The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Annual Report 2014–2015

The creation and dissemination of knowledge are
central to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation’s
mission. It is by encouraging these functions that
the Foundation constantly seeks to increase its
community’s long-term impact on issues and ideas
that are key to our collective future.
Accordingly, the Foundation supports research
and engagement to advance understanding within
and across its four original themes: human rights
and dignity, responsible citizenship, Canada in the
world, and people and their natural environment.
These themes are as relevant as ever to the complex
challenges facing Canadians and other citizens
around the globe.
The Foundation addresses critical issues
through three initiatives: targeted areas of inquiry,
fellows’ projects, and public interaction events. These
initiatives are described in the following pages.
But working on critical issues also requires
leadership skills. This is why the Foundation provides
opportunities for its interdisciplinary, intersectoral,
and intergenerational community to develop their
skills. In doing so, they become better at shaping
public debate and understanding, using the media,
sharing their knowledge, and applying their skills
across situations.
Critical issues