Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent will receive a state funeral on Jan. 28
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent will become the second opposition leader in Canadian history — and the first who did not die while still in office — to be given a state funeral.
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![Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent, left, reacts after casting his second vote during the NDP leadership convention in Toronto on Saturday, March 24, 2012. A white man waves to the camera and is sitting next to a younger white man.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7080997.1705335088!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ndp-leadership-20120324.jpg)
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent will become the second opposition leader in Canadian history — and the first who did not die while still in office — to be given a state funeral.