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Steven Staples is a Canadian policy analyst. He is president of Public Response,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.publicresponse.ca/features )〕 a digital agency that services non-profit organizations and trade unions in the fields of online engagement and government relations. He also founded the Rideau Institute,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=TVO:After Afghanistan )〕 a non-profit, independent research, consulting and left-leaning advocacy group located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Rideau Institute specializes in defence and foreign affairs policy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=about )〕 ==Biography== Staples was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1966 and now lives in Ottawa, Ontario. He attended Fredericton High School and has a Bachelor of Education from the University of New Brunswick.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.canadians.org/integratethis/Steven_Staples.html )〕 Over the past 25 years, Staples has been involved with a number of organizations that promote peace, disarmament and restrictions on international trade. He has acted as the director of security programs for the Polaris Institute, issue campaigns coordinator for the Council of Canadians and the coordinator for End the Arms Race.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Steven Staples )〕 Staples was part of the anti-globalization movement, participating in protests at a meeting of the WTO in Seattle in 1999. Speaking at a meeting of NGOs, he linked corporate globalization to militarization and argued that "the WTO is a weapon of mass destruction." Along with Peter Coombes, he is the founder of Ceasefire.ca, a network of 25,000 Canadians interested in peace and social justice issues.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Us )〕 Ceasefire.ca acts as the public outreach and advocacy arms of the Rideau Institute, and focuses on internet-based campaigning. Staples is also a member of the Canadian Pugwash Group, the Group of 78 and the international network of anti-nuclear groups, Abolition 2000. On 20 October 2012, Staples received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal from Ottawa Centre Member of Parliament Paul Dewar, for his commitment to peace and international security through disarmament.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ceasefire.ca/?p=13722 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Steven Staples」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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