Ed Broadbent, a social democracy stalwart who helped build up Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party, has died. The Broadbent Institute, the Ottawa-based think tank he founded in 2011 to promote social and economic justice, announced his death Thursday. The institute called Broadbent “a fierce champion for ordinary Canadians.”
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Brian Mulroney: Hugh was a loyal, delightful, warm, affectionate, reasonable guy, who brought a great deal to the decision-making process of my government.