The Canadian left needs confidence, a feeling of trust and certainty in self and in others, to restart from scratch and learn ...

Ed Broadbent (1936 – 2024) was the Founder of the Broadbent Institute and was Chair Emeritus of the Institute’s Board of Directors. A champion for ordinary Canadians and tireless advocate for ...

Progressive legislators from across the Americas and policy experts discussed AI and digital sovereignty at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on July 9, 2026, including Canada's NDP leader Avi Lewis ...

Ed Broadbent (March 21, 1936 – January 11, 2024) stands as one of a handful of Canadians in modern history whose contributions to the life of the country are matched by his significant contributions ...

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is the oldest political foundation in Germany with a rich tradition in social democracy dating back to its foundation in 1925. The foundation owes its formation and ...

The Broadbent Institute was proud to contribute to the Canadian volume of the Next Left Country Case Study series, published by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS). This volume ...

It is becoming increasingly clear that race has an impact on food insecurity. In Canada, more than 4 million people struggle with the burden of food insecurity, with a disproportionate number of Black ...

The Broadbent Institute joined dozens of organizations and individuals across Canada in an open letter to the Prime Minister of Canada, urging him to make digital sovereignty a top priority. Canada is ...

Ed Broadbent delivers the 2013 Jack Layton lecture. In the fall of 1967, the editors of Canadian Dimension published an open letter calling for a broad alliance of socialists and liberals built on ...

Ed Broadbent campaigns in Toronto's Financial District, 1979. (Photo: Toronto Public Library/Toronto Star Photograph Archive) During his early years in Parliament, Ed Broadbent’s signature pursuit was ...

Bridging the Transition: Labour Mobility and Workforce Adaptation in Canada’s Just Transition is a research project delivered through the University of Ottawa Graduate School of Public and ...

Brian Topp is Chair of the Broadbent Institute’s Board of Directors and he is a partner at GT & Company. He is a member of the board of the Broadbent Institute; a fellow at the Public Policy Forum; ...