posted 02 January 2006 10:57 AM
As decided by the Globe and Mail.
quote:The Globe and Mail selects the former NDP leader and retiring member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre, Ed Broadbent, as 2005's Nation Builder of the Year -- a man who stood up for principled civility in the face of the politics of contempt. Jan Wong profiles this rarest of creatures, the honest politician: So long, it's been good to know you
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stupendousgirlie
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posted 02 January 2006 11:26 AM
I just read it - excellent piece on Ed. I would agree, he is the best Prime Minister we never had.
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lagatta
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posted 02 January 2006 11:28 AM
Not to overlook Ed Broadbent's role after leaving politics (the first time) as first head of Droits et démocratie / Rights and Democracy: http://www.ichrdd.ca/splash.html
I got to know him when that group and many others were taking part in the fight for refugee status on the basis of sexism, the claim by a young Saudi woman who had sought asylum in Montréal.
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