State funerals in Canada
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State funerals in Canada are public events held to commemorate former governors general, prime ministers, other members of the cabinet who died in office, and, at the cabinet's discretion, other emine
The remains of John A. Macdonald lying in state in the Senate Chamber, 1891
The funeral train of John A. Macdonald, pulled by Canadian Pacific no.283, carrying his remains on 10 June 1891 from Ottawa to Kingston, Ontario
Jack Layton's casket being moved from the Centre Block of the parliament buildings after lying in state
The funeral procession of Thomas D'Arcy McGee in Montreal, 1868
Jack Layton
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John Gilbert Layton was a Canadian politician and academic who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on th
State funerals in Canada
…the Lord Tweedsmuir in 1940, who died in office. Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada's first prime minister was also the first to receive a state funeral. Jack Layton was the first Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition who was not also a former prime minister to be honoured with a state funeral; after lying in…
Layton in 2011
Layton speaks at an NDP rally in Courtenay, British Columbia, in 2006
In a media scrum during the 2006 winter election campaign
Layton giving a speech on the fifth anniversary of his leadership of the NDP