Viaje al Exterior

Canada, 2000

 

Montreal
 
October 2
 
•    Arrival at Mirabel airport.
•    Conversation with Justin and Sahca Trudeau, children of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, at a Marriott Hotel room.
•    Fidel paid tribute to the mortal remains of  Pierre Elliot Trudeau at the Montreal City Hall.
 
October 3

•    Conversation with Margaret Trudeau, mother of Pierre Trudeau’s eldest children.
•    Burial of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, former Prime Minister of Canada, at the Notre Dame Basilica Place d’ Armes.
•    Exchange with personalities such as the Duke of York, Cardinal Jean Claude Turcotte, archbishop of Montreal; Karim Aga Kham, leader of the Muslim community; Geoffrey Hoon, Minister of Defense of Great Britain, at the Notre Dame Basilica Place d’ Armes.
•    Conversation with James Carter, former President of the United States, at the Notre Dame Basilica Place d’ Armes.
•    Meeting with Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and Prime Minister Jean Chrétien at the Intercontinental Hotel.
•    Words of gratitude conveyed to the managerial staff of the Marriott Hotel.
•    Meeting with Cuban diplomats and their relatives.