Career
He resigned from city council in 2011 in order to run in the provincial election as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the electoral district of Seine River, but was defeated by NDP incumbent Theresa Oswald by 924 votes. Changes made to Manitoba election rules by the NDP no longer allow city councillors to take a leave of absence to run for other offices. Previously, in 1995, Steeves ran under the Liberal banner for a seat in the provincial legislature but was defeated by David Newman.
He was re-elected in the 1998 election.
He held that position until his election to council in a 2000 by-election. He later was named to executive policy committee under Glen Murray, and continued after Sam Katz was elected as mayor.
Steeves was also at one point the president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. In October 2013, Steeves announced his intention to run in the Winnipeg mayoral election the following year and he subsequently filed the registration paperwork in May 2014.
He finished fourth out of seven candidates.
