Canadian socialist Ed Broadbent, who passed away on January 11, was honored during his funeral weekend for his impactful first speech in the Canadian House of Commons in 1968. In his inaugural address, he argued for the need to deepen democracy and move beyond the welfare state. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed gratitude for Broadbent's lifetime of service to Canada and his dedication to creating a better future.
Honoring those who push the toughest frontiers in pursuit of human progress. https://t.co/MVXnHOyCt0
When the late Canadian socialist Ed Broadbent made his first speech to Parliament, he called for the top-to-bottom democratization of society. โIn recent decades we have built a welfare state,โ he said. โIt is now time to go beyond it.โ https://t.co/PkrbYjgJUY
Today, we honoured Ed Broadbent and his lifetime of service to Canada. He believed adamantly in a better future, and he worked tirelessly to turn that belief into reality. For that, and for inspiring so many others to do the same, we owe him our gratitude โ thank you, Ed. https://t.co/9nmjFTF1eS
Standing in the footsteps of giants https://t.co/bmkRfNvpEa
The Canadian socialist Ed Broadbent passed away on January 11. Back in 1968, during his inaugural address to Parliament, he argued that Canadaโs welfare state was only the first step on the road to a radically democratized society. https://t.co/PkrbYjhhKw
Canadian socialist Ed Broadbent died earlier this month. On the weekend of his funeral, we republish his impactful first speech in the Canadian House of Commons, in which he argued for the need to deepen democracy and move beyond the welfare state. https://t.co/PkrbYjgJUY