The Rideau Institute is a non-profit independent research and
advocacy group
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based in Ottawa. It focuses on
foreign policy
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and
defence policy issues.
It was founded in January 2007.
It is based in
Ottawa
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
,
Ontario,
Canada.
Personnel
Directors
* Peggy Mason, President of the Rideau Institute, former UN Ambassador for Disarmament
*
Steven Staples, Vice-President of the Rideau Institute, commentator, and author o
''Missile Defence: Round One''*
Michael Byers, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law at the
University of British Columbia and author of
Intent for a Nation, What is Canada For?'
* Bruce Campbell, Executive Director of the
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and author of numerous books and studies on Canadian public policy
* Kathleen Ruff, former Director of the
British Columbia Human Rights Commission and former director of the
Court Challenges Program
The Court Challenges Program of Canada (CCP) is a non-profit organization whose stated purpose is "to provide financial assistance for important court cases that advance language and equality rights guaranteed under Constitution of Canada, Canada's ...
*
Mel Watkins
Melville Henry Watkins (May 15, 1932 – April 2, 2020) was a Canadian political economist and activist and professor emeritus of economics and political science at the University of Toronto. He was a founder and co-leader with James Lax ...
, professor emeritus of economics and political science,
University College,
University of Toronto; author; and well-known Canadian political figure
Senior Advisors
*
Maude Barlow, author and Chairperson of
The Council of Canadians
* Peter Coombes, co-founder of
Ceasefire.ca and Job Evaluation Representative for
CUPE
* Murray Dobbin, political commentator and author
*
Walter Dorn, Associate Professor of Defence Studies,
Royal Military College of Canada
*
Mel Hurtig (deceased, 2016), author, former publisher, and founder of
The Council of Canadians
*
Wade Huntley, Director of the Simons Centre for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Research,
Liu Institute for Global Issues
The Liu Institute for Global Issues is a research organization at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded by Professor Ivan Head in 1998, the institute officially opened in 2000. The institute is na ...
, University of British Columbia
* Anil Naidoo, International water policy analyst and Project Organizer of the Blue Planet Project
*
Douglas Roche, author, former parliamentarian and senator (retired)
* Bill Robinson, former Program Associate,
Project Ploughshares
Project Ploughshares is a Canadian non-government organization which works to advance policies and actions to prevent war and armed violence and build peace located in the Centre for Peace Advancement at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterlo ...
* Erika Simpson, Associate Professor of Political Science,
University of Western Ontario
* Scott Sinclair, director of Trade and Investment Research Project,
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
* Alice Slater, Director,
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, NY
*
Gar Pardy, former Canadian diplomat
See also
*
Ceasefire Canada
*
RightOnCanada.ca
RightOnCanada.ca is an independent research and advocacy group based in Ottawa, Canada, and is affiliated with the Rideau Institute. It is an internet and public advocacy campaign to make human rights a key concern of the Canadian government's poli ...
Notes
External links
Rideau Institute website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rideau Institute On International Affairs
Political advocacy groups in Canada
Organizations based in Ottawa