No. As I explained to Mr. Green, that was the mantra, particularly at the outset. There should be no contact between them, nor even any appearance thereof. Even during the Harper era, there was the impression, including from the leader of the opposition when he arrived in the House, who wanted to politicize the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
As I explained at the outset, the foundation's orientation is academic. Its purpose is to recognize that intellectual work is perhaps the greatest service people can render to our country, as Pierre Trudeau did, both before and after his life in politics, as an intellectual. It was not so much commemorating his ideas, but supporting this conviction that Canada is a country with many varied and changing ideas. Supporting university work is good for the country.