OTTAWA - A Canadian delegation paying final respects to Nelson Mandela is due to arrive in South Africa this morning.
The Canadian contingent is headed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and includes a host of notable politicians.
The list includes former prime ministers Brian Mulroney, Jean Chretien and Kim Campbell.
Opposition leader Tom Mulcair is on the plane, as is one of Mandela's former lawyers, Quebec MP Irwin Cotler, who is representing the Liberals.
Alberta Premier Alison Redford, who worked with Mandela to develop South Africa's legal system, is also part of the delegation.
Former prime minister Joe Clark, Mulroney's foreign minister when his government pushed South Africa to free Mandela, is already in South Africa.
The delegation will be among world leaders attending a memorial for Mandela in Johannesburg on Tuesday and will be on hand in Pretoria on Wednesday when the former president's body lies in state.
A state funeral will be held on Sunday for Mandela, who died last Thursday at the age of 95.
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