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(VIDEO) Hundreds pay respects to former finance minister Jim Flaherty

People lined up in Whitby, Ontario to pay their respects to the late Canadian politician, who passed away last week unexpectedly.
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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty takes part in a TV interview on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 21


Hundreds line up on Tuesday – in Whitby, Ontario – to pay their respect to the late Jim Flaherty, the former Canadian finance minister who died last week.

""He made a great sacrifice for this country and I was deeply saddened by his passing and shocked," said John Ascott, a resident and citizen who was among those arriving early to sign a book of condolences.

"It was the least I could do to come out here and pay my condolences to his family and honour his service to Canada."

Video: The Canadian Press

(Files from the Canadian Press)