Aug 24 - Sept 06, 2011
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CANADA MOURNS JACK LAYTON
Body to lie in state in Ottawa, Toronto
The body of NDP Leader Jack Layton will lie in state in Ottawa and Toronto before his state funeral Saturday. The lying-in-state will be at the House of Commons foyer in Ottawa and will be open to the public from 12:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Thursday. People in Toronto will also have the chance to pay their respects, with the lying-in-state proceeding to Toronto City Hall on Friday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Lying-in-state is a term used to describe the tradition whereby the remains of the deceased rest on view, with a vigil, to allow officials and the
public to pay their final respects, according to the Department of Canadian Heritage. Layton’s funeral Saturday in Toronto will be open to the public. The NDP confirmed Tuesday that the funeral for Layton, who died Monday morning at the age of 61, will be held at 2 p.m. ET at Roy Thomson Hall in the city’s downtown. Roy Thompson Hall holds 2500 people. About 1700 seats will be invited guests, including MPs, senators, premiers, and Layton’s family and friends. Officials expect the remaining 800 seats won’t be enough to hold members of the public and are working out details on overflow access.
New Democrat MPs are hosting open houses Tuesday, offering books of condolence for their constituents to sign at their offices across the country. Those who want to express their sympathies or share stories about Layton but can’t make it in person to one of the 103 offices are encouraged to sign a virtual book of condolence on the NDP’s website. A number of Liberal and Conservative MPs are also hosting books of condolence in their constituency offices. The NDP are asking for donations to the Broadbent Institute in memory of Layton in lieu of flowers. The Broadbent Institute is an NDP-affiliated think tank that was announced at the
party’s 50th anniversary convention in June. It’s named for former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, a close friend of Layton’s. The state funeral was offered to Layton’s widow Olivia Chow by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Monday. He left Tuesday for a trip to Canada’s North but will attend Saturday’s funeral with his wife Laureen. In addition to the books of condolence at NDP MP constituency offices, books for the public to sign will also be available at Toronto City Hall and on Parliament Hill. Layton had fought prostate cancer since 2010, but in July announced he faced a second, undisclosed cancer.
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