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Dignitaries, well-wishers parade past as Mulroney lies in state in Ottawa

A state funeral will be held Saturday morning at Notre-Dame Basilica
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Members of the public who wish to pay tribute to Brian Mulroney can visit his casket in Ottawa starting this afternoon. A photograph and book of condolences for Members of Parliament to sign are seen in front of the official portrait of former prime minister Brian Mulroney, in the antechamber to the House of Commons on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Friday, March 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

A solemn parade of dignitaries and well-wishers offered condolences Tuesday to the family of Brian Mulroney as the former prime minister began lying in state near Parliament Hill.

An RCMP guard of honour gingerly delivered Mulroney’s flag-shrouded casket to the ballroom at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building, where it will remain through Wednesday.

Mulroney’s family — his wife Mila and their children Caroline, Ben, Nick and Mark, along with Mark’s wife Vanessa and Caroline’s husband Andrew Lapham — formed a receiving line and greeted people for hours.

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