Former prime minister Brian Mulroney — a man whose efforts to reshape Canada earned both praise and controversy — will be laid to rest with a state funeral in Montreal today.
Mulroney, who served as Canada’s 18th prime minister from 1984 to 1993, died surrounded by his family in Florida on Feb. 29. He was 84.
CBC News’ special coverage of the state funeral begins at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. ET at the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal.
Mulroney’s daughter Caroline will eulogize her father, along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canadian media baron Pierre Karl
