Body of former prime minister Mulroney arrives back in Canada
The physique of former prime minister Brian Mulroney has arrived again in Canada after he handed away at a hospital in Florida on Feb. 29.
The casket carrying the late Mulroney arrived on the Canada Reception Centre on the Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport on Friday.
A funeral for Mulroney will likely be held in Montreal on Saturday, March 23.
In a launch, the prime minister’s workplace says forward of the funeral, Mulroney’s casket will lie-in-state in Ottawa and lie-in-repose in Montreal.
Mulroney, Canada’s 18th prime minister, died after a current fall at his Palm Beach residence. He was 84 years outdated.
The funeral’s particular location and particulars about public viewings have but to be launched however are anticipated to be offered at a later date.
Parliamentarians can pay tribute to Mulroney within the House of Commons on March 18.
Mulroney served as Prime Minister from 1984 to 1993. He was identified for his environmental and financial insurance policies, together with a treaty on decreasing acid rain, and the NAFTA free commerce deal.
The House of Commons was scheduled to take a seat earlier than a two-week break, however MPs agreed to droop till March 18.
With information from John Marchesan and Patricia D’Cunha
