Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was one of the scores of people paying tribute at the funeral for Liberal MP Arnold Chan Saturday morning in Toronto.
Chan, the member of parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt, died of cancer earlier this month at age 50.
Trudeau was one of several speakers at the ceremony, along with Chan's wife Jean Yip and their three sons as well as childhood friends.
Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty read from the Bible, and many of Chan's colleagues were honorary pallbearers, including Conservative MP Erin O'Toole and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen.
Chan was remembered as principled and optimistic, a devoted family man and a talented musician, and an MP completely engrossed with the political process.
In an emotional tribute, Trudeau described Chan as passionate and convicted, calling him “one of the most honourable members of that House of Commons.”