Trudeau sought a priest and was given last rights including confession. A grand state funeral is being planned for Tuesday in Montreal at Notre Dame Basilica.

From the Trudeau era onwards Canada has consistently been a world leader in promoting and attempting to impose a similar social revolution upon other nations. Although no mention is made of it, Trudeau was one of the first politicians ever to grant monies to homosexual activist groups.

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• Trudeau would spend Sundays with his sons, reading favourite passages from the Bible to feed their spiritual side and remind them of their roots.
• Castro came to his funeral.
• Trudeau would not have liked that.

Trudeau was not sure.

Pierre Trudeau could do all these things better than any other Canadian leader of his generation. Trudeau was much respected here in the United States.

Trudeau acted dignified through it. But the point I wanted to make if there were a time we need a Pierre Elliot Trudeau it is now with the rise of gas prices Terrorist threats etc.

On Third World issues, Trudeau was an ardentpromoter of the North-South dialogue.