Our Last Farewell

When Pierre Elliott Trudeau died, the world mourned the loss of one of Canada's greatest prime ministers. The outpourings of emotion that accompanied the period of mourning and the funeral was extraordinary. The experience was recorded by the reporters and photographers of The Canadian Press, Canada's pre-eminent news resource, and their diligent and thoughtful work provides the images and informs the insights reflected in this book. It shows, in words and pictures, how Canadians and the world responded to the death of a statesman.