Mercedes Stephenson on the current situation in Afghanistan after eight years of Canadian involvement.
TVO’s The Agenda: Eight Years in Afghanistan – October 8, 2009 (Part 4 of 4)
Steve Paikin interviews Steve Staples, Graeme Smith, Col. Alain Pellerin (ret.), Mark Sedra, and Mercedes Stephenson on the current situation in Afghanistan after eight years of Canadian involvement.
CTV News: NATO Air Strike Kills Civilians – September 8, 2009
In a report on a NATO air strike that killed at least 90 people in Afghanistan, CTV speaks with Steven Staples of the Rideau Institute who highlights the increasingly dangerous situation for civilians living in the country.
Press Coverage
Winnipeg Free Press: Politicians – join up or die – January 30, 2010
Chronicle Herald: Prorogation protests – from online to front line – January 23, 2010
Globe and Mail: Anti-prorogation activists – engaged, voting and older – January 21, 2010
Times Colonist: Military looks for savings of more than $190 million – December 29, 2009
Ottawa Citizen: We’re No.63: Canada slides in UN mission contributions – December 11, 2009
Ottawa Citizen: A deadly industry that is about to die – October 17, 2009
Embassy Magazine – Day slams Grit-era response to India nuke tests – September 30, 2009
Globe and Mail – Harper and Obama talk Afghanistan, economy and hockey – September 12, 2009
Ottawa Citizen – Military recommends stealth jet to replace CF-18s – August 20, 2009
Toronto Star – Reaching for the stars through a cloud of debris – July 20, 2009
Embassy Magazine – Renaissance of nuclear disarmament – June 3, 2009
Toronto Star – A peace plank for Ignatieff – May 5, 2009
Ottawa Citizen - Immoral exports – April 21, 2009
Ottawa Citizen – Canadian Forces buy laser ‘dazzlers’ for Afghanistan – December 17, 2008
Esprit de Corps – MDA sale caused unlikely alliance of opponent - June 2008
CBC’s The National Afghanistan Panel – July 3, 2009 (Part 1 of 2)
Panelists on CBC's The National give their thoughts on whether or not it's still possible for the mission in Afghanistan to succeed.
CTV News: Welcome Obama Website – February 16, 2009
The Rideau Institute set up WelcomeObama.ca as a place where Canadians could go to submit their welcoming messages to Barak Obama for his first official visit to Canada on February 19, 2009
CBC’s The National Afghanistan Panel – July 3, 2009 (Part 2 of 2)
Panelists on CBC's The National give their thoughts on whether or not it's still possible for the mission in Afghanistan to succeed.
The Rideau Institute is an independent research, advocacy and consulting group based in Ottawa. It helps non-profit organizations to meet their policy goals, and it provides research, analysis and commentary on public policy issues to decision makers, opinion leaders and the public.
CBC Power & Politics with Evan Solomon: Facebook and Prorogation – January 22, 2010
Organizers of the January 23 anti-prorogation rallies discuss a Rideau Institute report on the demographics of the “Canadians Against Proroguing Parliament” Facebook group, which revealed that members were primarily older, politically-engaged voters.
CTV News: Negotiating with the Taliban – January 28, 2010
The idea of negotiating with the Taliban is not a new idea, but is becoming increasingly viable as the complexity of the war in Afghanistan and the diversity of the opposition comes to light.
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