{"id":810,"date":"2023-03-13T19:34:24","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T19:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/?page_id=810"},"modified":"2025-07-07T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T18:17:00","slug":"810-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/810-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kiff-228x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kiff-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kiff-100x132.png 100w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kiff-150x198.png 150w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kiff-200x264.png 200w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kiff-300x395.png 300w, https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kiff.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Stewart Kiff<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stewart Kiff, MA, BA<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toronto, ON<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Stewart Kiff is the founder and owner of Solstice Public Affairs, Canada\u2019s leading bilingual public affairs agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a track record spanning three decades, Stewart has established a reputation as one of Canada\u2019s most trusted strategic advisors. For decades, publicly traded and privately held corporations, non-profit groups, television networks, universities and high-profile individuals have sought Stewart\u2019s counsel in public and private matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A well-known community volunteer, Stewart is a founding member of the Economic Club of Canada. A veteran of over 30 political campaigns, Stewart currently serves as a director on the Conservative Party of Canada\u2019s 20-member National Council, overseeing Party constitutional and governance matters. In 2022, Stewart was appointed as a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Ottawa. The Attorney General of Ontario confirmed his appointment as a member of the Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee that same year. Stewart also sits on the Board of Directors of Leading Influence, a non-profit organization that provides excellence in chaplaincy care for elected leaders in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a person with a disability and a citizen of the M\u00e9tis Nation of Ontario, Stewart brings a credible voice to the table regarding issues related to diversity and inclusion. Stewart is fluently bilingual in Canada\u2019s two official languages. He also speaks conversational Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following treatment and surgery for cancer, Stewart is an incomplete paraplegic from T2 down. He walks with a cane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BOARD MEMBERSHIPS AND COMMITTEE EXPERIENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Founding Member, Economic Club of Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Director, Conservative Party of Canada National Council (2022\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member, Board of Governors, University of Ottawa (2022\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member, Justices of the Peace Appointments Advisory Committee (2022\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Director, The Albany Club of Toronto (2022\u2013present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Director, Leading Influence (2021\u2013present)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ma\u00eetrise \u00e8s arts, Universit\u00e9 d&#8217;Ottawa (1988)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>French Language and Culture, Universit\u00e9 de Strasbourg, France (1987)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BA, Political Studies, Queen&#8217;s University (1986)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>Updated June 9, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stewart Kiff, MA, BA Toronto, ON Stewart Kiff is the founder and owner of Solstice Public Affairs, Canada\u2019s leading bilingual public affairs agency. With a track record spanning three decades, Stewart has established a reputation as one of Canada\u2019s most &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/810-2\/\">  Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-810","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1562,"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/810\/revisions\/1562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseatatthetable.cfpdp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}