OTTAWA—Their Excellencies the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, and Mrs. Sharon Johnston will join other official dignitaries to pay their respects to the Honourable Jack Layton, leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, by attending the lying-in-state today on Parliament Hill, at 11:10 a.m.
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For more information about the lying-in-state and the State funeral, please contact the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Media information:
Marie-Ève Létourneau
Rideau Hall Press Office
613-998-0287
marie-eve.letourneau@gg.ca
Media Relations
Canadian Heritage
819-994-9101
1-866-569-6155
media@pch.gc.ca
