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Mourners pay respects to former finance minister's family in preparation for Wednesday's state funeral

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MP Kellie Lietch blows a kiss to the casket of the late former finance minister Jim Flaherty in Whitby, Ontario on Tuesday April 15, 2014.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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RCMP officers stand next to Jim Flaherty's casket during visitation at the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ont., on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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From left, Jim Flaherty's wife Christine Elliott, and his sons Galen, Quinn and John stand at the visitation at the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ontario, April 15, 2014.MARK BLINCH/Reuters

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Ontario MPP Christine Elliott looks over at the casket of her husband, the late former finance minister Jim Flaherty, in Whitby, Ontario on Tuesday April 15, 2014.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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A guestbook and picture are seen before a visitation for former Canadian Finance Minister Jim Flaherty at the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ontario, April 15, 2014. Flaherty, who steered Canada through the global financial crisis and then nearly eliminated the huge budget deficits he had run up in the process, died on last Thursday just weeks after resigning.MARK BLINCH/Reuters

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Officers stand in front of Jim Flaherty’s casket at the visitation service at the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ontario, April 15, 2014.MARK BLINCH/Reuters

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People stand in front of the casket for former Canadian finance minister Jim Flaherty during the visitation services at the Abilities Centre in Whitby, Ontario, April 15, 2014.MARK BLINCH/Reuters

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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, mother Diane, and brother Doug arrive at the Flaherty visitation in Whitby.Elizabeth Church/The Globe and Mail

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Jim Flaherty's wife Christine Elliott greets Ontario Lieutenant-Governor David Onley at the Flaherty visitation, Whitby, Ontario, April 15, 2014.MARK BLINCH/Reuters

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Bank of England Governor Mark Carney chats with the family of the late former federal finance minister Jim Flaherty in Whitby, Ont., on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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Ontario MPP Christine Elliott greets Bank of England Governor Mark Carney during visitation for her late husband Jim Flaherty in Whitby, Ontario on Tuesday April 15, 2014.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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Ontario MPP Christine Elliott, left, hugs MP Kelly Leitch in front of the casket of her husband, the late former federal finance minister Jim Flaherty, during visitation in Whitby, Ont., on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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Mourners file past the casket of the late former federal finance minister Jim Flaherty, during visitation in Whitby, Ont., on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press

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