Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation
Fondation Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Formation	2001
Type	Independent and non-partisan charity with a national purpose
Legal status	Foundation
Headquarters	1980 Sherbrooke Street West Suite 600 Montreal, Quebec Canada H3H 1E8
Official language	English and French
President	Mr. Morris Rosenberg
Website	TrudeauFoundation.ca

Founded in 2001, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation is an independent and non-partisan Canadian charity. The Foundation supports creative and critical thinkers who make meaningful contributions to critical social issues through scholarships, fellowships, mentorships and public interaction events. To date, the Foundation has granted hundreds of major awards to top researchers and highly accomplished individuals, in Canada and abroad.

Leadership

The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation has had four presidents since its inception in 2001. The first President and CEO of the Foundation, Dr. Stephen J. Toope, took up his position at the beginning of August 2002. An Interim President, Dr. Frederick H. Lowy, served from June, 2006 through to October 2006 after Toope left to become President of the University of British Columbia. Dr. Pierre-Gerlier Forest, formerly Chief Scientist at Health Canada, was the President of the Foundation from November 2006 to September 2013. Mr. Tim Brodhead became interim president and chief executive officer as of 17 September 2013. In April 2014, Morris Rosenberg was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer.

Funding

In 2002, the Government of Canada endowed the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation with $125 million CAD, to fund the creation of a program for advanced studies in the social sciences and the humanities. An agreement on the Advanced Research in the Humanities and Human Sciences Fund was signed March 2002, between the Government of Canada and the Foundation outlining the obligations of the Foundation in handling public funds in regards to investment strategy, governance and program delivery. The Foundation also solicits private funding for targeted projects.

Mission

The Foundation:

• Encourages emerging talent through the awarding of Trudeau Scholarships to the most talented doctoral students in Canada and abroad;
• Entrusts Trudeau Fellows and Mentors distinguished for their knowledge and wisdom with the mission to build an intellectual community to support the work of the Scholars;
• Creates and maintains an international network of Trudeau Fellows, Scholars, and Mentors.

Themes

Human Rights and Dignity

The purpose of pursuing and establishing civil, political, economic and social rights is to preserve and promote human dignity, in all its aspects and dimensions. All human beings should be able to lead a life within society that reflects their common values and aspirations, in spite of differences.

Responsible Citizenship

While powerful forces are pushing for integration on a planetary scale, cultural, ethnic and religious divisions appear to be growing stronger, with an increasing risk of loss of social cohesion. The rights and obligations conferred by citizenship are not equitably distributed at local, national or global levels; in the global economic context, the separation between private and public spheres of responsibility has begun to blur. Proponents of true democracy acknowledge the pluralist environment in a spirit of tolerance and shared social responsibility.

Canada in the World

Canada’s tradition of responsible engagement in international affairs is an integral part of our identity. Through experiences such as immigration, travel, and instant global communications, the Canadian public has become more aware of complex international realities, whether they relate to commerce, culture or security. Our concepts of risk, social obligation and engagement are evolving. We have a clear need to rethink foreign policy and reflect on the opportunities and challenges that affect Canada’s role in critical areas such as environmental protection and cooperation between nations.

People and Their Natural Environment

Environmental issues are pervasive, a source of concern for individuals around the globe. Competition for food, water, clean air and natural resources is leading to conflict. Like other countries, Canada must acknowledge the degradation of the natural environment and the threat this poses to the health and security of Canadians. New sustainable ecological measures and human adaptation may reduce the risk of confrontation among different sectors of society and countries; the concept of environmental justice will drive changes in the economic, political and social order.

Programs

Trudeau Scholarships

Up to fifteen Trudeau Scholarships are awarded each year to support doctoral candidates pursuing research of compelling present-day concern, touching on one or more of the four themes of the Foundation. Scholars are typically highly talented individuals who are actively and concretely engaged in their fields and expected to become leading national and international figures. Trudeau Scholars are encouraged to work with Trudeau Mentors and Fellows. Interaction with the Trudeau community, non-academic spheres and the general public is an essential element of the Scholarship program.

The Trudeau Scholarship program has rapidly become recognized as among the most prestigious doctoral award in Canada for students interested in major social and public policy issues.

• Annual value: $60,000 CAD per year per scholar (including an annual travel, research and public engagement allowance of $20,000 CAD)
• Overall value: $240,000 CAD over four years (three years + possibility of one year renewal)
• Number of scholarships awarded from 2003 to 2014: 170
• Annual competition opens in October; closes in January
• Canadian and foreign students apply through their university
• Universities may submit 6 to 8 of their best students to the competition
• Pre-selection and interviews are conducted by external review panels
• New Scholars are announced in May

Scholars 2014	Scholars 2013	Scholars 2012
Wendell Adjetey, Yale University	Gerald Bareebe, University of Toronto	Nathan Andrews, University of Alberta
Erika Bockstael, University of Manitoba	Sylvie Bodineau, Université Laval	Sara Angel, University of Toronto
Geoffrey Cameron, University of Toronto	Chiara Camponeschi, University of Guelph	Gabrielle Bardall, Université de Montréal
Melanie Doucet, McGill University & Université de Montréal	Anna-Louise Crago, University of Toronto	Megan Daniels, Stanford University
Ali Hamandi, Harvard University	Kyle Kirkup, University of Toronto	Kerri Froc, Queen's University
Joanna Langille, University of Toronto	Ryan Liss, Yale University	Matthew Gordner, University of Toronto
Nathan Lemphers, University of Toronto	Logan Mardhani-Bayne, Yale University	Steven Hoffman, Harvard University
Andrea Marston, University of California - Berkeley	Jean Frédéric Ménard, University College London	Lisa Kerr, New York University
Aaron Mills, University of Victoria	David Morgan, Dalhousie University	Florence Larocque, Columbia University
Jake Pyne, McMaster University	Sophia Murphy, University of British Columbia	Nehraz Mahmud, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ayden Scheim, Western University	Sara Pavan, Queen’s University	Michael Pal, University of Toronto
Tammara Soma, University of Toronto	Robyn Sneath, University of Oxford	Carla Suarez, Dalhousie University
Claudia Stoicescu, University of Oxford	Leah Trueblood, University of Oxford	Kerrie Thornhill, University of Oxford
Rebecca Sutton, London School of Economics & Political Science	Emily White, New York University	Daniel Werb, University of British Columbia
		Katrin Wittig, Université de Montréal
Scholars 2011	Scholars 2010	Scholars 2009
Hassan El Menyawi, University of New York	Adolfo Agundez Rodriguez, University of Sherbrooke	Martine August, University of Toronto
Alana Gerecke, University Simon Fraser	Karina Benessaiah, Arizona State University	Jonas-Sébastien Beaudry, University of Oxford
Claris Harbon, McGill University	Nathan Bennett, University of Victoria	Magaly Brodeur, University of Montréal
Sébastien Jodoin, Yale University	François Bourque, King's College London	Kathryn Chan, University of Oxford
Brent Loken, Simon Fraser University	Amanda Clarke, University of Oxford	Isabelle Chouinard, University of Montréal
Alexandra Lysova, University of Toronto	Libe Garcia Zarranz, University of Alberta	Simon Collard-Wexler, Columbia University
Johnny Mack, University of Victoria	Lisa Kelly, Harvard University	Christopher Cox, University of Alberta
Mélanie Millette, Université du Québec à Montréal	Michelle Lawrence, Simon Fraser University	Tamil Kendall, University of British Columbia
Danielle Peers, University of Alberta	Scott Naysmith, London School of Economics and Political Science	Jean-Michel Landry, University of California
Graham Reynolds, University of Oxford	Leila Qashu, Memorial University of Newfoundland	Laura Madokoro, University of British Columbia
Lara Rosenoff, University of British Columbia	Rosalind Raddatz, University of Ottawa	Lindsey Richardson, University of Oxford
Marina Sharpe, University of Oxford	Émilie Raymond, McGill University	Mark Lawrence Santiago, University of British Columbia
Zoe Todd, University of Aberdeen	Simon Thibault, Laval University and Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3)	Jeremy Schmidt, University of Western Ontario
Laure Waridel, IHEID and Université du Québec à Montréal	Joël Thibert, Princeton University	Lisa Szabo-Jones, Harvard University
	Erin Tolley, Queen's University	David Theodore, Harvard University
Scholars 2008	Scholars 2007	Scholars 2006
Maria Banda, University of Oxford	Alexander Aylett, University of British Columbia	Michael Ananny, Stanford University
Jonathan Beauchamp, Harvard University	Sherri Brown, McMaster University	Catherine Bélair, Laval University
Andrée Boisselle, University of Victoria	Elaine Craig, Dalhousie University	Christina Brabant, University of Sherbrooke
Julia Christensen, McGill University	Lucas Crawford, University of Alberta	May Chazan, Carleton University
Lisa Freeman, University of Toronto	Jessica Dempsey, University of British Columbia	Rajdeep Gill, University of British Columbia
Xavier Gravend-Tirole, University of Montréal and University of Lausanne	Sarah Kamal, London School of Economics and Political Science	Lisa Helps, University of Toronto
Shauna Labman, University of British Columbia	Kristi Kenyon, University of British Columbia	Kate Hennessy, University of British Columbia
Mark Mattner, McGill University	Joshua Lambier, University of Western Ontario	Dawnis Kennedy, University of Toronto
Daina Mazutis, University of Western Ontario	Jennifer Langlais, Harvard University	Alexis Lapointe, University of Montréal and University of Paris X
Alberto Vergara Paniagua, University of Montréal	Myles Leslie, University of Toronto	Jason Luckerhoff, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Nicholas Rivers, Simon Fraser University	Leah Levac, University of New Brunswick	Prateep Nayak, University of Manitoba
Irvin Studin, York University	Jason Morris-Jung, University of California	Taylor Owen, University of Oxford
William Tayeebwa, Concordia University	Emily Padden, University of Oxford	Meredith Schwartz, Dalhousie University
Christopher Tenove, University of British Columbia	Geneviève Pagé, University of Montréal	Samuel Spiegal, University of Cambridge
Lilia Yumagulova, University of British Columbia	Kate Parizeau, University of British Columbia	Pierre-Hugues Verdier, University of Virginia
Scholars 2005	Scholars 2004	Scholars 2003
David R. Boyd, University of British Columbia	Jillian Boyd, University of Toronto	Caroline Allard, University of Montréal
Marie-Joie Brady, University of Ottawa	Ken Caine, University of Alberta	Anna-Liisa Aunio, McGill University
Caroline Caron, University of Ottawa	Collen M. Davison, University of Ottawa	Jay Batongbacal, Dalhousie University
Kevin Chan, Harvard University	Nora Doerr-MacEwan, University of Waterloo	Pascale Fournier, University of Ottawa
Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, University of Oxford	Margarida Garcia, University of Ottawa	Julie Gagné, Laval University and EHESS
Lilith Finkler, Dalhousie University	Robert Huish, Dalhousie University	Ginger Gibson, University of British Columbia
Christian Girard, University of Montréal	Alenia Kysela, McMaster University	D. Memee Lavell-Harvard, University of Western Ontario
Fiona Kelly, University of British Columbia	Patti-Ann Laboucane-Benson, University of Alberta	Robert Leckey, McGill University
Amy Z. Mundorff, Simon Fraser University	David Mendelsohn, McGill University	James Milner, University of Oxford
Vincent Pouliot, McGill University	Alain-Désiré Nimubona, HEC Montréal	Robert Lee Nichols, University of Toronto
Aliette Frank Sheinin, University of British Columbia	Rebecca Polock, Trent University	Anna Stanley, University of Guelph
Emma J. Stewart, Lincoln University	Karen Rideout, University of British Columbia	Sophie Thériault, University of Ottawa
Sonali Thakkar, Columbia University	Louis-Joseph Saucier, Université du Québec à Montréal and Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
	Grégoire Webber, University of Oxford

Trudeau Fellowships

Up to five Trudeau Fellows are chosen each year in recognition of outstanding achievement, innovative approaches to issues of public policy and commitment to public engagement. The Foundation provides support for the Fellows to make extraordinary contributions in their fields through leading-edge research and creative work.

The aims of the Fellowship Program are threefold. First, it is intended to reward exceptional individuals who use evidence and creativity to inform public discourse and policy. Second, it fosters the best multidisciplinary research and knowledge dissemination within the social sciences and the humanities. Finally, it strives to establish Trudeau Fellows as outstanding participants within the universities, to challenge and encourage the next generation of scholars.

• Overall value: $225,000 CAD over three years
• Number of Fellowships given from 2003 to 2014: 46
• Call for nominations opens in September and closes in November
• Applications are submitted by a list of over 300 eminent nominators
• An external committee of peers reviews the Fellowship nomination files
• New Fellows are announced in September

2014 Fellows	2013 Fellows	2012 Fellows
Myriam Denov, McGill University	Timothy Caulfield, University of Alberta	Maria Campbell, University of Ottawa
Evan Fraser, University of Guelph	Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo	Catherine Dauvergne, University of British Columbia
Jason Edward Lewis, Concordia University	Jean Leclair, Université de Montréal	Joseph Heath, University of Toronto
	Kent Roach, University of Toronto	Janine Marchessault, York University
2011 Fellows	2010 Fellows	2009 Fellows
Macartan Humphreys (Columbia University), visiting Fellow at University of British Columbia	Janine Brodie, University of Alberta	Isabella Bakker, York University
John McGarry, Queen's University	Sujit Choudhry, University of Toronto	Clare Bradford, Deakin University
Haideh Moghissi, York University	Alain-G. Gagnon, Université du Québec à Montréal	Beverley Diamond, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ronald Rudin, Concordia University	Steven Loft, resident at Ryerson University	Simon Harel, Université du Québec À Montréal
		Jeremy Webber, University of Victoria
2008 Fellows	2007 Fellows	2006 Fellows
François Crépeau, Université de Montréal	William D. Coleman, McMaster University	Constance Backhouse, University of Ottawa
Kathleen Mahoney, University of Calgary	Eric Helleiner, University of Waterloo	John Borrows, University of Victoria
John B. Robinson, University of British Columbia	Shana Poplack, University of Ottawa	Jocelyn Létourneau, Laval University
Rosemary Sullivan, University of Toronto	William E. Rees, University of British Columbia	Barbara Neis, Memorial University
Guy Vanderhaegue, St.Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan	Joseph Yvon Thériault, Université du Québec à Montréal	Jennifer Welsh, University of Oxford
2005 Fellows	2004 Fellows	2003 Fellows
George Elliott Clarke, University of Toronto	Ann Dale, Royal Roads University	David Ley, University of British Columbia
Jane Jenson, University of Montréal	Roderick A. Macdonald, McGill University	Danielle Juteau, University of Montréal
Will Kymlicka, Queen's University	Rohinton Mistry, writer	Janice Gross Stein, University of Toronto
Margaret Lock, McGill University	Donald Savoie, University of Moncton	James Hamilton Tully, University of Victoria
Philippe Poullaouec-Gonidec, University of Montréal	Daniel Weinstock, University of Montréal

Trudeau Mentorships

Up to twelve Trudeau Mentors are appointed each year. The Mentorship program seeks to forge intellectual and personal bonds between renowned Canadians with extensive experience in public life and talented, young doctoral students who have been awarded Trudeau Scholarships.

Mentors are drawn from a wide array of professional backgrounds, including the arts, journalism, business, public service, the legal profession, research and advocacy. Trudeau Mentors have typically earned a nationwide and international reputation based on achievements in their own particular field, and are able to introduce Scholars to their networks.

Trudeau Mentor candidates are screened and selected by an independent File Review Committee composed of a majority of senior decision-makers and social entrepreneurs, including leading members of the media, business and policy community.

• Overall value: $35,000 CAD over four years (including a travel and public engagement allowance of $15,000 CAD)
• Mentors nominated between 2004 and 2015: 105
• Call for nominations opens in July and closes in September
• Applications are submitted by a list of over 300 eminent nominators
• An external committee of peers reviews the Mentorship nomination files
• New Mentors are announced in January

2014 Mentors	2013 Mentors	2012 Mentors	2011 Mentors	2010 Mentors	2009 Mentors
Denise Bombardier	Françoise Bertrand	Elizabeth Beale	George R.M. Anderson	Guy Berthiaume	James Bartleman
Louise Charron	Susan Cartwright	Cindy Blackstock	Margaret Bloodworth	Ed Broadbent	Chuck Blyth
Pierre-Marc Johnson	Len Edwards	Philippe Couillard	Jacques Bougie	Donald W. Campbell	Carolyn McAskie
Avrim Lazar	Michael Fortier	Len Crispino	Joseph Caron	Maria Campbell	Renée Dupuis
Clarence Louie	Evaleen Jaager Roy	Paul Kariya	Rita Deverell	Roberta Jamieson	Ivan Fellegi
Marie-Lucie Morin	Wade Maclauchlan	Frances Lankin	Jim Judd	Chantal Hébert	Alanis Obomsawin
David Schindler	Sandy Martin	Daniel Lessard	Maureen McTeer	Pierre Pettigrew	Peter Harder
Mary Simon	Jessica Mcdonald	Bernard Richard	Samantha Nutt	Edward Roberts	Misel Joe
Glenda Yeates	Madeleine Redfern	John Sims	Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond	Guy Saint-Pierre	Anne McLellan
	Rosemary Thompson	Chuck Strahl	Robert Wright	Jodi White	Nola-Kate Seymoar
2008 Mentors	2007 Mentors	2006 Mentors	2005 Mentors	2004 Mentors
Dyane Adam	Lloyd Axworthy	Margaret Catley-Carlson	Paul Heinbecker	Louise Arbour
Robert Fowler	Ken Battle	Raymond Chrétien	Irshad Manji	Allan Blakeney
Sylvia D. Hamilton	Monique Bégin	Arthur Hanson	Judith Maxwell	Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Janice MacKinnon	Elizabeth Davis	Frank Iacobucci	Elizabeth May	Yves Fortier
Louise Mailhot	Ursula Franklin	Donald Johnston	Morris Rosenberg	Michael Harcourt
Larry Murray	Huguette Labelle	Gregory P. Marchildon	Diom Roméo Saganash	Judith Maxwell
Alex Neve	Gordon Smith	David Morley	Jeffrey Simpson	Ken Wiwa
Monica Patten		Stephanie Nolen	Ken Wiwa
Raymond A. Speaker		Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Public Interaction Program

The Trudeau Foundation’s Public Interaction Program (PIP) is designed to integrate the Foundation’s three grant-giving programs by providing recipients with opportunities to learn and exchange research, ideas and proposals that focus on specific questions, and to share relevant knowledge with colleagues from different disciplines and varied life and cultural backgrounds.

In addition to PIP events organized by the Foundation, members of the Trudeau Community are encouraged to organize PIP events on major issues of public policy that affect Canadians and global society. Finally, the Foundation collaborates with other institutions and organizations to advance discussions in wider fields.

• Purpose of PIP events: knowledge acquisition, knowledge transfer, and knowledge exchange
• Number of PIP events held from 2003 to 2011: 91
• Total attendance to PIP events: More than 1,000 per year

Governance

Board of Directors

The Foundation is governed by an independent and pan-Canadian Board of Directors. Board Members who serve for renewable terms of two years. The Board and its committees – Audit Committee, Finance and Investment Committee, Application and Nomination Review Committee – support the Foundation President in strategic decisions and the implementation of diligent and transparent management practices.

Current Board Members

• Mr. Roy L. Heenan, Board Chair; Founding Partner, Heenan Blaikie LLP
• The Hon. Michel Bastarache, Counsel, Heenan Blaikie LLP; former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
• Mr. David L. Emerson, corporate director, public policy and business advisor
• Mr. Alexander Himelfarb, Former Ambassador of Canada to the Italian Republic
• Dr. Chaviva Hošek, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
• Mr. Edward Johnson, Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary, Power Corporation of Canada
• Dr. Paule Leduc, former Rector of the Université du Québec à Montréal
• Mr. Patrick Pichette, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Google Inc.
• Dr. Marc Renaud, Professor, Université de Montréal; former President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
• Dr. Sean E. Riley, President, St. Francis Xavier University
• Dr. Emőke Szathmáry, President and Vice-Chancellor, The University of Manitoba
• Mr. Alexandre Trudeau, Documentary filmmaker

Former Board Members

• Paul G. Desmarais
• Paul Desmarais jr.
• Hon. William G. Davis
• Louise Fréchette
• Milton K. Wong
• Robert Lacroix
• Hon. Marc Lalonde
• Peter Lougheed
• L. Jacques Ménard
• Heather Munroe-Blum
• Martha Piper
• Bob Rae
• Jacques Hébert
• Louise Houle
• Bruce McNiven

Members of the Foundation

Members of the Trudeau Foundation provide general oversight for the Foundation through advice to the Directors and the Foundation staff. They meet once a year at the Annual Meeting of the Members where they appoint external auditors and new directors and members as required. Applications are received by the Nominating Committee.

Foundation Members

• Ms. Patricia E. Bovey, Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Mr. Dennis M. Browne, St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
• The Hon. William G. Davis, Toronto, Ontario
• Prof. John English, Kitchener, Ontario
• Justice Eileen E. Gillese, Toronto, Ontario
• Mr. Ron Graham, Toronto, Ontario
• Mr. Roy L. Heenan, Montréal, Quebec
• Mr. Alex Himelfarb, Ottawa, Ontario
• Ms. Louise Houle, Montreal, Quebec; Secretary
• Mr. Edward Johnson, Montreal, Quebec
• The Hon. Marc Lalonde, Montreal, Quebec
• Dr. Joseph MacInnis, Toronto, Ontario
• Mr. Bruce McNiven, Montreal, Quebec; Treasurer
• Mr. Robert W. Murdoch, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
• Ms. Laura-Julie Perreault, Montréal, Quebec
• Mr. Michael P. Pitfield, Montréal, Quebec
• The Hon. Roy J. Romanow, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• Mr. Peter Sahlas, Paris, France
• Ms. Nancy Southam, Montréal, Quebec
• Mr. Alexandre Trudeau, Montréal, Quebec
• Mr. Justin Trudeau, Montréal, Quebec

Former Members of the Foundation

• Mr. James A. Coutts
• Ms. Carolina Gallo-La Flèche, Montréal, Quebec
• Jacques Hébert
• Philip Owen
• Patrick Pichette

External links

• The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation