Politics Briefing: Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent dies at 87

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Hello, Ed Broadbent, leader of the federal New Democratic Party for 14 years, has died at the age of 87. “Our country has lost a fierce champion for ordinary Canadians, an intellectual who strongly believed in building a good society,” said a statement today from the Broadbent Institute, a social democratic think tank he founded after his 24 years in politics. “Ed devoted decades of his life to fighting for justice and equality in Canada and around the world.” Broadbent, born in Oshawa, Ont., was first elected to the House of Commons in 1968. His success as NDP leader peaked...