Steven Staples

Steven Staples is an original signatory to the Leap Manifesto, and president of Public Response, a digital communications and advocacy agency based in Ottawa. This article is part of a special feature on new economic directions for Canada in the May-June issue of the CCPA Monitor.

Five public health-care issues worth watching in 2023

This could be a make-or-break year for health care.

opinion | BY STEVEN STAPLES | January 9, 2023

Liberal-NDP deal should weather Conservative attacks to keep boosting public health

As the Conservatives’ support climbs, so might the Liberals’ desire to avoid a potential election. This provides leverage to the NDP for it to press more demands within the agreement.

opinion | BY STEVEN STAPLES | October 24, 2022

From the Soviet Gulag to the UN Security Council: Kazakhstan’s emergence as a middle power has lessons for Canada

opinion | BY STEVEN STAPLES | January 4, 2018

Fighting climate change will create jobs, but only if we want it to

opinion | BY STEVEN STAPLES | May 5, 2016