Editing Lying in state (section)

==Canada==
In Canada, official lying in state is a part of a [[state funeral]], an honour generally reserved for former [[Governor General of Canada|governors general]] and former [[Prime Minister of Canada|prime ministers]]. It is held in the [[Centre Block]] of [[Parliament Hill]], in the national capital, [[Ottawa]], Ontario. Ex-governors general lie in state in the [[Senate of Canada|Senate Chamber]] while former prime ministers lie in the Hall of Honour. During the period of lying in state, the caskets are flanked at each corner by a [[Guard of honour]], composed of four members drawn from the [[Canadian Forces]] and [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]], as well as members of the [[Governor General's Foot Guards]] for former governors general, and guards from the parliamentary security forces for former prime ministers. Guards stand at each corner with heads bowed and weapons inverted (resting on Arms reversed) with their backs turned towards the casket.

Provinces may also mount state funerals and have a lying in state for a distinguished former resident. For instance, [[Maurice Richard]], nationally known hockey player, was given a state funeral by the province of [[Quebec]] when he died in 2000; his coffin lay in state at the [[Bell Centre|Molson Centre]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rocket-to-get-state-funeral-1.252774| work=[[CBC News]]| title=Rocket to get state funeral| date=28 May 2000| access-date=30 July 2020}}</ref> This process was repeated for fellow [[Montreal Canadiens|Canadiens]] players [[Jean Béliveau]] in December 2014 and [[Guy Lafleur]] in May 2022.<ref>{{cite news| title=RECAP: National funeral for Jean Beliveau| url=https://torontosun.com/2014/12/09/live-coverage-national-funeral-for-jean-beliveau| date=9 December 2014| agency=[[QMI press agency]]| newspaper=[[Toronto Sun]]| access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Guy Lafleur will be honoured with national funeral at Montreal cathedral| first=Marian| last=Scott| url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/state-funeral-for-guy-lafleur-premier-announces| date=24 April 2022| newspaper=[[Montreal Gazette]]| access-date=12 September 2022}}</ref>

Upon his death in October 2012, 24th [[Lieutenant Governor of Ontario|lieutenant governor of Ontario]] and former member of [[Parliament of Canada|parliament]] [[Lincoln Alexander]] received only the second provincial state funeral in the province.<ref>{{cite news| title=Former Ontario lieutenant-governor Lincoln Alexander remembered at state funeral| first=Linda| last=Nguyen| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/former-ontario-lieutenant-governor-lincoln-alexander-remembered-at-state-funeral/article4678657/| newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]| location=Toronto| date=26 October 2012| agency=[[The Canadian Press]]| access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref> Ontario staged its first state funeral in October 1982 for former [[Premier of Ontario|premier]] [[John Robarts]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Lincoln Alexander's funeral in Hamilton Ontario| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vxk36KwfJo |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/8vxk36KwfJo| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live| date=23 February 2018| first=Shawn| last=Jeffords| newspaper=Toronto Sun| via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Alexander lay in state in the [[Ontario Legislative Building]] in [[Toronto]] then in repose in Hamilton City Hall, his hometown.<ref>{{cite news| title=Lincoln Alexander's body arrives at Queen's Park to lie in state| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lincoln-alexanders-body-arrives-at-queens-park-to-lie-in-state/article4627165/| agency=[[The Canadian Press]]| date=21 October 2012}}</ref> The service was held in [[FirstOntario Concert Hall|Hamilton Place]]. During the procession from city hall, the casket was escorted by mounted police officers, marching police, firefighters and military and a massed pipe band representing several police and fire services.<ref>{{cite news| title=State funeral honours former Ontario lieutenant governor Lincoln Alexander's 'life of firsts'| url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/state-funeral-honours-former-ontario-lieutenant-governor-lincoln-alexanders-life-of-firsts| first=Adrian| last=Humphreys| date=27 October 2012| newspaper=[[National Post]]| location=Toronto| access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref>

On 2 July 2019, [[Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan]] [[W. Thomas Molloy]] died. He was installed as the 22nd lieutenant governor on 21 March 2018, and approximately a year later, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His state funeral service was held at [[Merlis Belsher Place]] on the campus of the [[University of Saskatchewan]]. Malloy had earlier served as chancellor of the university. Members of the public were able to sign books of condolence at the [[Saskatchewan Legislative Building]] and [[Government House (Saskatchewan)|Government House]] in Regina and city hall in [[Saskatoon]].

[[Premier of Saskatchewan|Premier]] [[Scott Moe]] stated that flags in the province would fly at half-mast until sunset on the day of Malloy's funeral, which was later scheduled for 13 July. During the service, a detail of [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] guarded the casket and following, members of 15 Wing Moose Jaw from the Royal Canadian Air Force flew over Merlis Belsher Place.<ref>{{cite news| title=State memorial service held for Tom Molloy, Saskatchewan's 22nd lieutenant governor| first=Alexa| last=Lawlor| date=14 July 2019| url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/state-memorial-service-held-for-tom-molloy-saskatchewans-22nd-lieutenant-governor/| newspaper=[[The StarPhoenix|Saskatoon StarPhoenix]]| access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref>

[[Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau]], [[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]], died 2 August 2019, after holding office since 23 October 2014. She received a state funeral 8 August 2019 and the flag on the [[Peace Tower]] of the [[Parliament Hill|Parliament Buildings]] flew at half-mast from 6 August through 8 August.<ref>{{cite news| title=State funeral to be held Thursday for Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/jocelyne-roy-vienneau-funeral-lieutenant-governor-nb-1.5237171| first=Bobbi-Jean| last=MacKinnon| work=CBC News| date=6 August 2019| access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref>

Municipalities may offer civic funerals to prominent deceased current or former politicians.