Former Federal NDP Leader Ed Broadbent Dead at 87

Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent delivers remarks at the start of the Progress summit in Ottawa, on April 1, 2016. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Former federal New Democrat leader Ed Broadbent has died at 87.

The news was shared on Jan. 11 by the Broadbent Institute, an Ottawa-based think tank founded by the former member of Parliament.