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The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation 2010-2011 Annual Report Creative Thinkers Crucial Issues Sharing Ideas That Matter CONTENTS TRUDEAU FOUNDATION 1 About the Foundation 2 Accomplishments in 2011-2012 6 Message from the Board Chair 7 Message from the President 8 The Scholarship Program 14 The Mentorship Program 18 The Fellowship Program 22 The Public Interaction Program 28 Trudeau Foundation Society 29 Friends of the Foundation 31 Financial Statements 43 Plans for 2011-2012 44 Corporate Information 8 14 18 22 The Scholarship The Mentorship The Fellowship The Public Program Program Program Interaction “The Foundation links me “I am very fortunate to have “For a reflection or a reorientation Program to a network of impassioned and Maureen McTeer as my Trudeau in a research project, one could energetic thinkers who are deeply mentor. Maureen has invited me not ask for better colleagues than “There is a strong, enthusiastic committed to their research and to take part in events that she is the extraordinary group of scholars desire among many Foundation to the practical extensions of their participating in and has generously and practitioners that form the community members to do more work; because of my involvement introduced me to members Trudeau network.” to extend our ‘Canada’ to the with the Foundation, I am fortunate of her national and international Macartan Humphreys, territories as well. This event in to have these scholars and mentors networks dedicated to women’s 2011 Visiting Trudeau Fellow Iqaluit demonstrated to me that as both collaborators and models health. These meetings have the Foundation is open to that for dedicated research.” provided food for thought and extension and is willing to explore Alana Gerecke, allowed me to contribute to causes creative ways to make that happen. 2011 Trudeau Scholar I care about.” I also believe that local Nunavut Tamil Kendall, participants were equally, if not 2009 Trudeau Scholar more, touched by this openness on the part of the Foundation.” Julia Christensen, 2008 Trudeau Scholar, referring to the Citizenship from Coast to Coast to Coast event The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Annual Report 2010-2011 ISSN 1918-2422 Legal deposit – Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec, 2011 Legal deposit – Library and Archives Canada, 2011 Printed in Canada − Design: Paprika ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 AbOuT ThE FOuNdation 1 About Our Our the mission themes Foundation Through our growing community, we actively encourage talented individuals to develop audacious proposals, to set and achieve ambitious goals, and to interact with and teach as many people as possible. The best ideas emerge when individuals from different A Canadian institution with a national generations and different disciplines purpose, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau focus on a problem together, when Foundation is an independent and technical, scientific and policy non-partisan charity. It was established innovators are informed by outstan- in 2001 as a living memorial to the ding communicators in bioethics, former prime minister by his family, geography, history and the law, and friends, and colleagues. In 2002, when new patterns of human behaviour the Government of Canada endowed are revealed and deep cultural the Foundation with a donation of understanding achieved. $125 million with the unanimous support of the House of Commons. In Our distinctive organization is devoted Our programs are structured around addition, the Foundation benefits from to the delivery of four core programs: four themes chosen to reflect the private sector donations in support three funding programs targeting interests of the Late Right Honourable of specific initiatives. Through its scholars, fellows and mentors, and Pierre Elliott Trudeau and areas Scholarship, Fellowship, Mentorship a Public Interaction Program intended of critical importance to Canada and and Public Interaction Programs, to promote knowledge acquisition, Canadians: the Foundation supports outstanding transfer, and exchange among our → Human Rights and Dignity individuals who make meaningful program beneficiaries and the public. → Responsible Citizenship contributions to critical social issues. The Foundation’s cycle of annual → Canada in the World Our charitable registration number activities revolves around these → People and Their Natural is 895438919RR0001. four programs. Environment 2 AChIEVEMENTS IN 2010-2011 TRUDEAU FOUNDATION Achievements 2010-2011 We have: → Appointed ten 2011 mentors — offering $350,000 for eighteen months to ten highly accomplished Canadians from diverse backgrounds who have been paired with 2009 Trudeau scholars to help them connect with policy networks. Twenty mentors were enrolled in the Mentorship Program this year. → Selected fourteen new 2011 Trudeau scholars — a $2.5 million commitment over three years to support a group of fourteen outstanding Canadian and foreign PhD students actively engaged in their fields and expected to become leading national and international figures. This year, the Foundation funded 61 scholars. → Appointed four 2011 Trudeau fellows, including an international visiting Trudeau fellow — an investment of $900,000 over three years in four outstanding intellectuals with academic affiliations in Canada and → Continued to implement the Distinguished Review the United States who have set themselves apart Panel’s recommendations to increase the impact through their research achievements, creativity and of our four programs. public commitment. The Foundation supported → Started to implement the 2010-2015 Strategic Plan. thirteen fellows this year. → Proceeded with a review of our portfolio managers, → Held eight major public interaction events, in addition to foster long-term growth of our original endowment. to five other events organized by members of the → Stepped up fundraising initiatives, including discussions Trudeau community or by other external partners and with Canadian universities to assess the potential of sponsored by the Foundation. co-sponsored scholarships. → Sustained our knowledge dissemination efforts, → Established an executive committee made up of former notably by editing and publishing the second volume mentors, scholars and fellows, to inspire and oversee of the Trudeau Foundation Papers. the activities of the Trudeau Foundation Society. ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 AChIEVEMENTS IN 2010-2011 3 $1,667,065 Scholarship Program Public Interaction $1,505,926 Program $944,147 Fellowship Program $730,473 Administration 2010-2011 expenses Program Planning $694,975 and Delivery $295,890 Investment Counsel Fees $213,653 Mentorship Program 4 AChIEVEMENTS IN 2010-2011 TRUDEAU FOUNDATION Investments as at August 31 (market value) ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 AChIEVEMENTS IN 2010-2011 5 $156,002,742 $155,609,112 $151,074,967 $151,074,967 2009 2010 2011 LAURÉATS 2011 RONALD RUDIN HAIDEH MOGHISSI MACARTAN HUMPHREYS JOHN McGARRY MENTORS 6 MessagE From ThE Board Chair TRUDEAU FOUNDATION A different organization, ANDERSON withBLOODWORTH a soul BOUGIE CARON DEVERELL At the time of Pierre Trudeau’s passing, some of his family members as well as other friends and I sought to create a proper legacy for him, encompassing some of his funda- mental values. Education, the humanities, open discussion and dialogue came easily to mind. The organization we would set up sought to be unique, different and distinctive in its ideas. HÉBERT MC TEER NUTT TURPEL WRIGHT CHEFS The hundreds of scholars, fellows and mentors FOREST Roy L. HeenanROY HEENAN O.C., Ad.E. P. E. TRUDEAU who have benefited from the Foundation’s Chair, Board of Directors support to date can testify to the opportunities that the Foundation has offered them, putting them in a position to contribute even more to SCHOLARS 2011 Canadian society. As we take stock of the accomplishments that have marked this past year, I am keenly aware of the dedication, diligence and competence of The Foundation has achieved this goal. It has the Foundation’s staff. I take this opportunity, no political agenda, but we have supported top on behalf of the Board of Directors and Members scholars, and leaders in their research in the of the Corporation, to express our gratitude to humanities. We have provided them with support Foundation President Pierre-Gerlier Forest and by appointing fellows and mentors from across his team for another successful and fruitful Canada for this very purpose. Further, the public year in the life of our young organization. interaction programmes of the Foundation provide lectures, seminars and meetings where I would also like to underscore the invaluable the community can participate. In short, contribution of the Foundation’s donors, friends we encourage outstanding individuals to make and collaborators, who all believe in our unique meaningful contributions in tackling critical mission and, in various ways, help make the EL MENYAWI GERECKE social issues — issuesHARBON that are CLARIS important to Pierre ElliottJODOIN Trudeau Foundation a solid, credibleLOKEN LYSOVA MACK Canadians. Our sessions in Winnipeg on human and sustainable player in the Canadian social rights and demography are but one example. sciences and humanities landscape. MILLETTE PEERS REYNOLDS ROSENOFF SHARPE TODD WARIDEL LAURÉATS 2011 RONALD RUDIN HAIDEH MOGHISSI MACARTAN HUMPHREYS JOHN McGARRY MENTORS ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 MessagE From ThE President of ThE FOuNdation 7 Two principles andANDERSON an ambitionBLOODWORTH BOUGIE CARON DEVERELL I am still frequently asked to explain the mission