Longtime Ottawa MP Mauril Belanger, who died earlier this month after a battle with ALS, will be laid to rest this morning with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and former governor general Michaëlle Jean among the dignitaries in attendance. Although not a state funeral, the guest list, along with the size and scope of the proceedings, will resemble a state occasion. Mauril Bélanger honoured in House of Commons1:23The funeral proceedings will begin at 9:50 a.m. Trudeau, Jean, Bélanger's brother Raymond and his stepson, Barclay Easton, will deliver eulogies. Following the ceremony, family members will depart for a reception at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building near Parliament Hill.

Source: CBC News August 27, 2016 09:56 UTC