Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that he will attend the State Funeral of President Lech Kaczynski and First Lady Maria Kaczynska on Sunday, April 18, in Krakow, Poland.
“This Sunday, the people of Poland will lay to rest a true patriot and a staunch defender of democracy and human rights,” said Prime Minister Harper. “On behalf of all Canadians, I will express our country’s respect for a strong and trusted ally and stand alongside the Polish people in their grief.”
President Kaczynski, the First Lady and numerous political, military and civil society leaders were tragically killed on Saturday in a plane crash en route to an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre.
