FOG BLOG NB NEWS LOG: FAMILY, FRIENDS, POLITICIANS ATTEND FUNERAL FOR FORMER MP, CLAUDETTE BRADSHAW!

Funeral for Claudette Bradshaw attended by family, friends, politicians of all stripes...Politicians, loved ones gathered for the ceremony Friday..........Family and friends gathered to pay their respects at a funeral service for Claudette Bradshaw in Moncton on Friday.

Bradshaw, a former Liberal MP, had a storied career in the non-profit sector. She advocated for people struggling with homelessness, mental health services and at-risk children and youth. She also spent a decade in federal politics as the Liberal member for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe.

Following a battle with cancer, she died last Saturday at the age of 72.

• Claudette Bradshaw, former MP and advocate for the homeless, dies at 72

Many politicians attended Bradshaw's funeral on Friday, including provincial interim Liberal Leader Roger Melanson, MLA Daniel Allain and former MLA Monique Leblanc.

Robert Basque, a labour lawyer in Moncton, delivered the eulogy.

"There was no one who could give as much as Claudette gave," he told Radio-Canada following the service.

"She would always be thinking of someone else, about anybody but her."