Tradition States Canadians Will Receive A National Holiday To Mourn The Queen’s Death

Canadians may receive a national holiday to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Manual of Official Procedure of the Government of Canada states Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will likely issue a declaration about an official period of mourning in Canada. He should also recall Parliament to pass a resolution of loyalty to the incoming monarch.

Tradition since the enactment of the Statute of Westminster states, the passing of a monarch is met with a day of official mourning across Canada.

“It would be a pretty significant break with tradition for there not to be a day of mourning that is a holiday.” Christopher McCreery, a Canadian protocol expert, told The National Post

The day of mourning and possible national holiday would be held on the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.

If you live near a military base you may be in for a loud day when the Queen is mourned. When her father King George VI died in 1952, every military base in Canada fired a 56 gun salute.