PRIME MINISTER MARTIN AND QUEBEC PREMIER CHAREST AT FUNERAL FOR CLAUDE RYAN.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin (front right) stands with Quebec Premier Jean Charest and his wife Michelle Dionne during a state funeral for former Quebec Liberal leader Claude Ryan in Montreal, February 13, 2004. Behind Charest is former Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard. Ryan, a staunch defender of Canadian unity, died of cancer in Montreal on February 9th at the age of 79. REUTERS/Shaun Best SB/JDP