Based on our online poll of over 1,800 Ceasefire.ca supporters, it is clear that the majority of respondents do not believe that the current path …
Defence policy
Obama's anti-nuclear speech
On April 5, 2009 President Obama delivered a speech in Prague outlining his nuclear disarmament plan. President Obama’s strategy promised to negotiate a new strategic …
Steven Staples addresses the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee on Canada-US relations
On March 11, 2009 Steven Staples of Ceasefire.ca and the Rideau Institute appeared before the Standing Committe of Foreign Affairs and International Development on the topic of …
Why Canadians want their country to be a peacekeeping nation
As opposition to Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan grows, support for Canada’s traditional role as a peacekeeping nation is on the rise. In an article he wrote for the Toronto Star, Eugene …
Remarks to students at St. Thomas Moore College (audio)
Here is a recording of my remarks to a group of students at St. Thomas More College on the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. My …
Canadians leery of Stephen Harper's plan to spend a half trillion dollars on defence as national economy weakens
September 25, 2008 – OTTAWA – A new poll commissioned by the Rideau Institute reveals a high degree of public anxiety with Stephen Harper and …