Seven Accomplished Canadians Appointed
Trudeau Foundation Mentors

Montreal, QC, November 30, 2006—The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation today announced that it has added seven distinguished Canadians to its roster of Trudeau Mentors. Trudeau Mentors work closely with outstanding doctoral candidates in the social sciences and humanities fields that have been awarded Trudeau Scholarships.

Among the latest group of Trudeau Mentors are Lloyd Axworthy, former Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ursula Franklin, the first woman appointed to the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science at the University of Toronto and an activist for human rights and the environment.

"Each of our new Trudeau Foundation Mentors have demonstrated the ability to stand out as groundbreakers in their respective fields, and transfer their remarkable experience, insight and enthusiasm to others," said P.-G. Forest, President of the Foundation. "As we strive to advance Canada's leadership in the social sciences and humanities, our Trudeau Mentors play a vital role."

Past and current Trudeau Mentors include former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Frank Iacobucci, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour; former British Columbia Premier Michael Harcourt; award-winning journalist Stephanie Nolen; and Roméo Saganash, Director of Québec and International Relations for the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee).

THE 2007 TRUDEAU MENTORS

Lloyd Axworthy, Former federal minister of foreign affairs and current President of University of Winnipeg.

Ken Battle, Director, Caledon Institute of Social Policy based in Ottawa.

Monique Bégin, Former Federal Minister of Health and current Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa.

Elizabeth Davis, Health Care Advocate, Sisters of Mercy of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Ursula Franklin, Professor Emerita, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto and activist for human rights and the environment.

Huguette Labelle, former Chair of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and current Chancellor, University of Ottawa.

Gordon Smith, Executive Director, Centre for Global Studies, University of Victoria.

"There have been many points in my career where I was fortunate enough to find the right person at the right time to serve as a mentor," said Lloyd Axworthy, a 2007 Trudeau Foundation Mentor. "These people not only demonstrated by example how one might make a difference, but would also challenge me to do so. I look forward to providing this support and guidance to Trudeau Foundation Scholars."

(Additional biographical information is available upon request.)

Trudeau Mentor Selection Criteria and Process

The selection criteria for Trudeau Mentorships are: (1) outstanding creativity in policy analysis and implementation in government, business, the voluntary sector, the professions or the arts; (2) a strong ability to engage in lively exchange with other policy professionals, researchers and scholars; (3) a commitment to work directly with Foundation Scholars; and (4) interest in one or more of the four themes of the Foundation, and a desire to contribute to public dialogue around those themes. The four themes of the Foundation are human rights and social justice, responsible citizenship, Canada and the world, and humans and their natural environment.