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CP NewsAlert: Former federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent dead at 87

Jan 11, 2024 | 11:58 AM

OTTAWA — Ed Broadbent, a former leader of the federal New Democrats, has died at age 87, says a statement from the institute he founded.

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