World leaders honour Mandela

As the world mourns the passing of Nelson Mandela, world leaders are paying their respects.

Nelson Mandela was the greatest son of South Africa, but as U.S. president Barack Obama said yesterday, he now belongs to the ages. The White House says the president and first lady will travel to South Africa to attend services for Mandela.

Prime minister Stephen Harper is also paying respects. He tweeted a picture of himself signing a book of condolences to the late leader.

You can pay homage to Mandela as well through an online book of condolences. There are already hundreds of messages on there from Canadians across the country.

Mandela will lie in state on December 11th until he is buried on December 15th.

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