Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent dead at 87, remembered as passionate advocate

Ed Broadbent, who catapulted the federal NDP to popularity in the 1980s, has died at the age of 87. He led the party from 1975 to 1989, and served as an MP from 1968 to 1989. Eric Sorensen looks at how Broadbent is being remembered as an passionate advocate for justice and equality; and a fierce defender for ordinary Canadians.

• Ed Broadbent, former NDP leader, dead at 87