Politicians, important people, and members of the public will show their respect for the former prime minister Brian Mulroney as his body is displayed for two days in Ottawa.
The casket of Mulroney will be taken to the Sir John A. Macdonald building across from Parliament Parliament Hill Tuesday, before his state funeral this weekend.
Mulroney passed away last month in Florida at the age of 84.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Mary Simon will offer their sympathy to the Mulroney family, who arrived in Ottawa a day earlier to hear tributes to their father in Parliament.
Members of Parliament remembered the former Progressive Conservative leader as “one of the lions of Canadian politics.”
The public can pay their respects in Ottawa between 12:30 and 6 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday, or 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, and sign a book of condolences.
Mulroney’s casket will then be taken to Montreal on Wednesday afternoon, where he will lie in repose at St. Patrick’s Basilica.
A state funeral is scheduled for Saturday morning at Notre Dame Basilica, with speeches from his daughter Ontario MPP Caroline Mulroney, former Quebec premier Jean Charest and hockey legend Wayne Gretzky.
Leaders of all political beliefs offered praise and thoughts about Mulroney on Monday.
Trudeau said, “It is not just his booming baritone that will forever echo in this chamber, but his values and his leadership. His principles helped shape this nation and the world for the better.”
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre also paid his respects to Mulroney in the House of Commons, praising his “down to earth spirit” that he said came from his small-town Quebec roots.
“[His] modest Irish working-class upbringing taught him the value of work, family, neighborhood, loyalty,” Poilievre said.
Mulroney’s sons thanked parliamentarians for their “touching” memories.
“For us sitting up in the gallery and hearing everybody speak so positively, probably not what he was used to, but he would have loved it. And we did as well,” said Mark Mulroney, the late politician’s third-born child.
