On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the life of the Rt. Hon. Jeanne Sauvé. She was a woman of courage and vision. A formidable intellect and inspired communicator, her passionate commitment to her country, her ideals and to public life was g...
What will cities look like in the future? How will technology change the way we think and plan cities? What makes a city a “smart city”? How can we make our cities smarter now? 2017-19 Fellows recently attended a Smart Cities Conference in Ott...
Senior Sauve Fellow, Sabrina Sassi (2015-17) writes about how we can better tackle racism. Published in The Montreal Gazette on February 6, 2018 Last week, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage presented its report on systemi...
On January 24, the 2017-19 Fellows had a wonderful opportunity to meet with John Miller Beauvoir, a Political Analyst and Senior Democracy & Governance Expert. John talked about his recent book, “Démocratie: Mythes & Limites” (Democracy: Myth...
An interview with 2006-07 Fellow Eunice Ajambo (Uganda) How was the Sauvé experience for you? Eye-opening, life-changing. I came to the Sauvé Public Leadership Program at a critical juncture: I was reflecting on my professional development going forward...
2015-17 Sauvé Fellow Sabrina Sassi recently spoke eloquently at TEDxMontrealWomen about the need to invest in empathy. She speaks about the importance of building communities to prevent violent extremism and emphasizes that marginalization isn’t just d...
Congratulations to 2010-2011 Sauvé Fellow Kyle Hill on being awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Governor General of Canada! Kyle was awarded this honor along with the other two Teach For Canada founders Adam Goldenberg and Mark Podlasly. The id...
Published in the Montreal Gazette on December 29, 2017 By 2017-19 Fellows Bojan Francuz, Kara Sheppard-Jones and Nicole Leaver Barely a week goes by in Montreal without a conference, event, lab opening or cataclysmic pronouncement about the promises and p...
A report by Sauvé Fellow Daniella Barreto and Barbara Karuana: On October 17th, the Fellows participated in a workshop about how individual stereotypes and misinformation lead to to institutional oppression towards LGBTQ2S+ communities. In the afternoo...
Launch of Max Bell Public Policy School at McGill University November 17, 2017 The Jeanne Sauvé Foundation was pleased to attend the launch of McGill’s new Max Bell School of Public Policy last week at the Omni Hotel in Montreal. The Jeanne Sauvé team...
An interview with 2004-05 Fellow Ali Raza Khan (Pakistan) How was the Sauvé experience for you? It was the most incredible experience of my life. The opportunity, environment, recognition and support that the Sauvé Program provided was remarkable. Livin...
“If you really want something, you will always have time. You make the time and you make things happen” Chinh Pham (Romeo) told a group of young leaders at the Sauvé House today. Romeo makes a lot happen with his time. Leaving Vietnam on a boat in th...