Longtime New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent has died at 87.
Oshawa-born stalwart helped bring party to the brink of an electoral breakthrough
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Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent sat down with Rosemary Barton in October 2023 for an interview about his new book, ‘Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality.’ (Jean-Francois Benoit/CBC)
Longtime New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent has died at 87.
The Broadbent Institute announced his death in a statement Thursday afternoon.
“Our country has lost a fierce champion for ordinary Canadians, an intellectual who strongly believed in building a good society,” the statement said.
