Fonds consists of textual records, 1945-1990, documenting Ed Broadbent's career in politics, particularly as federal Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. The fonds is arranged in sixteen series : Speeches and itineraries ; Subjects ; Constitution ; Socialist International ; Caucus ; Conventions ; General correspondence ; Press releases ; Elections ; Personal ; Correspondence (1972-1979) ; Personal correspondence ; Housing ; Photographs ; Ed Broadbent Artistic material ; and Political, academic and personal files.
The fonds also contains photographic materials in various processes and formats. There are 160 photographs, 1955-1986, predominant 1978-1981, that relate almost exclusively to the public life and public persona of Ed Broadbent as leader of the New Democratic Party, particularly during the period 1978-1981. The fonds also includes photos of the election campaign, 1980; portraits of New Democratic Party Members of Parliament; portrait of Denis McDermott, president of the Canadian Labour Congress; photographs of the 1979 NDP Parliamentary Caucus, including both group photographs and contact sheets of individual members; contact sheets of individual members of the 1980 NDP Parliamentary Caucus; photographs of Ed Broadbent as a cadet in the army, ca. 1955. The fonds also includes 59 photographs, 1968-1989, predominant 1980-1989, that were primarily taken during the 1980s, of Mr. Broadbent in his role as leader of the NDP, and as leader of the Socialist International. In addition, the fonds contains 2,555 photographs, n.d, ca. 1975-1988, that relate primarily to Mr. Broadbent's political career as leader of the New Democratic Party: photographs depicting party activities and public activities; with a smaller number relating to Mr. Broadbent's personal and family life.
In addition, the fonds contains sound and video recordings of various speeches, interviews, press conferences and scrums by Broadbent, 1981-1989. Also included are sound recordings of the 1969 NDP convention; the CBC program the Nation's Business; interviews with David Lewis and a radio drama.
The fonds also consists of buttons and a medal. Two campaign buttons, n.d., are New Democratic Party political buttons from undated election campaigns of Ed Broadbent and another politician identified as O'Neill. Three political and social activism buttons, n.d., consist of "NDP Jobs First" and "Act against Cruise Testing" and a Rotary Club of Canada lapel pin. One medal is entitled "100 Years of Dignity, 1883-1983, Corporation of the Town of Essex."
The fonds also contains an official Canada Post Corporation presentation folder which contains 1974 issue 6, 8, 10 and 15 cent Christmas postage stamps.
In addition, the fonds include 6 caricatures relating to the career of Ed Broadbent created by Andy Donato, Ed Franklin, Graham Harrop, John Larter, Len Norris, and Ben Wicks.
Broadbent, Ed, 1936- : Ed Broadbent, Member of Parliament, leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP).
Born on March 21, 1936 in Oshawa, Ontario, Ed Broadbent is the son of Percy and Mary Broadbent. After receiving his schooling in Oshawa, he studied at Trinity College, University of Toronto, where he completed his bachelor's degree in 1959. He received a master's degree in 1961 and then spent a year studying at the London School of Economics. He received a Ph.D. in 1966 from the University of Toronto after having defended a thesis on the political philosophy of John Stuart Mill. He was a professor of political science at York University (Toronto, Ontario) when he entered political life in 1968.
Mr. Broadbent was first elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Oshawa-Whitby in the general election of 1968. He was re-elected in 1972 and 1974 for the same constituency, and for Oshawa in 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1988. He was elected leader of the NDP in July 1975 and additionally served as Vice-President of Socialist International, 1978-1990. He was sworn of the Privy Council in April 1982. Mr. Broadbent resigned both his leadership of the NDP and his seat in the House of Commons in December 1989.
In December 1989, Mr. Broadbent was appointed by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney President of the newly formed International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development. He presided that organization from 1990 to 1996. He served as a visiting fellow in 1996-1997 at All Souls College in Oxford, England. From 1997 to 1999, he taught political theory at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. In 1997, he chaired a panel on accountability and governance probing the fundraising and accountability of charities in Canada. In 2000-2001, he was a visiting fellow at Queen's University School of Policy Studies in Kingston, Ontario. He taught a seminar at McGill University, in Montreal, from 2001 to 2004.
Mr. Broadbent returned to active political life in 2004 when he was elected as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Centre. From to 2004 to 2006, he was the NDP critic on Child Poverty, Children, Corporate Accountability, Democratic Renewal, Electoral Reform, and Parliamentary Democracy. He was Vice-Chair of two House of Commons Committees : the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics ; and the Subcommittee on Agenda and procedure of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. He was also a member of the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Mr. Broadbent retired from politics in 2005 to be with his ailing wife, Lucille.
Mr. Broadbent has published many scholarly articles and has been a regular contributor to leading national newspapers. He published The Liberal rip-off : Trudeauism vs. the politics of equality (1970) and edited Democratic Equality : What went wrong? (2001).
Ed Broadbent was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1993 and promoted to Companion in 2001.
