The Ontario government will not declare a statutory holiday on Sept. 19, the day of Queen Elizabeth II\u0027s state funeral.
Instead, Ontarians will be encouraged to observe a moment of silence at 1 p.m. to reflect on the long-serving monarch’s life.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Earlier Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that Sept. 19 would be a federal holiday and that his government would work with provinces and territories to see if they would do the same. Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan Jr. later clarified in a tweet Tuesday that the holiday to mourn the passing of Queen Elizabeth II was mandatory only for federal government employees.
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