Wayne Gretzky will be among the high-profile figures to eulogize former prime minister Brian Mulroney at his state funeral on March 23, government officials announced Friday.
Mulroney’s daughter Caroline will also speak, along with Canadian media baron Pierre Karl Péladeau, former Quebec premier Jean Charest and former U.S. secretary of state James Baker, who will address the funeral by video link.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will provide “an address” to those gathered at the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal at 11 am on Saturday, officials said. Only those invited will be permitted in the Basilica.
The funeral ceremony will feature prayers, readings, hymns and a communion to
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