A moving adieu, in full uniform

At the head of the procession could be seen a giant picture of the smiling constable, an image that has been in wide circulation for the past week. A police choir sang Gerry Boulet's "Pour la dernière fois" (For the last time). Abbé Claude Ritchie, chaplain of the Laval Police, delivered the homily. "The Church is illuminated with the 42 lights, one for each of the 42 years of a full life lived by Daniel."

Listening attentively is Stéphane Forbes, Daniel Tessier's partner, wounded in the arm in the same drug raid that cost Tessier his life.

"You're listening to us as you still try to understand what happened that morning. We're going to miss your little jokes, your smiles. Had I known, I never would have let you leave the house that morning."

"I owe you one. One day, you bought me a ticket. I can pay you back for eternity," concluded Father Gravel, who is now a federal MP. The former Chaplain preceded his message to Daniel Tessier with a condemnation of "the media storm and sensational journalism" that has surrounded the officer's tragic death.