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A recording of Brian Mulroney singing 'We'll Meet Again' was played at his funeral, fulfilling a final wish of the former prime minister.

Canadian artists including The Tenors, Marc Hervieux, Marie-Josée Lord, and Elizabeth Theodora Lapham, granddaughter of the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, also performed. Some of the performances were accompanied by Scott Price on the piano.

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Honarary pallbearers, including former Canadian ambassador to the US Derek Burney, former senator Michel Cogger, businessman Paul Desmarais, Jr., former Canadian ambassador to the UN Yves Fortier, composer David Foster, former Mulroney press secretary Bill Fox, author and former Mulroney speechwriter L.

On Thursday and Friday, mourners were invited to visit Saint Patrick's Basilica in Montreal, where Mulroney lay. CTV News' special coverage of Mulroney's funeral began Saturday at 9 a.m. EDT on CTVNews.ca, CTV News Channel, the CTV News app, CP24.com(opens in a new tab) and the CP24 app.

Brian Mulroney's granddaughter sang a version of 'Mais Qu'est Ce Que J'ai' by Yves Montand at his funeral.

Mulroney's singing voice

One of the more poignant moments happened during a performance of When Irish Eyes are Smiling by Lapham and Marc Hervieux, when the assembly heard a recording of Mulroney singing the final verse.

Wayne Gretzky and Mulroney were friends for years. Gretzky met him for the first time when he became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and what ensued was a decades-long relationship, much of it punctuated with humor.

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Sarah Ferguson, the duch*ess of York, represented the British Royal Family, while Vancouver actor Ryan Reynolds and former newspaper magnate Conrad Black were among the other dignitaries to attend the two-hour program, which featured a 19-gun salute to the former Canadian leader.

Brian Mulroney's granddaughter sang a version of 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling' at his funeral.

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Brian Mulroney's granddaughter sang a version of 'Mais Qu'est Ce Que J'ai' by Yves Montand at his funeral.

Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (/mʊlˈruːni/ muul-ROO-nee; March 20, 1939 – February 29, 2024) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993.