President and Chief Executive Officer
Chair of the Foundation Members, Chair of the Board of Directors and General Partner at iNovia Capital
Application and Nomination Review Committee (ANRC), Director
She is a former Commissioner of Official Languages and she now acts as a special advisor and consultant to governmental agencies and Canadian universities.
Wendell is examining how cross-border migrations in Great Lakes cities enabled Black people to effect political change in Canada and the US.
Adolfo is developing tools to introduce children to the ethics of responsible consumption.
Fahad Ahmad (public policy, Carleton University) examines how counter-radicalization policies affect nonprofit and community organizations serving Muslim communities in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Aytak (international relations, York University) is investigating the intergenerational transmission of political trauma in authoritarian states, where public life is tightly controlled.
She is the Author of Chroniques d'une mère indigne which was published by Éditions du Septentrion, and it won the eighth Grand Prix littéraire Archambault in 2008.
Indigenous traditional healing spaces within a hospital context: Examining relationships between health, healing and reconciliation.
Mike is an Assistant Professor at USC's Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. He has worked or consulted with LEGO, Mattel and Nortel Networks, helping to translate research concepts and prototypes into new product lines and services.
A senior mediation expert with the United Nations' Mediation Support Unit, George Anderson was the president and CEO of the Forum of Federations and served in Canada's federal public service for over thirty years.
Banting Postdoctoral Fellow and Adjunct Assistant Professor at Queen's University.
She is examining how Nazi-era restitution can shape a more enlightened approach to museum displays of visual culture and a more equitable approach to the discipline of art history
Programs Officer
She recently completed her mandate as United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and she is now the President & CEO of the International Crisis Group.
Martine researches gentrification, affordable shelter, and other implications of recent approaches to replace public housing in Toronto
Sociology Professor, Dawson College
He is the President and Vice Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg, formerly Director and CEO of the Liu Institute for Global Issues at the University of British Columbia and Canada’s Foreign Minister.
He has had a distinguished career in government, academia, and philanthropy, including as president and CEO of the Gordon Foundation.
Application and Nomination Review Committee (ANRC), Member
Banting post-doctoral Fellow, Departement of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Alex Aylett died of cancer on 23 July 2016. Named a Trudeau scholar in 2007, he is greatly missed by the Foundation community.
Erin Aylward (political science, University of Toronto) is analyzing the influence of advocacy and international diplomacy on public opinion and political action in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Prof. Backhouse is an internationally recognized voice in the areas of feminist research, sex discrimination, and the legal history of gender and race in Canada.
She is dedicated to enriching the lives of women around the world, her work demonstrating the role of women in the economy shows a persistent engagement at the highest level of policy research.
Professor Karen Bakker and a Community-Based Research collective of Indigenous knowledge keepers, community partners, scholars and artists are collaborating on applied research on sustainable water governance and Indigenous law.
Maria is practicing international law in Washington, DC.
Documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur, Manon Barbeau has engaged with Indigenous youth using video and music creation to give voice to more than 40 communities in Canada and South America.
She is an American student studying electoral violence in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
The Role of Military in State Consolidation, Regime Legitimation and Nation-Building in Uganda and Rwanda
Former Chancellor, Ontario College of Art and Design, and former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario; a champion of aboriginal youth and literacy programs.
Assitant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of the Philippines
Professor, College of Education - University of Saskatchewan
He founded the Caledon Institute of Social Policy in 1992 to conduct research and analysis on poverty and public policy.
Elizabeth Beale has been the president and CEO of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council (APEC) since 1996. Prior to this, she worked as a consultant and APEC's chief economist.
Ryan Beaton (law, University of Victoria) is examining the role Canadian courts have adopted over the past several decades in trying to reconcile the prior existence of Indigenous societies with assertions of Crown sovereignty.
Mr. Beauchamp is an Economist for the International Monetary Fund. During his doctorate, Jonathan spent a semester at Princeton University working on a project in the emerging field of neuroeconomics.
Jonas-Sébastien is Assistant Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law of the University of British Columbia.
She is a former Federal Minister of Health and a current Professor Emeritus at the University of Ottawa. She has received 15 honorary doctorates for her contributions to human rights and public policy.
After a talented career in the arts and elite sports, Catherine decided to dedicate herself to the narratives, experiences and needs of others through anthropological research in order to better explore her altruism.
Billy-Ray Belcourt (English, University of Alberta) looks at his personal history and the works of contemporary Indigenous artists and writers to explore the theoretically significant ways that Indigenous peoples enact care in Canada.
Karina is studying how people living in the coastal communities of Central America adapt to environmental and climate change.
Nathan is a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington.
Using community empowerment and transformative learning strategies, Professor Cecilia Benoit (sociology, University of Victoria) enables sex workers to become social justice advocates.
Guy Berthiaume is the librarian and archivist of Canada. Formerly, he led the Quebec National Library and Archives and spent two decades at the apex of institutions of culture, research and higher education in Quebec and France.
Ms. Bertrand heads the Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce (FCCQ) and has more than thirty years of experience as a senior manager of major organizations.
Towards a more inclusive museum: developing multi-sensory approaches to the visual arts for visually impaired audiences.
Drawing on her scholarship on and advocacy for social justice, notably domestic and migrant workers’ rights, Professor Adelle Blackett will develop case studies, lead high-level discussions and formulate recommendations on the role of transnational labour law in a globally interconnected world.
An author of over 50 publications, her key interests include exploring, and addressing, the causes of disadvantage for Aboriginal children and families.
Application and Nomination Review Committee (ANRC)
She is a former senior public servant. She was the first Deputy Minister of Public Safety, Deputy Minister of Defence and Deputy Minister of Transport.
Samuel Blouin (sociology and religious studies, Université de Montréal and Université de Lausanne): Drawing on field research, Samuel is analyzing how two approaches to assisted dying – Quebec’s and Vaud, Switzerland’s – are testing boundaries in medicine, law, and life itself.
He was superintendent of Nahanni National Park Reserve, Northwest Territories, for over ten years. He is an accomplished northern artist, an ecologist, and an engaged volunteer.
Erika's research with a community of Caiçara, who have status as 'Traditional People' in Brazil, is exploring capacity development for participatory and inclusive governance of coastal resources, with a particular focus on the participation of people with disabilities.
Drawing on field research in Congo, Sylvie Bodineau is looking at how the international consensus on children’s rights relates to the experience of child soldiers.
Andrée is an Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Law at York University and a doctoral candidate at the University of Victoria.
A journalist, writer, and commentator of Quebec and Francophile culture and politics whose renowned talent for polemics will add a non-conformist perspective to the Trudeau Foundation network
As the director and chief curator of the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, Nathalie Bondil steers curative practices towards innovation and multidisciplinarity, generating dialogue in and about art in the city.
John Borrows is a leading scholar in the field of indigenous legal traditions and aboriginal rights.
He was president and chief executive officer of Alcan Inc.; he is currently a director of McCain Foods Limited and The CSL Group Ltd. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and he received two honorary doctorates.
François is exploring social determinants of mental health in migrant and ethnic minority groups.
He is an Adjunct Professor of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University and one of Canada’s leading environmental lawyers. David’s current research focuses on the effects of enshrining the constitutional right to live in a healthy environment.
She is Director of Education at the National Judicial Institute and she has been active in promoting the rights of marginalized groups through volunteer work in several legal advocacy and community organizations.
She is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Université de Montréal. Her current research deal with the reflexive governance of education through case studies such as homeschooling, alternative education, distance learning, aboriginal and hasidic schools.
She is focused especially on representations of Indigenous peoples and cultures in children's texts.
She is a Senior Policy Manager for the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and has completed her Ph.D. in political science and Canadian studies at University of Ottawa.
Former Professor, Member of Parliament and leader of the NDP, and founding President of Rights and Democracy, he is an expert in the theory and practice of policy-making, socially engaged and eager to share his knowledge with young minds.
Samara Brock (Environmental Studies, Yale University) is examining organizations that are attempting to transform the future of the global food system.
Magaly studies the impact of scientific controversies on public policies concerning gambling in Quebec.
Sébastien Brodeur-Girard (law, Université de Montréal) is researching ways to reconcile Western law and Indigenous legal traditions with the help of relational law, a theory that places relationships at the center of legal thought and practice.
Throughout his career in the non-governmental sector, Tim Brodhead played a leadership role to support justice and social change initiatives in Canada and the Global South.
She endeavours to identify the tools that will effectively reduce poverty and social inequalities at both local and national levels.
Purdy Crawford Chair in Business Law at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University
Post-doctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco
A federal and provincial labour arbitrator, he specializes in alternate dispute resolution.
Redefining Freedom in Contemporary Art: How Canadian Artists Transform Forms of Political Engagement
Nathaniel Brunt (communication and culture, Ryerson University) studies how well stories and photos of the conflict in the Kashmir Valley capture the many facets of the difficult reality on the ground.
Heather Bullock (health policy, McMaster University) is identifying the best ways to embed mental health policy into daily practice across the different layers of Canada’s social system.
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta
Many solitudes: form, idiom, and identity in the poetry of Dionne Brand, Marilyn Dumont, and Mary Dalton
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Journalism - University of British Columbia
Geoffrey is studying the influence of religious communities on the development of international refugee policies in North America.
Former Group President, CAE inc., Canadian Ambassador to Japan, and Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, he wields extensive knowledge of international relations and business with Asia, in particular with Japan.
A pioneer Métis writer, broadcaster, playwright and filmmaker, she advocates for Aboriginal rights and has volunteered with women and children in crisis for over 40 years. She is a unique incarnation of perseverance, resilience and hope.
A prominent Métis cultural leader, Ms. Campbell will contribute to innovative research at the new Chair in Métis Studies at the University of Ottawa, aiming to help Canadians better understand Métis society, history, and culture.
Christopher Campbell-Duruflé (international law, University of Toronto) analyzes how new rules of international law resulting from United Nations climate change negotiations might allow Canada and other international actors to respond to climate change in innovative ways.
Chiara is exploring how cities are changing the landscape of climate governance and how emerging approaches to resilience planning might inform innovative and inclusive environmental urban policy.
Professor at the University of Toronto, former clerk of the Privy Council, secretary to Cabinet, deputy minister, and former president of the Institute for Research on Public Policy, Mel Cappe provided strategic advice on a wide range of financial, environmental, and human resource development issues.
He subsequently served three times at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, including as Minister and Head of Chancery, and he served as Canada's Ambassador to the Peoples' Republic of China.
Caroline is Professor in Communication at the Department of Social Sciences at Université du Québec en Outaouais.
Before retiring in 2012, Ms. Cartwright enjoyed a stellar career of three decades in the federal public service. From July 2009 until her retirement, she was senior advisor to the Privy Council Office.
Margaret Catley-Carlson is involved in organizations that apply science and knowledge to national and international problems in freshwater governance, health, agriculture, environmental protection, international development, and development finance.
This unrivalled communicator is debunking myths and assumptions about innovation in the health sector – from research on stem cells to diets to alternative medicine – for the benefit of the public and decision-makers.
Rich in experience in private enterprise and the public service, Mary Anne Chambers’s work in community-building and on behalf of youth has benefited hundreds of students in Ontario.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Toronto and pediatric emergency physician at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto
Kathryn is an Assistant Professor with the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria. She is also a doctoral candidate at the University of Oxford, looking into ways to modernize the law to better support or regulate voluntary and not-for-profit organizations in Canada.
Black Refuge: Ethno-racialization, Nationalism, and the Socio-political Integration of Haitians in Canada and France
She brings a genuine desire to share a wealth of experience drawn from her outstanding career in law spent in private practice and judgeship in Ontario, Nunavut, and at the Supreme Court of Canada
Engaging the academic, policy, and public spheres, Professor Ayesha Chaudhry (gender and Islamic studies, University of British Columbia) sparks a conversation on Islamic legal reform through a Feminist Sharia.
May is Assistant Professor in Gender and Women's Studies at Trent University and Canada Research Chair in Feminist and Gender Studies.
Straddling the worlds of writing and public policy, Denise Chong was a trailblazer for diversity and inclusiveness in the public service before raising Canada’s social consciousness with acclaimed works of nonfiction.
Executive Assistant
Sujit Choudhry strives to provide counsel for peaceful resolution to civil war-ridden societies.
Isabelle is consulting with various healthcare professionals to develop a framework for a more ethical care.
A former ambassador of Canada to Washington, Raymond Chrétien is now a strategic advisor at Fasken, Martineau, DuMoulin.
Assistant professor of geography and planning at Roskilde University in Denmark and a research fellow at the Institute of Circumpolar Health Research in Yellowknife, NWT
Anthropologist and Physician, Grand Challenges Canada
Professor Clapp is a political economist wary of the effect of global trade and the influence of transnational corporations on food security and the environment in the world’s poorest countries.
Mr. Clarke specializes in African-Canadian and African-American history and culture.
Amanda is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University.
Pierre Cloutier de Repentigny (environmental law, University of Ottawa) critically analyzes rules under the law of the sea that protect marine biodiversity with a view to promoting a more sustainable relationship between marine life and humanity.
Lawyer John A. Coleman is a forward-thinking leader with deep experience in strategic management, and labour relations at one of Canada’s leading law firms, Norton Rose Fulbright.
He is the Canada Research Chair on Global Governance and Public Policy and Founding Director of the Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition at McMaster University.
Simon is the First Secretary for Political Affairs at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in New York. He has worked with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the International Policy Institute at King's College London, the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, and the Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey, California.
Neurosurgeon, he was a strategic consultant of Groupe Secor and reached at McGill University before becoming Premier of Quebec.
Professor Deborah Cowen's research looks at how conflicts over infrastructures have come to define our political landscape. She rethinks citizenship through case studies in energy, transport and security with movements and communities who contest infrastructures of injustice, and work to assemble alternatives.
Christopher is providing support for Indigenous language education and revitalization efforts in schools and communities throughout the territory of Yukon.
Among vulnerable groups victimized by armed conflict, sex workers are the most easily overlooked. Anna-Louise asks whether they could be better protected.
Associate professor, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
Post-doctoral Scholar, School of Architecture and Institue for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies, McGill University
Professor Crepeau is a pioneer in international migration law, he champions foreigners’ rights in Canada and abroad, including Palestine and Guantanamo Bay.
Chamber of Commerce President and CEO between April 2002 and January 2012, Len worked tirelessly to build a stronger chamber network through change management.
As a former academic and retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Thomas Cromwell has worked to improve access to justice. He currently serves as chair of the Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters and is counsel at Borden Ladner Gervais.
DIY Gender Policing: Doxxing, Transmisogyny and the Weaponization of Visibility
Ann Dale is leading major research initiatives in sustainability at Royal Roads University and around the world.
She is analyzing how ancient Mediterranean civilizations used religion to mediate the complexities of cross-cultural interaction.
One of Canada’s foremost authorities on refugee and immigration law, Professor Dauvergne is committed to transforming how Canada and other countries deal with refugees in a perspective of global justice.
He served in public life for 25 years, and as Premier (1971 to 1985), he led Ontario through a period of steady growth and progress.
She is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of Newfoundland and Labrador and she served as the first President and Chief Executive Officer of the Health Care Corporation of St. John's.
Tenured Associate ProfessorDepartment of Public Health SciencesCross Appointment - Department of Global Development Studies
Adjunct Associate ProfessorSchool of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo
Visiting International ProfessorMae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, ThailandMongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Patrick De Roy has over 20 years of experience as a portfolio manager and investment advisor. He is an external member of The Foundation Finance and Investment Committee.
Sophie de Saussure (law, University of Ottawa) is exploring how courts might better take the interest of offenders’ children into account when determining offenders’ sentences.
Daniel Del Gobbo (law, University of Toronto) is researching the role of alternative dispute resolution in addressing campus sexual violence in Canada.
One of Canada’s most respected political journalists and authors, Susan Delacourt has 30 years’ expertise covering such subjects as the Canadian Constitution, the Reform Party, and the evolution of political marketing in Canada.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
Avram Denburg (health policy, McMaster University) is attempting to develop a framework for making decisions about public funding for new medicines to treat childhood cancers in Canada.
Professor Denov works on the conditions and the prospects of children born of rape in Northern Uganda and other conflict zones. Grounded in one-on-one work with former child soldiers and with the soldiers’ own children, her Trudeau project will inform Canada’s programs for youth and families attempting to resettle after surviving war.
A former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, she enriches the Foundation community with her vast knowledge of the courts and the law in Canada and abroad.
Marie-Ève Desroches (urban studies, Institut national de la recherche scientifique) is investigating the factors that influence the adoption of inclusive municipal policies designed to reduce health inequity in Canada.
Rita Deverell was the 12th holder of Nancy's Chair in Women's Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University. A theatre artist and an independent television producer/director, she is also a founder of Vision TV.
An exceptional leader in conserving and promoting Aboriginal and Canadian traditional music and exploring contemporary media, she is recognized for her creative approach, bringing the study and practice of music to a new level.
Anna Dion (family medicine, McGill University) is seeking to improve the quality and access to maternity care for marginalized women in Canada, especially immigrant and refugee women, and at-risk adolescents.
Senior Evaluator, Health Canada, Chemicals Strategies Division
Filmmaker, activist, and businesswoman, Barbara Doran is a pioneer in filmmaking in Newfoundland and Labrador. During her career, she covered a wide range of social issues, from violence against women to AIDS in South Africa.
She is analyzing the social and health services that youth receive from the Child Protection System to propose ways to improve them.
She is the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Previously, she was the President and CEO of the Council of Canadian Academies after being the Under-Secretary General of the United Nations.
Professor Jocelyn Downie is an expert on the protection of human participants in research, end of life law and policy, and the protection and promotion of women’s health.
From the Ground Up: Building Health Policy from Indigenous Cultures. Restoring Culturally Appropriate Relationships Between Indigenous Peoples and Tobacco
Senior Director, Communications & Engagement
Professor Bernard Duhaime’s project proposes to create a platform that will allow Canadians to learn from Latin American experiences protecting human rights and promoting reconciliation across nations.
A lawyer, a writer, and a former chief commissioner of the Indian Claims Commission, Renée Dupuis is a seasoned mediator active in various commissions on Aboriginal peoples.
For more than 30 years, Pauline D’Amboise has spearheaded initiatives on corporate social responsibility, good governance, and ethics at Desjardins Group, the leading cooperative financial group in Canada. She is now secretary general and vice-president of governance and sustainable development at Desjardins.
In 2010, Mr. Edwards retired after 41 years in Canada’s public service. He has an extensive experience in foreign affairs and international trade and an acute knowledge of Canada-Asia relations.
Hassan El Menyawi has obtained his doctorate in sociology at New York University. His research interests include human rights, law, and society.
A Canadian academic who has also been very active in Canadian public life, he is currently the General Editor of the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
Over a fruitful career in the federal public service, Elaine Feldman developed extensive experience in trade negotiations, international trade law, and environmental assessment.
Chief Statistician Emeritus, Statistics Canada; responsible for the organization being ranked best statistical office in the world by The Economist.
Post-doctoral Scholar at Memorial University
Over his fruitful career with the Canadian public service, he developed extensive experience in public policy in the areas of defence and international relations.
She is the Principal and Vice-chancellor of McGill University a member and Vice-Chair of the Science, Technology and Innovation Council.
A former senator and minister of international trade, Mr. Fortier is now vice chairman of RBC Capital Markets and has in-depth knowledge of North America’s financial and business worlds.
A lawyer, an international arbitrator and a former diplomat, he was Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations in New York from 1988 to 1992.
Marie-France Fortin (legal studies, University of Cambridge) is studying the historical principle of state sovereign immunity and investigating the hypothesis that limiting or abolishing this immunity might be more in line with the democratic principles of society today.
A foreign policy advisor to prime ministers Trudeau, Turner and Mulroney, Fowler was Canada’s longest-serving ambassador to the United Nations.
Aliette is an author and an environmental educator. The nature of her research is communicating science about global change for community literacy.
Professor Emerita at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering of the University of Toronto and an activist for human rights and the environment, Ursula Franklin died on 22 July, 2016. She is greatly missed by the Foundation community
The commissioner of official languages for Canada from 2006 to 2016 and a former renowned journalist, Graham Fraser contributes a granular and historic analysis of Canadian public policy at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels.
A global expert in food security, Professor Fraser raises awareness of the social and environmental consequences of food price volatility and looks for ways to reduce waste in global food systems.
For 20 years, he served as master of Massey College at the University of Toronto. An award-winning journalist and prolific author, he helps the community develop its communication skills.
She explores the impact of municipal regulation on the availability of safe and affordable housing in Toronto, especially for new Canadians.
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Law and Legal Studies and an adjunct research professor at Carleton University. Kerri was Vice-President of the Alumni Society of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
Julie is working on the traumatic colonial experience of Belgium and the Congo
An internationally renowned researcher and political scientist, Gagnon actively contributes to the debate on the organization and future of western societies.
International human rights lawyer and activist Georgette Gagnon has designed and implemented strategic initiatives on human rights, the rule of law, and political affairs, in conflict and post-conflict countries.
Benjamin Gagnon Chainey (French-language literature, Université de Montréal and Nottingham Trent University, UK) analyses the evolution of empathy and the patient-caregiver relationship through literary writings touching on AIDS and medical practices, starting at the end of the 19th century.
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Associate Professor in Literature in English at the Department of Teacher Education at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway.
He brings to the Foundation community a strong ability to combine the activist traditions of the Canadian labour movement with an in-depth understanding of the world of business.
Alana is exploring how public performance art can shape and improve social behaviours in our cities
Bailey Gerrits (political studies, Queen’s University) is examining media coverage of domestic violence and the way that Canadian media seem to portray this phenomenon as “un-Canadian.”
Adjunct Professor, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia
Rajdeep is an interdisciplinary scholar, cultural theorist, curator, and educator.
Assistant Professor, Development and Urban Studies, Asian University for Women, Chittagong, Bangladesh
A champion of the triple bottom line approach to the economy, society, and the environment, Andrea Goertz is a leading figure in sustainable management and infrastructure investment in Canada.
He is studying youth empowerment and the politics of authoritarianism and democratization in Tunisia.
Through her creative work, author, editor, and teacher Hiromi Goto bridges cultures and experiences, and brings to the fore the importance of listening to historically marginalized voices.
He is an author and journalist. He edited, among other books, The Essential Trudeau, with Rt. Hon. Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Xavier studies how a new interfaith framework could fruitfully address issues related to identity, relationships with others and religious pluralism.
Spencer Greening (archaeology, Simon Fraser University) is investigating how using Indigenous knowledge and languages in land stewardship can lead to more sustainable environmental management practices in Canada.
Indigenizing from within: okimāw iskwēwak (women leaders) of the academy
NGO, business, entrepreneur
She is a pioneer in at least three fields of political science: negotiation theory, foreign policy decision-making and international conflict management.
Ali's research is focused on the political economy of health care, especially as it relates to aging in OECD states.
An award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator known for her documentaries exploring the history, contributions and experiences of African Canadians.
Public servant, diplomat, lawyer, human rights
His areas of specialized expertise include the oceans, biodiversity and sustainable development throughout Asia.
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary at Sagard Holdings & Portag3 Ventures
Claris is focusing on how civil disobedience initiated by women can affect legislation
He served as Premier of the province of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996, and before that as the mayor of Vancouver from 1980 to 1986.
Senior Policy Advisor, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, and former Deputy Minister (including Treasury Board, Industry and International Trade), Government of Canada; a public policy expert with three decades of government involvement.
Professor Harel explores ethnic and cultural diversity in our societies, with expertise in comparative literature & migration.
A renowned philosopher with an acute capacity to debunk widespread ideas on environmental, economical, social, and political issues, the scholarly and mainstream works of Professor Heath engage Canadians to ask fundamental questions about our society and how to make it more just.
A highly respected and influential columnist and political commentator, she shares her extensive understanding of political issues with promising PhD students along with her commitment to and interest in public policy.
William Hébert (social-cultural anthropology, University of Toronto) is investigating the emergence of trans-affirming policies and projects for trans prisoners in Canada, and asking what they reveal about the conditions of, and limits to, inclusion.
Former chairman and founding partner of the Canadian law firm of Heenan Blaikie, he was a founding director of the Foundation. Mr. Heenan died on 3 February, 2017. He is greatly missed by the Foundation community.
He is the inaugural director of the Centre for Global Relations at Wilfrid Laurier University and a Distinguished Fellow at the independent Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) in Waterloo.
Professor Helleiner is the Faculty of Arts Chair in International Political Economy at the University of Waterloo. His latest books include The Status Quo Crisis: Global Financial Governance After the 2008 Meltdown (Oxford, 2014) and Forgotten Foundations of Bretton Woods: International Development and the Making of the Postwar World (Cornell, 2014).
Lisa is the mayor of Victoria, in British Columbia.
Assistant Professor, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University
Steven Hoffman wishes to leverage Canadian innovations in public health to help resolve health and security issues on the international scene.
A former deputy minister of four departments of the Government of Canada, Michael Horgan provided strategic advice on a wide range of economic, financial, energy, and environment-related issues.
A lawyer with extensive experience in family trusts, offshore trusts, and numerous foundations and charitable organizations, she is the Secretary of the Foundation.
Assistant Professor, International Development Studies, Dalhousie University
Professor Humphreys is internationally acclaimed for his innovative field experiment approach to issues such as the influence of resource management on civil war.
The Cultural Impact of Public Executions: e-Lynching and Artistic Interventions
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Frank Iacobucci has had a distinguished career in private practice, academia, government, and the judiciary.
Vathsala Illesinghe (policy studies, Ryerson University) is analyzing the migration trajectory of people who have moved from Sri Lanka to Canada to determine how immigration policies affect immigrant and refugee women’s vulnerability to violence.
Ms. Jaager Roy is a consultant in business strategy and human resources, and an influential figure on Canada’s west coast. Her connections span the business, arts and culture, and non-profit sectors.
Director of Knight First Amendment Institute, Columbia University
CEO and President of Indspire, she was the first woman from a First Nation in Canada to graduate from law school.
Program Officer, Events and Leadership Programs
She specializes in relations between Quebec and Canada, diversity, feminist studies and family policy.
Sébastien is Assistant Professor at the McGill's Law Faculty.
Saquamaw and Administrative Chief, Mi’kmaq Grand Council; a spiritual leader in his community, committed to preserving the language, culture and traditions of his people.
Environment, Indigenous governance
Vice-Chair of the Board of the Foundation, he joined Power Corporation of Canada in Montreal as Secretary in 1985 and in 1987 became Senior Vice-President and General Counsel.
A man of vast interests and culture exemplified by his background as a lawyer and physician, he shares his experience in international arbitration and environmental and health law
Mr. Johnston held office as secretary-general of the OECD in the late 1990s, following a career as a lawyer and a politician who spent 10 years in the Canadian Parliament and served as a Cabinet minister in a number of senior portfolios.
Governor General of Canada, 2010-2017, Chair of the Rideau Hall Foundation
Jennifer Jones (geography, University of Guelph) is looking for the best method of assessing the effects of mining industry development on the health and wellness of Aboriginal communities in northern Canada.
As a seasoned, high-ranking public servant assigned to critical positions in Canada and abroad (Caracas, Washington), he handled various strategic issues such as national security, international trade, finance, and the oil industry. He is the former
Danielle Juteau is a co-founder of the Université de Montréal's Centre for Ethnic Studies and a member of the editorial board of the journal Ethnic and Racial Studies.
Former Program Officer, Scholarships (2007 Scholar)
NGO, business, organizational change, international
Mohammad Karamouzian (population and public health, University of British Columbia) seeks to determine how individual and structural factors – from childhood traumas to homelessness – shape injection drug use among youth.
Through 35 years in leadership positions in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors, Kariya has consistently sought ways to find balance, compromise, accommodation, and lasting solutions to public policy issues.
Ido Katri (law, University of Toronto) is proposing an approach to promoting gender self-determination that accounts for the diversity of transgendered people’s unique challenges and values their lived experiences of the law.
Andrew Kaufman (geography, University of Toronto) researches financial firms that invest in other countries’ debt.
Lisa aims to ensure that Canadian law includes children’s and adolescents’ rights and interests.
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia
Kendall is a specialist in gender and HIV in Latin America, having worked as a researcher and advocate in the region for more than a decade.
Gerard Kennedy (law, York University) is exploring how Canadian civil procedure can be reformed to increase access to justice and improve relations among Canadians.
Dawnis is attempting to answer the question of how Canadian and Anishinabe law can interact in a respectful manner.
Kristi is assistant professor in the human rights program at the University of Winnipeg.
She is rethinking current approaches to incarceration and justice, focusing on the quality of a prison sentence rather than on the length of time served.
The human rights and dignity of LGBT individuals cannot be addressed by family law alone. Kyle Kirkup wonders whether it is possible to achieve equality for LGBT community members in the domain of criminal law.
Using Lakota Epistemology to Design Ethical Relationships with Artificial Intelligence
Decolonizing Fashion and Mobilizing Indigenous Resurgence
He is recognized as one of the world’s most influential philosophers, especially on the link between justice and diversity.
District Chief of Staff, Vice President Medicine for South West Nova Scotia District Health Authority
Marie-Soleil L’Allier (environmental science, Université du Québec à Montréal) is studying how self-organization and self-management practices such as local currencies and community gardens could inspire new ideas for leading the world onto a more sustainable path.
The former chair of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Huguette Labelle was the chancellor of the University of Ottawa from 1994 to 2012.
Associate Professor, Human Rights at the Global College, University of Winnipeg
Senator at the Parliament of Canada
Stephanie Lake (population and public health, University of British Columbia) is investigating how the medical use and legalization of cannabis might help the ongoing opioid overdose crisis affecting British Columbia and the rest of Canada.
Joshua explores the genesis of modern human rights discourse by focusing on the Romantic era in literature.
Jean-Michel explores the social history of the ideal of secularism in Lebanon, the exclusionary effects it sets out to combat, and those it sometimes generates.
Joanna is examining the legitimacy of courts of law applying foreign private law in contractual and property disputes and family law matters that are related to multiple jurisdictions.
Jennifer is studying cultural diversity and equality
For 10 years, former Ontario MPP Frances Lankin was the president and CEO of United Way Toronto. In 2011, the Province of Ontario appointed her to co-lead a review of Ontario's social assistance system as part of the province's poverty reduction strategy.
Alexis examines collective memory and how it pertains to democracy, and how it can be used to reconcile internal civil conflicts.
She analyzes the place of public utilities such as water supply and electricity in public policy - economic goods or social rights?
President, Native Women's Association of Canada
Michelle is an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria. She recently completed her PhD in Criminology at Simon Fraser University.
A former public servant who has held senior policy positions in federal ministries of justice, agriculture, environment, and human resource development, he has first-hand knowledge of public policy at work
Former Supreme Court of Canada judge Louis LeBel is known for an intellectual curiosity that goes beyond law to encompass economics, politics, literature, and languages.
Jean Lebel is one of Canada’s strongest voices on the interface between development and foreign policy and on innovation in global health and the environment.
Improving Access and Adequacy of Resources for People Living on the Street in Winter: Participatory Research in Canada and France.
Andréanne LeBrun (history, Université de Sherbrooke) is studying the effects of various models of citizenship and political engagement taught in Quebec schools in the 20th century.
Robert Leckey teaches constitutional law and family law. His ongoing research includes the regulation of adult conjugality, relations between parents and children, and the relationship between public and private regulation of intimacy.
Recognized as the foremost expert of federalism in Canada, he turns a critical eye on the political relationships between peoples and governments and is developing a theory of federalism that takes into account the desire for autonomy of the Quebec and Aboriginal nations.
Senior Director, Global Development and Alumni
Nathan is seeking to apply to Canada Norway’s experience of decreasing its domestic carbon emissions while continuing fossil fuel extraction.
She held roles as the NDP’s critic for Housing and Homelessness, Health Critic, Environment Critic, and in 2012 was named Deputy Leader of Canada’s Official Opposition.
Research Associate, School of Medicine, John Hopkins University
He had a great career at Radio-Canada. He was named national correspondent on Ottawa's Parliament Hill, he hosted different television programs related to news or politics and was appointed bureau chief for Parliament Hill.
He studies 20th-century Quebec and how its citizens came to define themselves.
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Guelph
Building on his work with First Nations high school students on the Mohawk reserve of Khanawake, Professor Lewis’ Trudeau project will launch a residency program in which Indigenous youth will lead the drive to imagine a prosperous future for Indigenous communities using interactive media.
Canada Research Chair in Geography at the University of British Columbia, his work focuses on immigrant poverty, housing and labour market experiences.
Caroline Lieffers (history of science and medicine, Yale University) is studying the relationship between disability and citizenship in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century United States to better understand how diverse groups of people can contribute to a nation’s goals.
Senior Director, Financial Strategy and Partnership Development
Ryan Liss seeks to determine whether a common set of fundamental justice principles can rally the nations of the world, as was done in the case of international criminal justice.
Arts, dance, entrepreneurship
Margaret Lock studies the relationships among culture, technology and the human body.
He addresses issues of cultural identity, human rights, and communication, and provides new perspectives on Indigenous art and cultural discourse.
Brent studies the interplay of social, ecological and economic factors in the conservation of clouded leopards in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
As chief of the Osoyoos Indian Band, he has consistently emphasized economic development as a means to improve his people’s standard of living. He will put this entrepreneurial perspective to the service of Trudeau doctoral students
Mr. Lowy has been the psychiatrist-in-chief and the director of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry, and a professor at, and chair of, the University of Toronto's Department of Psychiatry. He has also been the 4th Rector and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University.
Diala Lteif (urban planning, University of Toronto) investigates how, in making Beirut their home, refugees and internally displaced populations in Lebanon have appropriated concepts of migration and citizenship.
Full Professor in Social Communication and Culture, and Responsable of Social Communication's graduate studies (master and doctorate), Department of Literature and Social Communication, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
Alexandra is researching women's attitudes in situations of recurring domestic violence
Laughing while white: Irony, race, and the online politics of transgression
He was one of the foremost Canadian specialists on secured transactions and property law in Canada, Mr. Macdonald died of cancer on 13 June 2014. Named a Trudeau fellow in 2004, he is greatly missed by the Trudeau community.
A physician-scientist, examines leadership and team genius in life-threatening environments and how they can be enhanced in our personal and professional lives.
Johnny is investigating how the traditional socio-political and legal framework of the Nuu-chah-nulth people (a group of First Nations peoples living on the west coast of Vancouver Island) can be reformed to better suit today's realities
A former Minister of Finance, Minister of Social Services, Minister of Economic Development and Government House leader at the Government of Saskatchewan.
Professor Audrey Macklin’s project examines private refugee sponsorship from sponsors’ perspectives. Macklin will learn about the motivations, experiences, and perceptions of individual refugee sponsors, as well as how sponsorship affects and mobilizes them as citizens.
Premier of Prince Edward Island and president emeritus of the University of Prince Edward Island, Mr. MacLauchlan is an expert in administrative law, constitutional law, public administration, and public policy.
Laura is an assistant professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University.
She is focusing on the barriers to women's rights to property in Bangladesh.
She is a leader in human rights renowned for her work on the historic settlement agreement between the Government of Canada and Aboriginal residential school survivors.
A former justice of the Court of Appeal of Quebec and retiring vice-president of the International Association of Judges, the Honourable Louise Mailhot is now a strategic counsel at Fasken Martineau.
Jayne Malenfant (education, McGill University) analyzes the barriers faced by precariously housed youth at school and in the labour market to promote innovative and equitable participation in the future global economy.
A Canadian author, journalist and an advocate of a "reform and progressive" interpretation of Islam, she is the director of the Moral Courage Project in New York City.
Through her groundbreaking creative work and research, Professor Marchessault aims to interpret and illustrate the city and its sustainability issues, combining urban planning, public art, and the media.
A renowned expert in health systems, he holds a Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Economic History and is a professor in the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina.
By weaving acclaimed dance and choreographing techniques with community outreach activities on youth suicide, violence, and social justice, Judith Marcuse has become a pioneer in integrated approaches to social change.
Logan Mardhani-Bayne is examining the extent to which the urban experience of Aboriginal communities has shaped local and national governments’ political recognition of these communities’ rights.
Andrea is analyzing the emergence of the cooperative mining sector as one of Bolivia’s most politically influential social forces.
Currently vice president (East Coast) for Suncor Energy, Mr. Martin will help connect the Trudeau community with the resource extraction industry.
Sarah Mason-Case (law and international relations, University of Toronto) examines how diverse communities of state and non-state actors, including civil advocates, Indigenous coalitions, and industry, engage in lawmaking practices that define the contours of international climate change law.
Project Manager Resource Governance, German Technical Cooperation (GIZ), Monrovia, Liberia
Former founding president of the Canadian Policy Research Networks, she is now a member of the Board of Governors of the Community Foundation of Ottawa.
An environmentalist, writer, activist and lawyer, she is now MP and Chief of the Green Party of Canada.
Assistant Professor in Strategy, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, and Endowed Professor of Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability
Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Policy and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, and former Assistant Secretary General for Peacebuilding, United Nations; a specialist in international affairs in Canada and abroad.
Jessica McDonald is a management executive and a consultant specializing in relationships and the resolution of disputes between governments, the private sector, and Aboriginal communities.
John McGarry exemplifies Canadian expertise in conflict resolution and peacekeeping and is actively engaged in the critical negotiations currently taking place in Cyprus.
Gillian McKay (public health, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) is researching ways to provide safe maternal health services during infectious disease epidemics in post-conflict countries such as Sierra Leone.
Counsel, Bennett Jones LLP, and former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Cabinet Minister; bridges both the public policy and the business worlds.
A lawyer practicing general business law, is a founding member and treasurer of the Foundation.
Through her rich career in law, science, and public policy, she has advocated for a wide range of issues, from the reform of democratic institutions to women’s work-life balance and access to medical reproductive technologies.
Legal and ethical dilemmas proliferate in the context of neonatal intensive care. Jean Frédéric Ménard is researching whether it is possible to reconcile ethics and the law in the best interests of the child.
David aims to identify the role played by socio-linguistic factors when discourse takes place between the Palestinians and Israelis
Mélanie is analyzing how social media can provide visibility and legitimacy to minority or marginalized groups.
Aaron is examining the Anishnaabe legal tradition and how a revival of Indigenous legal orders will help Canadians to better understand Aboriginal issues.
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Carleton University
Professor, Department of History - Université de Montréal
He has enriched his readers' understanding of India, its society, cultures and politics, reflecting extensively on issues of human rights and responsible citizenship.
Under Professor Claudia Mitchell’s project, girls from seven countries around the world will meet and produce photography or smartphone videos about ideas and best practices to combat sexual violence.
After a prolific career in Iran as an archivist, Professor Moghissi became an internationally acclaimed analyst of women's issues in the Muslim world.
Alexandra Mogyoros (law, University of Oxford) proposes to explore how trademarks can be used to give consumers robust and verifiable information and build an accountable and transparent market.
Former CEO, Malala Fund and Founder, G(irls)20
Professor Bessma Momani is an expert on global economic governance issues, Canadian foreign policy, Arab Spring, Arab Canadians and Arab youth.
Digital Engagement Specialist
Robert Moody’s career achievements include helping to establish the public service of the new territory of Nunavut and improving public services in Nova Scotia.
David Morgan seeks to explore the changing landscape of humanitarian aid, and the ways in which aid agencies can better adapt to an evolving global context.
She has a vast network in international affairs cultivated at the highest levels of public service, including deputy minister of international trade and foreign affairs, national security advisor to the prime minister of Canada, associate secretary for the Cabinet, and senior executive at the World Bank
Cynthia Morinville (geography, University of Toronto) is exploring the lived experiences of informal workers in the global South who extract rare metals from discarded electronic waste. Her research uses documentary filmmaking and photography to tell the e-waste story in a new way.
David Morley is the president and CEO of UNICEF Canada, an author, a speaker and an activist for human rights and more particularly for children rights. David Morley was appointed to the Order of Canada on June 29th, 2018.
Jason is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Instiute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.
Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature - University of Waterloo
Assistant professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee
A Member of the International Advisory Board of Lafarge S.A., he was President and CEO of Lafarge North America from 1987 to 1992.
How do nations achieve food sovereignty? Sophia Murphy is exploring international and local mechanisms to improve food security.
He has held a number of senior positions in the Canadian Forces and Public Service, such as former Commander of the First Canadian Destroyer Squadron, Acting Chief of Defence Staff, and former Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs.
Handing Over The Keys: Intergenerational Legacies of Incarceration Policy in Canada, Australia, and Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Full Professor, Department of Philosophy - Université de Montréal
Prateep is an Assistant Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development at the University of Waterloo.
Scott is examining how poultry farmers in Indonesia are coping with government interventions to contain avian influenza.
She fights for marginalized groups in the fisheries, and in rural and remote communities.
Rebeccah Nelems (sociology and cultural, social and political thought, University of Victoria) is studying empathy in young people and how it affects their concept of responsible citizenship, their civic engagement, and their social interactions.
Application and Nomination Review Committee (ANRC), Chair
He has been Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada since January 2000 and has previously practiced law in the areas of refugee and immigration law.
Robert is a Humboldt Faculty Research Fellow at the Department of Philosophy of the Humboldt University of Berlin until December 2015.
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Waterloo
Award-winning Canadian journalist and author
Grace Nosek (law, University of British Columbia) researches legal tools to prevent corporations from deliberately undermining scientific evidence that threatens their profits, thus mitigating the harm that comes from manufactured doubt.
She is the founder and director of War Child Canada and renowned for her energy and invaluable contribution to questions dealing with the impact of war, human rights, social justice, and public engagement in global issues.
Documentary filmmaker and member of the Abenaki Nation, she is dedicated to the well-being of her people and the preservation of First Nations heritage.
Canada in Transition: Reconciliation, Reparation and Decolonization - Analysis of the Concept of Reconciliation in Light of International Obligations of the State and Transitional Justice
Taylor is Assistant Professor of Digital Media and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia and a Senior Fellow at the Columbia Journalism School.
A former federal minister, deputy attorney general of British Columbia, and vice president at The University of British Columbia, he has advised institutions around the world on governance and conflict resolution.
Emily is the Rose Research Fellow in International Relations at the University of Oxford.
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Michael is Assistant Professor in Law at the University of Ottawa.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Guelph
Milad Parpouchi (population and public health, Simon Fraser University) is investigating the factors that contribute to homelessness and the effectiveness of supported housing models in promoting social inclusion, recovery, and self-determination.
Media, NGO, international
Ms. Cléo Paskal's expertise lies in the bridging of global issues along geopolitical, geoeconomic and geophysical lines, particularly with regards to global environmental change and security.
As President and Chief Executive Officer of Community Foundations of Canada, she serves as an advisor to many Canadian non-profit and philanthropic programs.
Her postdoctoral research will focus on the psychological underpinning of immigrants' political voice.
Reproductive (In)Justice and Federal Incarceration: Maternal Health in Canadian Prisons
Danielle is assessing how the perceptions held by Canadians influence the rights and opportunities of disabled citizens
Jennifer Peirce (criminal justice, City University of New York) is exploring how prison governance reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean over the last twenty years have influenced detention conditions and rehabilitation initiatives.
Antoine Pellerin (law, Université Laval) is interested in the government’s power to contract and is examining the conditions required for this power to be exercised in the public interest.
Currently a mediator and negotiator, who, as a two-term premier in the Yukon, Tony Penikett negotiated settlements of Yukon First Nation land claims and passed pioneering legislation in education, health, and language.
Benjamin Perryman (law, Yale University) is applying the emerging science of happiness to ways that Canadian justice might better reflect the needs and aspirations of all citizens, including the marginalized.
An expert in international business, former politician and Federal Minister (Foreign Affairs, International Trade), he has led a distinguished career with success in both the public and private sectors, especially in matters of international economic
Thirty years of observation and fearless commentary on public health policy have earned André Picard respect as a defender of consumers’ interests, rights, and health.
Former chief of ʔAq̓am, St. Mary’s Indian Band and former chief commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission, Sophie Pierre is an accomplished Indigenous leader, distinguished for her commitment to First Nations’ economic development.
Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Environmental Resources Studies, University of Waterloo and Environmental Consultant for the UNESCO biosphere reserve in eastern Georgian Bay
She studies language as it is spoken, especially in bilingual and minority language contexts in Canada.
An expert in tropical rainforest conservation and climate change, Professor Catherine Potvin’s research seeks to foster cross-cultural learning on climate change with the goal of ensuring that Indigenous peoples of Canada become full partners in the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy and sustainable society.
Associate Professor, Department of political science, McGill University
He conducts public and experimental works in landscape invention and reinvention.
Wiiji’iwe: An Indigenous Researcher’s Exploration of a First Nations Community’s Experience of Participatory Action Research
Following a 35-year career as a prominent broadcast journalist with CBC, CTV, and Discovery Channel Canada, Valerie Pringle now works as a volunteer board member and fundraiser for the Trans Canada Trail and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.
Tahnee Prior (global governance, University of Waterloo) hopes to define a new governance framework that will address the emerging and complex issues caused by climate change, resource extraction, migration, and potential inter-state conflict in the Arctic.
Professor René Provost specializes in international human rights, humanitarian law, and legal theory.
Building on her expertise in corporate governance, Professor Poonam Puri’s research will develop pragmatic policy and suggest legal solutions to hold multinational corporations more accountable when they harm individuals or communities.
Jake is seeking to establish innovative ways to accompany the parents, caregivers, and health providers of transgender youth during their gender transition.
Leila is studying how Ethiopian women, while devoid of political power, successfully use musical rituals for conflict resolution.
Director of the Office of the Provost, Assistant Professor of Politics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Aga Khan University.
Émilie is an Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Université Laval.
Mayor, City of Iqaluit
William Rees coined the term “ecological footprint” in 1990, and was a Distinguished Professor in the School of Community and Regional Planning at The University of British Columbia.
Lawyer in Vancouver, BC, and partner at Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP.
Public and Social Policies Chair at the ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, he is a former president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Graham is an Assistant Professor with the Peter A. Allard School of Law at The University of British Columbia.
An Acadian lawyer and a former social worker and former MLA, Bernard Richer has been appointed ombudsman and first child and youth advocate of New Brunswick.
Lindsey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia.
Karen aims to assess how the current globalized food system affects food security in the North and South
Director of Finance and Administration
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
A specialist in constitutional law and human rights advocate, Professor Roach has made his mark through work on security certificates in the wake of the war on terrorism and redress for the abuses of the residential schooling system.
Actively involved in public issues for 50 years, he is a flagship figure in Newfoundland and Labrador, where he served as Lieutenant-Governor. His experience and interest in history and law make him an invaluable source of wisdom.
Economist Don Roberts offers the Foundation community the opportunity to draw on his intimate knowledge of the financial services sector to promote sustainable development in Canada.
Navigating Stories of Exile, Loss & Belonging Through Performing Ancestral Memory
An expert in climate change mitigation, he is highly respected for his capacity to build bridges between academia, industry and NGOs.
A Canadian politician and former Premier of Saskatchewan (1991–2001), he also headed the Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada.
2005 mentor, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation (2014 to 2018)
Lara is studying how violence and displacement in Northern Uganda have transformed the transmission of moral and cultural knowledge between generations.
Stéphanie Roy (administrative law, Université Laval) wants to redefine the obligations of the state towards the environment to reflect ethical guidelines and protect the environment for generations to come.
Professor Rudin is a renowned public historian who innovatively combines various technologies and media -- books, films, Internet, and GPS -- to tell stories about the past.
By excavating and foregrounding often-hidden histories, Professor Malinda Smith (political science, University of Alberta) aims to address the virtual absence of Black women in many of the stories that Canadians tell about themselves.
Former Director of Quebec and International Relations for the Grand Council of the Crees, he is now a Canadian politician and elected MP.
An Attorney and Counsellor at Law in the State of New York, he specializes in the resolution of complex international disputes involving public authorities in emerging markets.
Guy Saint-Pierre is the former CEO of SNC-Lavalin and a former minister of education and a minister of industry and trade for the Province of Quebec. His career bridges the business sector and the policy world.
Professor Catriona Sandilands’s project will develop a significant public conversation about climate change, environmental justice, and everyday life, working from the premise that stories, writing, and storytelling –fiction and nonfiction, traditional or experimental– are a crucial ground in which to cultivate creative, collaborative, just, and meaningful responses to environmental issues.
Mark aims to contribute to improved policies towards an ethical and sustainable recruitment of Filipino health workers in Canada.
Consultant, Nature Quebec and Green tip-mo-bile
Body Gesture in Quebec Sign Language grammar
He has held senior positions with the Government of Canada, including Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Board.
Ayden is researching how marginalization impacts transgender people’s health in order to find strategies for intervention at the social and policy levels.
He is an expert in environmental policies well-known for his work on the impact of industry on freshwater and aquatic ecosystems, both in Canada and on international scientific committees
Jeremy is an assistant professor of Human Geography at Durham University.
Brett Schrewe (educational studies, University of British Columbia) is drawing upon the history and design of medical education to re-imagine physician training with the goal of realizing the Canada Health Act’s inherent promise of health equity.
William Schultz (sociology, University of Alberta) conducts research in Canadian jails, interviewing prisoners and staff about how fentanyl and major security concerns impact everyday life experiences in the prison setting.
Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Ryerson University
President and CEO, International Centre for Sustainable Cities; a proponent of urban, environmental and sustainability issues and planning.
Marina is questioning the African human rights regime and its role in effectively protecting refugees
A champion of the social, economic, and human rights of Canadian Inuit people, she shares with the Trudeau Foundation community the experience she acquired in senior leadership positions in various land claims organizations
A Canadian journalist and author, he has been the national affairs columnist for The Globe and Mail since 1984
John Sims is a former deputy minister of justice and deputy attorney general of Canada. He has had broad experience as a senior lawyer to government, advising on subjects as diverse as transportation, war crimes, and immigration.
Cherry Smiley (communications, Concordia University). Cherry’s research aims to help end sexualized violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada.
Gordon Smith is the executive director of the Centre for Global Studies and an adjunct professor of political science at the University of Victoria. He enjoyed a distinguished career with the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs.
Former British Columbia Supreme Court judge and executive director of the National Judicial Institute, the Honorable Lynn Smith has been distinguished for the rigour of her judgments, one of which found the prohibition against physician-assisted dying to be constitutionally inoperative, a decision later upheld by the Supreme Court of Canada.
Drawing on over a century of history of Mennonite communities in Canada, Robyn Sneath is learning about how government education policies may have conflicted with Mennonites’ vision of citizenship.
Jamie Snook (Indigenous health, University of Guelph) is researching relationships between public health and Indigenous co-management of fish and wildlife resources in Labrador’s Inuit communities.
Tammara is studying the factors that influence food consumption and food wasting in urban Indonesia and ways to end the dumping of food waste in landfills.
Bernard Soubry (geography and environment, University of Oxford) documents how climate change affects the Maritime provinces’ food system and how resilience and adaptation might emerge from the input of farmers, agricultural workers, governance organizations, and other actors.
A neighbour, travelling companion, and close friend of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Nancy Southam has been a member of the Foundation since 2014.
A former Reform Party of Canada Finance Critic and House Leader, he is also a former Government of Alberta Cabinet Minister.
Lecturer in International Development, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
An award-winning journalist and the former editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail, John Stackhouse, now a senior vice-president of the Royal Bank of Canada, advises the bank on public policy and on economic, political, and social affairs.
Lecturer in Human Geography, National University of Ireland
Media, government
Phoebe Stephens (environment and resource studies, University of Waterloo) explores the role of social finance in supporting more regenerative food systems.
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Environment, Society and Design, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Retired after 30 years of service in the foreign service, she brings strategic expertise in foreign policy and multilateral negotiations.
Former Privacy Commissioner of Canada Jennifer Stoddart is recognized as a global leader in protecting privacy.
Ms. Stoicescu is investigating the trigger elements of sexual and injection-related HIV risk behaviours among women who use drugs and marginalized women in Indonesia.
He advocated the unification of the conservative movement and served as minister of agriculture, of Indian and northern affairs, and of transport and infrastructure in the Conservative government.
President of the Institute for 21st Century Questions, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Global Brief magazine, Visiting Professor at the Université du Québec à Montreal (UQAM).
She is interested in civilian agency under rebel governance, with a focus on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Rosemary Sullivan is an award-winning writer, biographer, journalist, activist, and expert on creative non-fiction and biographical studies.
She is studying the international community’s response to armed conflict today through the new lens of law, war, and aid combined.
Emma Swan (international development and global studies, University of Ottawa) is exploring the relationship between violence, the construction of male gender identities, and peacebuilding in conflict settings.
Lisa wants to use Canadian poetry to cultivate and sustain affiliation and care for the local environment.
By blending research and creative practice in her RELAB, Professor Kim TallBear (Native studies, University of Alberta) seeks to showcase “good relations” between Indigenous peoples and their territories, disrupted by settler-colonial binaries and hierarchies.
Assistant Professor, Communication and Journalism, Makerere University, Uganda
Accounting Clerk & Programs Support
Christopher is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia.
Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Chicago
David is an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture at McGill University.
He is the founding Director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minorities at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Chair in Identity and Francophonie.
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Simon is drawing on the experience of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo to study the approaches taken by international implementers of media reform in countries in reconstruction.
Joël Thibert's academic and professional background straddles urban planning and public policy, exploring the relationship between humans and the world they live in and the means at their disposal to fashion their own universe.
Jesse Thistle (history, York University) is studying the lives of Metis people living on road allowances – makeshift communities built on Crown land along roads and railways on the Canadian Prairies in the 20th century.
An exceptional communicator, Rosemary Thompson has been one of Canada’s best known journalists, covering some of the biggest stories of this generation as a correspondent for CTV and CBC.
She is examining perceptions of gender violence in postwar Liberia, in institutional as well as informal advocacy work.
A global health nurse and policy maker, Meaghan is a Trudeau Scholar at the University of Oxford’s Centre for Evidence Based Intervention (CEBI) researching the impact of drug policy and child welfare systems on maternal mortality.
Zoe is examining the impact of mining development in the Northwest Territories on women's subsistence fishing
Erin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Polical Science at the University of Toronto. She completed her doctorate at Queen's University on the relationship between the media and politics in Canada.
Ryan Tonkin (philosophy, University of Victoria) is examining the philosophical and legal justifications for tax proposals aimed at alleviating income inequality in Canada’s democratic, multicultural context.
Professor Toope is vice-chancellor at the University of Cambridge. He has been the president of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
Son of the late Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Alexandre Trudeau is a documentary filmmaker and freelance journalist.
Leah’s research concerns the roles of, and justifications for, referendums in representative democracies.
Professor Tully is an expert in the field of contemporary political and legal theory and its history, and in Canadian political and legal philosophy.
Professor Nancy Turner is an ethnobotanist whose expertise spans the fields of botany, linguistics, anthropology, and law.
A lawyer and children’s rights advocate, she was the first Aboriginal woman appointed to the judicial bench in Saskatchewan. Currently she is the BC Representative for Children and Youth.
A cornerstone of the Canadian historic novel and a strong advocate for the status of the arts in Canada.
Free, Prior and Informed Consent and Development in Indigenous Territories: A case study on the Chippewas of Saugeen’s community consent process related to nuclear waste disposal
Ben Verboom (social intervention, University of Oxford) is seeking to better understand and encourage the use of science in global health policymaking by Canadian and international institutions.
Pierre-Hugues ia Nomura Visiting Professor of International Financial Systems, Harvard Law School (Spring 2017)
Alberto is a Banting Post-doctoral Fellow at Harvard University.
Pauline Voon (population and public health, University of British Columbia) is exploring how the link between pain management and addiction may affect risky drug use behaviours, health outcomes, and clinical practices and policies.
Professor Norman Vorano will create the Arctic Cultural Heritage Research Network, a single, culturally-appropriate web-based portal enabling Northerners to share cultural knowledge and empower their communities by accessing Arctic cultural heritage collections scattered in museums around the world.
Elena Waldispuehl (Political Science, Université de Montréal) is interested in how the use of social media is redefining collective action and the effects of cyberviolence on activists’ paths of engagement along the online / offline continuum.
Publisher Bruce Walsh is founding director of University of Regina Press, which has rewritten the script for academic and regional publishing and is recognized for award-winning books on Indigenous scholarship, languages, and culture.
Laure is exploring a vision of sustainable development that reconciles ecological, social and economic viability
Former Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference (ICC), she tackles the many issues indigenous peoples are facing today including environmental pollution and sustainable development.
Grégoire is legal affairs advisor to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.
He is a brilliant communicator who applies his international experience in constitutional law to Canadian reality and explains Canada to international audiences.
Anelyse Weiler (sociology, University of Toronto) wants to understand how the perspectives of migrant farmworkers in North America on environmental, health, and equity issues can inform local and international efforts to realize more sustainable food systems.
A world-renowned philosopher, Weinstock's work deals with democratic theory and the impact of the recognition of cultural identity on liberal thought.
Canada 150 Research Chair, Max Bell School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, McGill University
Daniel is an epidemiologist and policy analyst with expertise working in the fields of HIV, addictions, and drug policy.
Former President of the Public Policy Forum. Her leadership experience extends to journalism, politics, government, business and international affairs. She is active on the boards of a range of institutions and organizations involved in academics, ar
Traditionally, courts have hesitated to give emotions a place in judicial decisions. Emily White is looking into a way to use emotions in the service of human rights and dignity.
After 35 years as an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, and pioneer of Northern Canada’s first daily television news service, Marie Wilson served as one of three commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.
She is analyzing the transformation of rebel groups into political parties in the African Great Lakes Region.
One of the world's most influential human rights activists and authors, Ken Wiwa was a Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Peace, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation.
Public service champion, former President and CEO of Export Development Canada, and former federal Deputy Minister of Finance, Wright boasts over 30 years of experience in public service.
After a 32-year career in federal and provincial public service in Ottawa and Regina, Neil Yeates applied his expertise in public policy and management to several areas, including the development of human capital.
She brings an extensive experience in policy-making supported by evidence, acquired during a stellar career in the public service as deputy minister of Health Canada, in Saskatchewan’s departments of Health and Finance, and at the helm of the Canadian Institute for Health Information
To better understand how methodologies and cultural norms affect climate policy making, Leehi Yona (environment and resources, Stanford University) investigates how policymakers synthesize scientific evidence into international and regional measures.
One of Eastern Canada’s most respected businesspeople and philanthropists, Victor L. Young has held high-level positions in government and the private sector in fisheries, energy, and management.
Lilia addresses the challenge of increasing communities’ ability to withstand natural disasters, with a special focus on marginalized urban communities.
From journalism to community engagement, Lynn Zimmer works to prevent violence against women and promote equity in Peterborough, Ontario.