Members of Parliament met at the National War Memorial this morning to honour fallen soldier Cpl. Nathan Cirillo before parliamentary business resumes, a day after the Ottawa shootings.
Cirillo was shot and killed while standing guard at the war memorial and the tomb of the unknown soldier on Wednesday morning, just before 10 a.m. ET.
(Andrew Foote/CBC)
The MPs gathered close to the memorial and sang O Canada before hugging and wiping away tears.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his wife, Laureen, arrived at the heavily guarded memorial to lay a wreath. The memorial is still closed off to the public by yellow police tape.
There was a commotion across the street in front of a popular pub, where a man crossed the yellow barrier when Harper was at the memorial. Police had their guns drawn, but didn't fire any shots, and arrested the man.
"One male arrested this morning for disturbing the crime scene at the Cenotaph. No further information at this time," the Ottawa police tweeted minutes later.
The flag on Parliament Hill, as well as all other federal buildings, is being flown at half-mast "to commemorate the tragic events that occurred in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, on October 20, 2014, and Ottawa, Ontario, on October 22, 2014," according to the Canadian Heritage website, referring to the death of another soldier after he was run down in a parking lot.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and other leaders are expected to speak in the House of Commons about the attacks, when it resumes sitting at 10 a.m. CBC News will livestream the proceedings.
Other MPs are ready to get back to business.
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