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Road closures in place Sunday for Ed Broadbent’s state funeral

Former New Democratic Party leader Ed Broadbent talks with the media on Parliament Hill in Ottawa Friday, Nov. 28, 2008. Broadbent has died at 87. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson

Posted Jan 26, 2024 02:35:02 PM.

Last Updated Jan 26, 2024 02:35:07 PM.

Road closures will be in place in downtown Ottawa Sunday as former Federal NDP Leader Ed Broadbent is honoured with a state funeral.

Broadbent passed away on January 11th at the age of 87.

The following closures will be in place from 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on January 28th:

O’Connor Street between Lisgar Street & Cooper Street
Cooper Street between Bank Street & O’Connor Street
The Carleton Dominon-Chalmers Centre parking lot will be closed

The ceremony will be broadcast live on Canadian Heritage’s Facebook and YouTube channels beginning at 4 p.m. Sunday.

The service for Broadbent is the first state funeral in Canada’s capital in over two decades, since former Governor General Ray Hnatsyshyn was paid tribute to in 2002.

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