Ed Broadbent Endorses Peter Tabuns for Ontario NDP Leadership

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 10, 2009) - Ed Broadbent, former leader of Canada's New Democrats, announced that he is supporting Peter Tabuns for the Ontario NDP leadership.

"Peter Tabuns has exactly the qualities of leadership the party and Ontario need. He is very intelligent, has a comprehensive view of social democracy and has the capacity to persuade new people to come with us," said Broadbent.

Ed Broadbent was first elected as the MP for Oshawa in 1968. He served as Leader of the federal party from 1975 to 1989. He returned to the House of Commons, sitting as the MP for Ottawa Centre from 2004-2005.

"I am thrilled to have Ed's support. It really means a lot to me personally because I think Ed is one of our country's greatest leaders," said Tabuns. "Ed gives politics a good name in Canada and I am proud to have him in my corner."

Peter Tabuns has received the public endorsement of over 1000 individual New Democrats, organized labour, the Ontario NDP youth wing, MPs Irene Mathyssen and Paul Dewar and fellow MPP Cheri DiNovo.

Please see www.tabuns09.ca for a full list.

The successor to NDP leader Howard Hampton will be elected at the Ontario NDP Convention March 6-8 at the Hamilton Convention Centre.