Which government body did this Canadian journalist and author of his own account of living with the pirates, with its excerpt published in "The Guardian," advise?
Jay Bahadur Jay Bahadur (born 1984) is a Canadian journalist and author. He became known for his reporting on piracy in Somalia, writing for "The New York Times", "The Financial Post", "The Globe and Mail", and "The Times of London". Bahadur has also worked as a freelance correspondent for CBS News and he has advised the U.S. State Department on piracy. His first book, "The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World" (2011), is his account of living with the pirates for several months in Puntland, a semi-autonomous region in the northeast of Somalia. Bahadur currently lives in Nairobi.
Canada Council The Canada Council for the Arts (French: "Conseil des Arts du Canada" ), commonly called the Canada Council, is a Crown Corporation established in 1957 to act as an arts council of the government of Canada, created to foster and promote the study and enjoyment of, and the production of works in, the arts. It funds Canadian artists and encourages the production of art in Canada. The current board chair of the Canada Council is Pierre Lassonde.