Paul Broadbent (born 1959 in Blind River, Ontario) is the son of Ed Broadbent, who adopted him after marrying the young widow Lucille Munroe, Paul's mother. Educated at Georges Vanier Catholic School in Kanata, Ontario, and École secondaire publique De La Salle in Ottawa, Ontario, he joined 3 Field Engineer Squadron (a Militia unit) in 1978, subsequently transferring to the regular component of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1980. He was assigned to the Canadian Forces Supplementary Radio System as a communications specialist/analyst. John Edward Ed Broadbent, PC, CC, Ph. ... Georges Vanier Catholic School is a Canadian elementary school in the community of Kanata, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 40 Varley Drive. ... École secondaire publique De La Salle is a French public junior high and high school in downtown Ottawa, Ontario (Grade 7 to Grade 12) under the CÉPEO (Conseil des Écoles Publiques de lEst de lOntario). ... The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of Canada. ...

Following his marriage in England in 1986, he left the military and moved to the public service in the United Kingdom, working in the National Health Service and the Department of Social Security (DSS) as a software developer, developing mainframe applications within the IT Support and Child Support Agencies. Paul was involved in supporting the merger, in 2002, of the DSS Benefits Agency and the Department for Education and Employment's Employment Services, providing support and advice for the first trance of new, combined offices. , the information in this article describes the current English public health service. ... The Department of Social Security (DSS) was until 2001 a department of the Government of the United Kingdom. ... Department for Education and Skills (DfES) is a department in the United Kingdom government created in 2001. ...

After the closure of the merger project, Paul moved to the Ministry of Defence in 2003, working on the interpretation of departmental security policy for the air sector. Three years later, he moved to the MoD main building in London, where he develops and writes departmental security policy, particularly regard to the management of risk in organisations. He was divorced in 2003, and has two children - Nicole and Gareth. Paul continues to be involved in the military services, and serves as a member of the Territorial Army in the Royal Corps of Signals. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...