Public lines up to pay respects to former prime minister Brian Mulroney
Ottawa: Members of the public joined politicians and dignitaries to pay their respects to Brian Mulroney, as the former prime minister began lying in state near Parliament Hill.
The flag-shrouded casket of Canada’s 18th prime minister will lie in state for two days in the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Wellington Street, ahead of a state funeral on Saturday in Montreal.
Just before 12 p.m., members of the public began lining up on Wellington Street to offer condolences to the family of Mulroney.
Well-wishers can visit until 6 p.m. today or on Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
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Earlier Tuesday morning, Mulroney’s family accompanied his flag-draped casket to the Parliamentary precinct as the official lying-in-state began ahead of a state funeral later this week.
RCMP members carried the casket into the main hall of the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, near Mulroney’s official portrait. His casket was adorned with a box containing medals and honours the 18th prime minister acquired during a lifetime in service.
Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives governed Canada from 1984 to 1993. He won two majority governments and steered Canada through several consequential — and controversial — policy decision points, including free trade with the United States, the end of the Cold War and the introduction of the GST.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were the first to pay their respects to the family. They then paused before the casket before signing one of three books of condolence