Ed Broadbent
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Ed Broadbent receives final goodbyes at state funeral: ‘We will never forget him’Flags on federal buildings were flying at half-mast in advance of what officials were billing less as a funeral and more as a celebration of Broadbent's life.CanadaJan 28
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Ed Broadbent, former NDP leader, dead at 87Born in Oshawa, Ont., Ed Broadbent served as a member of Parliament for a riding in the area for 21 years, leading the federal NDP from 1975 to 1989.CanadaJan 11
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16X9: 25 years later, Canada’s child poverty rate remains unchangedIt's been 25 years since Canadian MPs set a goal to end child poverty by the year 2000. But a quarter of a century later, the number of kids living below the poverty line remains unchanged.CanadaNov 29, 2014
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‘There’s no question we failed’: MPs commitment to end poverty is 25 years old25 years ago, in the House of Commons, MPs agreed unanimously to try to eradicate child poverty by the year 2000. Today, there are roughly the same amount of kids living below the poverty line.CanadaNov 24, 2014
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‘Wynne has gone beyond the pale’: Ex-NDP chief fires back at Liberal leaderEd Broadbent fired back at Kathleen Wynne in a statement after she had sought to differentiate her Ontario NDP rival Andrea Horwath from such legends of the left as Broadbent or the late Jack Layton.PoliticsJun 9, 2014
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Jean Chretien tribute unites old rivalsThe "little guy from Shawinigan" will be honoured tonight at a star-studded tribute to his 50 years of public service.CanadaJan 21, 2014
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