Editing Pierre Trudeau (section)

== Death and funeral ==
[[File:Trudeau family mausoleum in Saint-Remi-de-Napierville.jpg|thumb|Trudeau family [[mausoleum]]|alt=Building constructed of grey granite blocks, adorned with a cross above a metal door, and with plaques with names inscribed]]

{{Main|Death and state funeral of Pierre Trudeau}}

Trudeau succumbed to several health complications at his Montreal home on September 28, 2000. His death has been attributed to his prostate cancer, Parkinson's disease, a prior battle with [[pneumonia]], as well as the depression felt following his son's death in 1998. At the time of his death, he was surrounded by Margaret as well as his sons Justin and Sacha. He was 80 years old.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sheppard |first1=Robert |last2=Beltrame |first2=Julian |last3=Janigan |first3=Mary |last4=Wilson-Smith |first4=Anthony |last5=Stevens |first5=Geoffrey |last6=O'Hara |first6=Jane |author5-link=Geoffrey Stevens (journalist) |author6-link=Jane O'Hara |title=Trudeau's Death |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/trudeaus-death |website=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |access-date=February 19, 2025 |date=May 11, 2003}}</ref>

Following his death, Trudeau's casket lay in state in the Hall of Honour in Parliament Hill's [[Centre Block]] from September 30 to October 1, 2000.{{sfn|CBC News (2000-10-03)}} His funeral took place on October 3, 2000, at the [[Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)|Notre-Dame Basilica]] in Montreal.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Branswel |first1=Brenda |last2=O'Hara |first2=Jane |last3=Wickens |first3=Barbara |title=Trudeau's Funeral |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/trudeaus-funeral |website=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]] |access-date=February 19, 2025 |language=en |date=March 17, 2003}}</ref> Several world politicians, including U.S. President [[Jimmy Carter]] and Cuban leader [[Fidel Castro]], attended the funeral.{{sfn|CBC News (2000-10-03)}} His son Justin delivered the eulogy during the [[state funeral of Pierre Trudeau|state funeral]], which led to widespread speculation in the media that a career in politics was in his future.{{sfn|CBC News (2000-10-03)}}

Pierre Elliot Trudeau was interred in the Trudeau family mausoleum at [[St-Rémi-de-Napierville Cemetery]] in [[Saint-Rémi, Quebec|Saint-Rémi]], Quebec.<ref name="CBC_Grave">{{cite news |author = The Canadian Press |url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/trudeaumania-fades-at-pierre-trudeau-s-tomb-1.944392 |title = Trudeaumania fades at Pierre Trudeau's tomb |date = September 27, 2010 |publisher = CBC News |access-date = March 2, 2014 |archive-date = November 3, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151103210904/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/trudeaumania-fades-at-pierre-trudeau-s-tomb-1.944392 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Parks_Grave">{{cite web |url = http://www.pc.gc.ca/clmhc-hsmbc/sep-gra/pms/trudeau.aspx |title = Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada – Former Prime Ministers and Their Grave Sites – The Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = December 20, 2010 |website = Parks Canada |publisher = Government of Canada |access-date = September 24, 2015 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150925114858/http://www.pc.gc.ca/clmhc-hsmbc/sep-gra/pms/trudeau.aspx |archive-date = September 25, 2015 }}</ref> Per his family's wishes, the burial was private and attended only by immediate family and friends.<ref>{{cite news |title='He won't be coming back anymore, it's up to us' |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/he-won-t-be-coming-back-anymore-it-s-up-to-us-1.226644 |access-date=February 19, 2025 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=November 8, 2000}}</ref>