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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1951–2022)}}
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| honorific_prefix    = [[The Reverend]] and [[The Honourable|Honourable]]
| name                = Bill Blaikie
| honorific_suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|OC|size=100%}}
| image               = Bill Blaikie.JPG
| alt                 =
| caption             = Blaikie in 2012
| office              = [[Leader of the New Democratic Party#Deputy leaders|Deputy leader of the New Democratic Party]]
| term_start          = August 1, 2004
| term_end            = October 14, 2008
| leader              = [[Jack Layton]]
| alongside           = [[Tom Mulcair]] (2007–2011) and [[Libby Davies]] (2007–2015)
| office1             = [[House Leader|House leader]] of the [[New Democratic Party]] 
| term_start1         = January 11, 1996
| term_end1           = February 5, 2003
| leader1             = [[Alexa McDonough]]<br />Jack Layton
| predecessor1        = [[Len Taylor]]
| successor1          = Libby Davies
| office2             = [[Parliamentary leader (Canada)|Parliamentary leader]] of the [[New Democratic Party]] 
| term_start2         = January 25, 2003
| term_end2           = June 28, 2004
| leader2             = Jack Layton
| predecessor2        = {{nowrap|Alexa McDonough (as leader)}}
| successor2          = Jack Layton (as leader)
| office3             = [[Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)#Deputy Speaker|Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada and Chairman of Committees of the Whole]]
| term_start3         = April 2006
| term_end3           = October 2008
| predecessor3        = [[Chuck Strahl]]
| successor3          = [[Andrew Scheer]]
| parliament4         = Canadian
| riding4             = [[Elmwood—Transcona]]<br />[[Winnipeg—Transcona]] (1988–2004)<br />[[Winnipeg—Birds Hill]] (1979–1988)
| term_start4         = May 22, 1979
| term_end4           = October 14, 2008
| predecessor4        = ''Riding established''
| successor4          = [[Jim Maloway]]
| office5             = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] <br />for  [[Elmwood (electoral district)|Elmwood]]
| term_start5         = March 24, 2009
| term_end5           = October 4, 2011
| predecessor5        = Jim Maloway
| successor5          = Jim Maloway
| birth_name          = William Alexander Blaikie
| birth_date          = {{birth date |1951|06|19}}
| birth_place         = [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
| death_date          = {{Death date and age|2022|09|24|1951|06|19}}
| death_place         = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
| nationality         =
| party               = [[New Democratic Party]]
| otherparty          = [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba]]
| spouse              = Brenda Blaikie
| children            = 4, including [[Rebecca Blaikie]] and  [[Daniel Blaikie]]
| residence           =
| alma_mater          = {{unbulleted list|[[University of Winnipeg]]|[[Emmanuel College, Toronto]]}}
| occupation          =
| profession          = Clergyman
| branch              = [[Canadian Army|Canadian Forces Mobile Command]]
| serviceyears        = 1967–1972
| rank                =
| unit                = [[The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada]]
}}

'''William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|PC|OC}} (June 19, 1951 – September 24, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He served as a [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] (MP) from 1979 to 2008, representing [[Elmwood—Transcona]] and its antecedent ridings in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] for the federal [[New Democratic Party]]. Following his retirement from federal politics, he was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba]] from 2009 until 2011, representing the [[Winnipeg]] division of [[Elmwood (electoral district)|Elmwood]] as a member of the [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba]], and served as Minister of Conservation and Government House Leader.

Blaikie had the longest continuous parliamentary record in the [[38th Canadian Parliament|38th]] and [[39th Canadian Parliament]]s, and in this capacity served as the [[Dean of the House (Canada)|Dean of the House]]. He was a member of the [[King's Privy Council for Canada]]. Blaikie was the [[Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada|Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada]] from 2006 to 2008.

Prior to the [[2011 Manitoba general election|2011 Manitoba election]], he announced that he was retiring from political life.<ref name=provret>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bill-blaikie-leaving-political-life-1.1107712|title=Bill Blaikie leaving political life|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=July 11, 2011|access-date=May 30, 2018}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Blaikie was born to a working-class family in Winnipeg, [[Manitoba]], on June 19, 1951. His parents were Kathleen Taylor and Robert Blaikie. He had two brothers, Bobby and Donnie (both of whom predeceased him), and a sister, Kim.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldsborough |first1=Gordon |title=Memorable Manitobans: William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie (1951-2022) |url=https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/blaikie_wa.shtml |website=Manitoba Historical Society Archives |publisher=Manitoba Historical Society |access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Blaikie, William - Obituaries |url=https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-310852/BLAIKIE_%20WILLIAM |access-date=13 January 2025 |work=Winnipeg Free Press |date=29 September 2022}}</ref> His maternal grandfather, Alexander Taylor, was an emigrant from [[County Antrim]] in Northern Ireland who served as the police and fire chief and, in the last years of his life, [[justice of the peace]] for [[Transcona]], during which time it was an independent community.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |last2=Goldsborough |first2=Gordon |title=Memorable Manitobans: Alexander "Alex" Taylor (1899-1961) |url=https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/taylor_a2.shtml |website=Manitoba Historical Society Archives |publisher=Manitoba Historical Society |access-date=13 January 2025}}</ref> His father was employed by [[Canadian National]] for over forty years, at first as a machinist and later in management. Blaikie served in [[The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada]] from 1967 to 1972, and was a labourer on and off with the Canadian National Railway from 1969 to 1974 while attending university. He was a member of the Young [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservatives]] in high school, and joined the NDP in 1971.<ref>Graham Fraser, "Stalwart makes a passionate pitch --- Blaikie says he's the strong leader needed to save medicare", ''Toronto Star'', November 9, 2002, H4.</ref>

Blaikie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and [[religious studies]] from the [[University of Winnipeg]] (1973), and a [[Master of Divinity]] from [[Emmanuel College, University of Toronto|Emmanuel College]], [[Toronto School of Theology]] (1977). He was ordained as a minister in the [[United Church of Canada]] on June 4, 1978, and subsequently became a politician in the [[social gospel]] tradition of such figures as [[J. S. Woodsworth]], [[Tommy Douglas]] and [[Stanley Knowles]].<ref>Blaikie himself delivered the eulogy at Knowles's funeral in 1997. See "Knowles bid fond farewell", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', June 13, 1997, A10. Blaikie explained the linkage between his political and religious views in 2000, writing "As a Christian on the left I would want to argue [...] that there is a vast realm called "the economy," and all the values and practices that it explicitly and implicitly reinforces, that should be judged, in the Christian mind, by whether or not it conforms to the teachings of Jesus Christ, whether any false gods, like the market, are worshipped therein, whether the poor and the oppressed are given priority, and whether, environmentally speaking, creation is being looked after." See Bill Blaikie, "Day's politics versus his faith --- Opposition leader argues from conservative, not biblical principles", ''Toronto Star'', December 2, 2000, 1.</ref> From 1977 to 1979, he worked as the Minister/Director of North End Community Ministry, an inner-city outreach ministry of the United Church located within the historic Stella Ave. Mission in Winnipeg.<ref>Mary Trueman, "Critics call it an excuse for cutbacks", ''Globe and Mail'', November 3, 1979, P1; Dan Lett, "Voice in the wilderness", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', June 9, 1996, B1; Francine Dube, "Esteemed MP strictly left-wing", ''National Post'', June 6, 2002, A11.</ref>

==Federal parliamentarian==
The New Democratic Party has never formed the national government in Canada, and Blaikie served in Ottawa for 29 years as an opposition MP. He held many important critic portfolios, and was respected by members of all parties for his personal integrity and conviction.<ref>Bruce Campion-Smith, "Veteran MP set to retire", ''Toronto Star'', March 16, 2007, A6.</ref>

===Clark, Trudeau and Turner governments (1979–84)===
Blaikie was first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada]] in the [[1979 Canadian federal election|1979 federal election]], defeating incumbent [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] MP [[Dean Whiteway]]<ref name=Hill/><ref>{{cite news|title=Bombshell sets politicos abuzz|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/752142766|page=A1|first=Joe|last=Paraskevas|date=March 16, 2007|access-date=September 25, 2022|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|id={{ProQuest|2545646316}}}}</ref> (who had previously been elected in the riding of [[Selkirk (federal electoral district)|Selkirk]], which was eliminated by redistribution).<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile – Selkirk, Manitoba (1871-05-01 – 1979-03-25)|url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=7795|access-date=September 25, 2022|publisher=Library of Parliament|location=Ottawa, Canada}}</ref> The Progressive Conservatives won a [[minority government]] under the leadership of [[Joe Clark]], but lost a parliamentary [[motion of non-confidence]] later in the year. A [[1980 Canadian federal election|new election]] was held in early 1980, in which the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] won a [[majority government]] under the leadership of [[Pierre Trudeau]], who returned as [[Prime Minister of Canada]]. Blaikie was comfortably re-elected in his own riding.<ref name="LoP Winnipeg—Birds Hill"/>

Blaikie was appointed the NDP's Social Policy Critic in 1979,<ref>Mary Trueman, "Retired judge is appointed to review medicare system", ''Globe and Mail'', September 18, 1979, P1.</ref> and was promoted to Health Critic in 1980.<ref>Ross Laver, "Restrict MDs' fees, scrap premiums, Ottawa told", ''Globe and Mail'', September 4, 1980, P1.</ref> He was instrumental in forcing [[Minister of Health (Canada)|Minister of Health]], [[Monique Bégin]], to enact the [[Canada Health Act]] in 1984, to deal with the crisis in [[Medicare (Canada)|medicare]] due to user fees and physicians' extra-billing.<ref>James Rusk, "Report pleases Conservatives, NDP", ''Globe and Mail'', September 4, 1980, P10; "Begin may pressure provinces to cut out MDs' extra-billing", ''Globe and Mail'', March 18, 1981, P1; Charlotte Montgomery, "Begin assails tactics of CMA over new laws for medicare", ''Globe and Mail'', March 18, 1983, P10; Jean Gray, "Begin fears chain reaction on user fees", ''Globe and Mail'', May 12, 1983, P8; Charlotte Montgomery, "Ottawa threatens cutbacks in funds over extra-billing", ''Globe and Mail'', July 26, 1983, P1; Charlotte Montgomery, "NDP plans meeting on medicare issue", ''Globe and Mail'', August 19, 1983, P3; Charlotte Montgomery, "MDs to seek right to strike if extra-billing banned", ''Globe and Mail'', February 17, 1984, P3; Jeff Sallot, "Alberta intimidating patients about premiums, Begin says", ''Globe and Mail'', May 30, 1984, N12.</ref> In her memoirs, Bégin wrote that Blaikie waged "guerilla warfare" in the House of Commons over the issue.<ref>Monique Bégin, ''L'Assurance Santé'', (Montréal: Boréal, 1987), p. 167. See also Graham Fraser, "Stalwart makes a passionate pitch --- Blaikie says he's the strong leader needed to save medicare", ''Toronto Star'', November 9, 2002, H4.</ref> He also served as caucus chair in 1983–84.<ref>"The Ottawa Scene", ''Globe and Mail'', June 23, 1984, P5; Francine Dube, "Esteemed MP strictly left-wing", ''National Post'', June 6, 2002, A11.</ref><ref>As early as 1980, Blaikie also expressed concern about Canada's media becoming concentrated in increasingly fewer hands. When the [[Southam]] newspaper chain shut down the ''[[Winnipeg Tribune]]'' and left the city's newspaper market to the rival ''[[Winnipeg Free Press|Free Press]]'', he commented that Winnipeggers were now being forced to look at the world "through one eye rather than two", and recommended increased government oversight of the industry. See Ross Laver, "Papers should be licenced, inquiry told", ''Globe and Mail'', December 10, 1980, P10. He expressed the same concern in 2000, when [[Thompson Corp.]] announced that it would sell off all of its holdings except ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''. Blaikie called for limits on the number of newspapers that any chain could own. See Susanne Craig, "Thomson and Globe shift gears: Flagship publication will be centre of information powerhouse", ''Globe and Mail'', February 16, 2000, A1.</ref>

===Mulroney and Campbell governments (1984–93)===
The Progressive Conservatives won a landslide majority government in the [[1984 Canadian federal election|1984 federal election]] under [[Brian Mulroney]], defeating the Liberals under their new leader [[John Turner]]. Blaikie was again returned for his riding, and was appointed NDP Environment Critic in the new parliament.<ref>"New Tory minister stands firm on cut to wildlife service", ''Globe and Mail'', November 20, 1984, P5.</ref> He opposed the Mulroney government's budget cuts and was strongly critical of Environment Minister, [[Suzanne Blais-Grenier]], saying, "It is clear she does not think about the environment. She thinks about the [[Government budget deficit|deficit]]."<ref>Michael Keating, "Environment budget cuts called a possible danger", ''Globe and Mail'', December 21, 1984, M5; Michael Keating, "Deficit 'paranoia' is blamed for cut in research financing", ''Globe and Mail'', February 1, 1985, M4.</ref> He called for Blais-Grenier's resignation in June 1985, after she remarked that national parks could be opened to mining and logging.<ref>"NDP environment critic adds voice to calls for Blais-Grenier to resign", ''Globe and Mail'', June 12, 1985, P8.</ref> In the same year, Blaikie brought forward a [[private member's bill]] calling for a three-year moratorium on the construction and export of nuclear power stations, to be followed by a national [[referendum]] on any further development.<ref>"Referendum urged", ''Globe and Mail'', April 3, 1985, M5. Blaikie later called for Canada to stop marketing its nuclear technology abroad, when the government of India conducted successful nuclear weapons tests in 1998. (Canada had inadvertently provided India with the technology used in its first nuclear test in 1974.)  See Allan Thompson, "Ottawa bears responsibility, critics say", ''Toronto Star'', May 13, 1998, A17.</ref>

Blaikie spoke against a bill that proposed the return of capital punishment in 1987, saying that its passage would mark "a step toward not a less violent society, but a more violent society".<ref>Graham Fraser and Hugh Winsor, "Return of death penalty retrograde step, Hnatyshyn says", ''Globe and Mail'', June 26, 1987, A12.</ref> The bill was defeated in a free vote. He was also an opponent of [[Sunday shopping]] law reform in this period, arguing that it interfered with a community's right to determine common rest times.<ref>"121 stores charged in Sunday opening", ''Globe and Mail'', December 9, 1986, A19. Blaikie said, "To my mind, Sunday shopping is one of the final victories of capitalism, of Mammon, and the idolatry of commodity fetishism. Our Constitution says that we recognize the supremacy of God. If the Supreme Court rules in favor of Sunday shopping, why do we not drop the pretense and rewrite it to read supremacy of the market place?"</ref>

He was promoted to External Affairs Critic in September 1987.<ref>Graham Fraser, "Jewett replaced by NDP as external affairs critic", ''Globe and Mail'', September 14, 1987, A4.</ref> One of his first major policy statements in this portfolio was to call for Canada to stop allowing American [[cruise missile]] tests over its territory.<ref>"Stop testing cruise, opposition MPs urge", ''Globe and Mail'', October 27, 1987, A5.</ref> He was also critical of Canada's proposed [[Free Trade Agreement]] with the United States, and released a document entitled ''A Time To Choose Canada, the New Democrats' Trade Option'' with fellow MP [[Steven W. Langdon|Steven Langdon]] in February 1988.<ref>Peter Cook, "The visionaries of the NDP go backward into the future", ''Globe and Mail'', February 5, 1988, B2. As may be evident from the article title, Cook was critical of the NDP document.</ref> He also served as co-chairman of the NDP's international affairs committee, and held consultation meetings on whether or not the party should reaffirm its traditional opposition to Canadian membership in the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]].<ref>Susan Delacourt, "Few changes expected in NDP's NATO stand after weekend meeting", ''Globe and Mail'', February 1, 1998, A8.</ref>

Blaikie considered running for the leadership of the [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba]] in 1988, following the surprise resignation of [[Howard Pawley]]. He eventually chose not to run, and did not endorse any other candidate.<ref>Ross Howard, "'Courageous' move called best hope", ''Globe and Mail'', March 10, 1988, A1; Richard Cleroux and Geoffrey York, "Doer favored to win Manitoba NDP leadership race", ''Globe and Mail'', March 15, 1988, A4.</ref> He was retained as the NDP's External Affairs Critic after the Progressive Conservatives won a second consecutive majority government in the [[1988 Canadian federal election|1988 federal election]], and was also chosen as his party's spokesman for federal–provincial relations and the Constitution.<ref>Tim Harper, "Ottawa looking at improving links to PLO, Clark says", ''Toronto Star'', March 9, 1989, A1. In this article, Blaikie was quoted as saying, "The sooner Canada catches up on this, the better. Our position is that the PLO should be recognized and anyone who hasn't—Canada, and especially Israel—should come to its senses." See also Susan Delacourt, "Leadership simmers as NDP names critics", ''Globe and Mail'', January 17, 1989, A4.</ref> He was an international observer during [[Namibia]]'s transformation to independence in 1989, and for [[Lithuania]]'s first multi-party elections in early 1990.<ref>"Group of MPs to urge aid for free Namibia", ''Globe and Mail'', September 14, 1989, N8; "Rae joins Canadian team to monitor Lithuania's poll", ''Toronto Star'', February 16, 1990, A14; Matthew Fisher, "Europe in Transition", ''Globe and Mail'', February 28, 1990, A4.</ref>

There were rumours that Blaikie would seek the federal New Democratic Party leadership after [[Ed Broadbent]]'s resignation in 1989, but he declined to run and instead supported [[Simon de Jong]], whom he described as having the greatest awareness of environmental issues.<ref>Rosemary Speirs, "NDP hopefuls heading for the post", ''Toronto Star'', January 21, 1989, D5; Tim Harpur, "7 hopefuls emerge as contenders for Ed's job", ''Toronto Star'', March 5, 1989, A1. Sources indicate that Blaikie was holding off from declaring his candidacy, pending a decision from fellow MP [[Nelson Riis]]. See Tim Harper, "Reluctant Riis reconsiders bid for leadership of NDP", ''Toronto Star'', June 12, 1989, A9. See "Six NDP MPs endorse de Jong for leader", ''Globe and Mail'', October 7, 1989, A5.</ref> When de Jong was eliminated on the second ballot at a delegated convention, Blaikie moved to the camp of [[Audrey McLaughlin]], the eventual winner.<ref>Alan Freeman, "NDP chooses a leader", ''Globe and Mail'', December 4, 1989, A10.</ref>

Blaikie was appointed NDP Taxation Critic in 1990. He opposed the Mulroney government's decision to cut social programs to pay down the deficit, calling instead for a tightening of tax loopholes.<ref>"Personal tax load higher, study says", ''Toronto Star'', June 20, 1991, B1; "Grasping the deficit nettle", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', April 2, 1993.</ref> He was given further responsibilities as Transport Critic, and spoke against proposed job cuts at [[Canadian National]].<ref>Brian Pardoe, "Ex-CN chief recommends job cuts", ''Globe and Mail'', August 6, 1992, B5.</ref>

===Chrétien government (1993–2003)===
====In parliament====
Blaikie's closest election came in [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993]], when the Liberal Party under [[Jean Chrétien]] defeated the Progressive Conservatives under new leader [[Kim Campbell]] to win a majority government. The New Democratic Party's support base had fallen in this period, due to unpopular decisions made by the provincial NDP governments of [[Bob Rae]] in Ontario and [[Michael Harcourt]] in British Columbia. Blaikie defeated Liberal candidate [[Art Miki]] by only 219 votes in [[Winnipeg—Transcona]] while his party fell from 44 to 9 seats nationally. Between 1993 and 1997, Blaikie was the only New Democratic Party MP to represent a riding east of [[Saskatchewan]]. He was appointed NDP Critic for Foreign Affairs and Trade after the election, and served another term as caucus chairman from 1993 to 1996.<ref>"Uncertainty swirls around McLaughlin's status with NDP", ''Hamilton Spectator'', May 5, 1994, A9; Francine Dube, "Esteemed MP strictly left-wing", ''National Post'', June 6, 2002, A11.</ref>

In early 1994, Blaikie won unanimous support in the House of Commons for a [[Private Member's Bill]] calling for the government to officially recognize Canadians who served in the [[Dieppe Raid]] in [[World War II]]. He initially proposed that a special medal be struck, but later accepted a Liberal amendment for a "distinctive decoration".<ref>"Dieppe vets to get decoration", ''Globe and Mail'', April 12, 1994, A1.</ref> He was disappointed with the final result, a simple silver bar with ribbon attachment that was given to all service personnel from 1939 to 1943.<ref>Nick Martin, "Dieppe vet insulted as feds water down bid for medals", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', August 13, 1994.</ref> Blaikie voted against the Chrétien government's [[Canadian gun registry|gun registry]] in 1995, arguing that it did not address the real problems of gun-related violence.<ref>Tony Davis, "Gunfight at the Dauphin corral", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', March 15, 1995; Dan Lett, "Outlaw Grits say no to party's gun bill", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', April 6, 1995; Aldo Santin, "Senate seen as final hope", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', June 14, 1995, A9. He strongly opposed the government's decision to sell off CN Rail in the same year. See Linda Quattrin, "Sale of CN Rail lamented", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', May 6, 1995.</ref>

There were again rumours that Blaikie would run for the NDP leadership in 1995, but he declined and gave his support to [[Lorne Nystrom]].<ref>Susan Delacourt, "NDP plans to redesign the left McLaughlin to give up helm", ''Globe and Mail'', April 19, 1994, A1; "Race to replace McLaughlin off to quiet start", ''Globe and Mail'', April 10, 1995, N9. Some party insiders indicated that Blaikie would have been the preferred choice of Audrey McLaughlin and [[Glen Clark]]. See Doug Fischer, "Remember the federal NDP?", ''Hamilton Spectator'', January 17, 1995, A7.</ref> When Nystrom was eliminated at the party's convention, Blaikie shifted his support to the winner, [[Alexa McDonough]].<ref>Shawn McCarthy, "New Democrats pick McDonough", ''Toronto Star'', October 15, 1995, A1.</ref>

The duties of NDP MPs were shuffled after the leadership convention. Blaikie was named as House Leader, while continuing as International Trade Critic and adding the Intergovernmental Affairs portfolio.<ref>"McDonough's caucus gets marching orders", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', January 12, 1996, A12; Terrence Wills, "Costly election campaign: Running 'paper candidates' in Quebec part of party's national commitment, NDP Leader McDonough says", ''Kitchener-Waterloo Record'', July 4, 1997, A6; "Marchi tries to sell us on treaty", ''Toronto Star'', October 25, 1997, 1; "Voices", ''Toronto Star'', August 21, 1998, A6.</ref> He continued to hold these parliamentary roles after the [[1997 Canadian federal election|1997 election]],<ref name="LoP bio">{{cite web|title=The Hon. Rev. William Alexander (Bill) Blaikie, P.C., O.C., M.P.|url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=14065|access-date=September 25, 2022|publisher=Library of Parliament|location=Ottawa, Canada}}</ref> in which the Liberals won a second majority government and the NDP made a partial recovery to 21 seats.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Bergman|first1=Brian|last2=Wood|first2=Chris|last3=Janigan|first3=Mary|last4=Wilson-Smith|first4=Anthony|last5=Branswell|first5=Brenda|last6=Isler|first6=Dale|editor-last=|editor-first=|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|title=Elections Leaves Country Fractured|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elections-leaves-country-fractured|date=March 17, 2003|access-date=September 25, 2022|volume=|publisher=Historica Canada}}</ref>

Blaikie was re-elected to a seventh term in [[2000 Canadian federal election|2000]], as the Liberals won a third majority government under Chrétien. He retained his position as House Leader and Intergovernment Affairs Critic, and gained additional duties as critic for Parliamentary Reform, Justice and the Solicitor-General.<ref name="LoP bio"/><ref>Valerie Lawton, "Small caucus means NDP members face big workload", ''Toronto Star'', January 23, 2001, 1.</ref> He played a key role in getting the NDP Caucus to support the [[Clarity Act]] in 2000, after securing amendments that were important to [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] groups in [[Quebec]].<ref>"Congratulations Canada! Clarity Bill Amended to Include Aboriginal Peoples as Political Actors" [press release], ''Canada NewsWire'', March 14, 2000, 15:59.</ref><ref>He also brought forward a motion in February 2001 to prohibit talking on a cellphone while driving except in cases of emergency, arguing that the use of cellphones by drivers was causing a public safety hazard. See "MP moves to cut off cellphone use in cars", ''Globe and Mail'', February 3, 2001, A7. The government decided not to pursue the initiative in May 2002, arguing that regulation should remain a provincial matter. See Janice Tibbetts, "Ottawa won't ban cellphones in cars: Up to provinces", ''National Post'', May 13, 2002, A5.</ref>

====Ideological views====
Blaikie emerged as a prominent critic of [[economic globalization]] during the mid-1990s. In 1996, he wrote that new rules governing the [[World Trade Organization]] would shift oversight of public policy from elected governments to unelected trade bureaucrats.<ref>Bill Blaikie, "WTO process a threat to democracy" [letter], ''Financial Post'', December 7, 1996, 24.</ref> He expressed similar concerns about the [[Multilateral Agreement on Investment]] (MAI) two years later, arguing that it put the rights of investors ahead of workers, environments, societies, and cultures.<ref>Bill Blaikie, "Deal hampers government" [letter], ''Winnipeg Free Press'', February 14, 1998, A15. He criticized the [[Free Trade Agreement of the Americas]] for similar reasons in 2000. See Allan Thompson, "Trade minister side-steps labour issues", ''Toronto Star'', June 15, 2000, 1.</ref> He wrote the NDP Minority Report on the MAI, which was published in ''Dismantling Democracy'' (edited by Andrew Jackson and Matthew Sanger).<ref>{{cite book|title=Dismantling Democracy: The Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) and Its Impact|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cLh4ThR4eyIC&pg=PA338|publisher=James Lorimer & Company|date=January 1, 1998|editor1-last=Jackson|editor1-first=Andrew|editor2-last=Sanger|editor2-first=Matthew|pages=338–341|isbn=9781550286144}}</ref>

Blaikie wrote a 1994 editorial calling for the [[Bank of Canada]] to hold a larger portion of the national debt at low interest rates, as it did until the mid-1970s, in order for Canada to reduce its deficit while maintaining its core social programs.<ref>Bill Blaikie, "Change monetary policy" [editorial], ''Winnipeg Free Press'', October 14, 1994.</ref> In 1998, he led a national campaign against proposed mergers for Canada's major banks.<ref>Paul Samyn, "NDP hopes to cash in on merger backlash", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', May 24, 1998, B2.</ref>

During the late 1990s and early 2000s, the New Democratic Party members were divided as to the party's position on the Canadian political spectrum. Some wanted to take the party into a more centrist direction, similar to [[Tony Blair]]'s "[[Third Way (centrism)|Third Way]]" in Britain, while others sought to move in a radical left-wing direction. Blaikie was not closely affiliated with either camp. He opposed Blair's ideological approach on the grounds that it was too closely aligned with corporate interests.<ref>Paul Samyn, "NDP wants change, wants to stay the same", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', August 29, 1999, A7.</ref> He participated in anti-globalization protests in [[WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity|Seattle]] and [[Quebec City Summit of the Americas|Quebec City]] but also criticized the extra-parliamentary left's tactics, saying that protests would never bring economic change without mobilization in the political sphere.<ref>Frances Russell, "Best of times is worst of times for NDP", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', July 13, 2001, A10; Bill Blaikie, "NDP must speak from the heart again", ''Toronto Star'', January 15, 2003, A25.</ref> He opposed the [[New Politics Initiative]] at the NDP's 2001 convention, calling instead for a renewal of the existing party organization.<ref>Valerie Lawton, "NDP rejects demands for new left-wing party", ''Toronto Star'', November 25, 2001, A3.</ref>

====Leadership campaign====
Blaikie was the first declared candidate in the [[2003 New Democratic Party leadership election|2003 leadership election]]. He called for a renewed focus on health care, natural resources and labour standards.<ref>Krista Foss, "NDP leadership candidate aims to heal party wounds", ''Globe and Mail'', June 18, 2002, A10.</ref> Blaikie was seen as a representative of the party's moderate left, fitting ideologically between the centrist [[Lorne Nystrom]] and the more left-wing [[Jack Layton]]. He was supported by MPs [[Pat Martin]], [[Judy Wasylycia-Leis]], [[Bev Desjarlais]], [[Wendy Lill]], [[Yvon Godin]] and [[Dick Proctor]], [[Premier of Manitoba|Manitoba Premier]] [[Gary Doer]], [[New Democratic Party of Ontario]] leader [[Howard Hampton]], and several former MPs including Simon de Jong, [[Dawn Black]], [[Ian Waddell]] and [[Howard McCurdy]].<ref>Paul Samyn, "Blaikie revs up campaign", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', June 15, 2002, A8; "Sask. MP Dick Proctor endorses Winnipeg MP Bill Blaikie for NDP leader", ''Canadian Press'', August 23, 2002, 20:06; "Hampton supports Blaikie in race for federal NDP leader", ''Toronto Star'', December 3, 2002, A6; "Bill Blaikie deserves our support" [letter], ''Globe and Mail'', December 13, 2002, A25.</ref> In declaring his candidacy, he said,
{{blockquote|I've heard it said of the NDP that we are too attached to the past, but I tell you that it is our political opponents who are the [[Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park]] of Canadian politics. They would take us back to a meaner time when money was the measure of all things. We stand for the future that was sought and won and which must now be defended and enhanced.<ref>"Blaikie first in NDP race: Manitoba MP going for leadership", ''National Post'', 18 June 2002, A4.</ref>}}

The NDP's 2003 leadership convention was the first to be determined by a partial "one member, one vote" system in which all members of the NDP were eligible to cast ballots. Blaikie finished second to Jack Layton, who appointed him as Deputy Leader after the convention. As Layton did not have a seat in the Commons, Blaikie also served as the NDP's parliamentary leader until the [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004 federal election]].<ref>Paul Samyn, "Blaikie to lead New Democrats in Parliament", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', January 28, 2003, A7.</ref> This led to his being sworn in as a member of the Privy Council. He was also named as the NDP's National Defence Critic,<ref>"Layton gives Manitobans new jobs in NDP caucus shuffle", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', February 5, 2003, A8.</ref> and was front and centre in pushing the Liberals to not participate in the [[Iraq War]], in opposing Canadian participation in [[National Missile Defense|ballistic missile defence]], and in asking questions about the rules of engagement and changing role of Canadian troops in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>Tonda McCharles, "PM willing to look at missile defence plan", ''Toronto Star'', May 6, 2003, A3; Mike Trickey, "PM refuses opposition demands to rule out role in war without UN", ''National Post'', February 13, 2003, February 18, 2003, A3; Mike Blanchfield, "NDP MP urges guidelines on Afghan prisoner swaps", ''Ottawa Citizen'', September 30, 2005, A5.</ref>

===Martin government (2003–06)===
[[Paul Martin]] succeeded Jean Chrétien as leader of the Liberal Party in November 2003 and as [[Prime Minister of Canada]] in December 2003, called a [[2004 Canadian federal election|new election]] for June 2004. During this campaign, Blaikie openly disagreed with Layton's proposal that the Clarity Act be repealed.<ref>Jonathan Fowlie and Steven Chase, "Blaikie disagrees with Layton on Clarity Act", ''Globe and Mail'', May 31, 2004, A6.</ref> The Liberals were reduced to a minority government, and the NDP increased its representation from 14 to 19 seats. Blaikie continued as Deputy Leader and Defence Critic, and was also named as Health Critic.<ref>"NDP-Caucus duties", ''Broadcast News'', July 16, 2004, 10:35; Jeff Sallot, "The questions", ''Globe and Mail'', October 7, 2004, A1.</ref> Notwithstanding their disagreement over the Clarity Act, Blaikie said that he enjoyed a good working relationship with Layton in parliament.<ref>Mike De Souza, "NDP's Blaikie will not run in next election", ''National Post'', March 16, 2007, A6.</ref>

===Harper government (2006–08)===
The [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] under [[Stephen Harper]] won a minority government in the [[2006 Canadian federal election|2006 federal election]]. Following the resumption of parliament in April, Blaikie was named as Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons.<ref>Paul Samyn, "Veteran MP Blaikie named deputy speaker", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', April 6, 2006, A3.</ref> This position largely removed him from the day-to-day business of House debates, and put him in the role of a non-partisan overseer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Speaker and Other Presiding Officers|url=https://www.ourcommons.ca/procedure/our-procedure/SpeakerandOtherPresidingOfficers/c_g_speakerotherpresidingofficers-e.html|access-date=September 25, 2022|publisher=House of Commons of Canada}}</ref>

===Parliamentary reform===
Blaikie was an advocate for the reform of parliamentary institutions throughout his time in parliament. He served as second vice-chairman of an all-party committee on parliamentary reform in 1985,<ref>George Bain, [editorial], ''Globe and Mail'', January 27, 1986, A6.</ref> which among other things made it easier for [[private member's bill]]s to come to a vote.<ref>Richard Cleroux, "Backbenchers get chance to present views", ''Globe and Mail'', March 29, 1986, A3.</ref> He took part in another such committee in 1992, which issued a thirty-page report calling for more free votes, reforms to the parliamentary [[Question Period]], and a streamlined process for passing legislation.<ref>Carol Goar, "Patient MPs struggle to change rules of the game", ''Toronto Star'', August 18, 1992, A17.</ref> He participated in a third such committee in 2001, although he indicated that he was disappointed with its results.<ref>Lisa Schmidt, "Report to modernize parliamentary rules misses true reform: critics", ''Canadian Press'', June 1, 2001, 16:09.</ref>

===Retirement===
On March 15, 2007, Blaikie announced that he would not be a candidate in the [[40th Canadian federal election|next federal election]].<ref name="retirepr">[https://www.ndp.ca/page/5017 Bill Blaikie not seeking re-election] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070318011822/http://www.ndp.ca/page/5017 |date=March 18, 2007 }}, Press Release, NDP website, March 15, 2007.</ref> He accepted a position as adjunct professor of Theology and Politics at the [[University of Winnipeg]], and announced plans to write a book on the relationship between faith and politics.<ref>Bill Curry, "NDP's Blaikie decides against running again", ''Globe and Mail'', March 16, 2007, A4; "Manitoba: Blaikie", ''Ottawa Citizen'', March 27, 2007, A13; Norma Greenaway, "Politics, prayer make quiet bedfellows", ''Ottawa Citizen'', May 5, 2007, A4.</ref> When he left the House of Commons in September 2008, he wrote an editorial that criticized parliament's declining standards, referring specifically to a rise in "character assassination, simulated indignation, and trivial pursuit over substantial debate".<ref>Bill Blaikie, "Leaving the toxic culture behind; Parliament's longest-serving MP on why he's not seeking re-election", ''Globe and Mail'', online edition, September 19, 2008.</ref>

Blaikie was a contributor to ''Northern Lights: An Anthology of Contemporary Christian Writing in Canada'', which was published shortly after the 2008 federal election.<ref>John Longhurst, "Anthology explores Christianity in Canada", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', November 2, 2008, B8.</ref>

==Provincial politics and later life==
In December 2008, Blakie announced that he would seek the NDP nomination for the provincial division of [[Elmwood (electoral district)|Elmwood]], which had been vacated by [[Jim Maloway]], Blaikie's own successor in the federal riding of Elmwood—Transcona.<ref name="comeback">[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/former-mp-bill-blaikie-seeks-provincial-seat-1.721851 Former MP Bill Blaikie seeks provincial seat], CBC News, December 5, 2008.</ref> He won the nomination unopposed, after two previously declared candidates withdrew to support him.<ref>Kevin Rollason, "Blaikie may be headed to coronation", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', December 14, 2008, A3; "Manitoba. Blaikie acclaimed on provincial NDP ticket", ''Ottawa Citizen'', December 15, 2008, A4.</ref> Both Blaikie and Maloway have rejected the suggestion that they planned to "swap" their federal and provincial seats, and Blaikie has said that he returned to political life on the request of Premier Gary Doer.<ref>Tim Naumetz, "Commons veteran Bill Blaikie may pick up extra MLA income", ''Canadian Press'', December 17, 2008, 2:04pm; Steve Lambert, "Manitoba premier expected to welcome longtime MP to cabinet table", ''Canadian Press'', January 1, 2009, 12:33pm.</ref> He was elected without difficulty in late March 2009, and formally joined the legislature the following month.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/ndp-s-blaikie-whitehead-victorious-in-manitoba-byelections-1.810685 NDP's Blaikie, Whitehead victorious in Manitoba byelections], CBC News, March 24, 2009; "MLAs join assembly", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', April 7, 2009, B2.</ref> On November 3, 2009, Blaikie was appointed to the cabinet of Premier [[Greg Selinger]] as the Minister of Conservation and Government House Leader.<ref>"NDP easily keeps Manitoba seats in by-elections", ''Globe and Mail'', March 25, 2009, A10.</ref>

As Conservation Minister, Blaikie stewarded the development of five new provincial parks in Manitoba in 2011 and played a significant role in the government's attempts to protect the [[boreal forest]] on the east side of [[Lake Winnipeg]].<ref name=provret/>  A year later, he was conferred the Crocus Award from Nature Manitoba for his role in creating the five provincial parks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hon. Bill Blaikie {{sic|rec|ieves|nolink=y}} the Nature Manitoba Prairie Crocus Award|url=https://www.naturemanitoba.ca/news-articles/hon-bill-blaikie-recieves-nature-manitoba-prairie-crocus-award|access-date=September 25, 2022|publisher=Nature Manitoba}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Blaikie honoured for establishing parks|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2545646316|page=1|first=Caroline|last=Grech|date=March 20, 2012|access-date=September 25, 2022|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|id={{ProQuest|2545646316}}}}</ref>

On July 11, 2011, Blaikie announced that he would not be re-offering at the [[2011 Manitoba general election|October 4 provincial election]] and would be retiring from political life.<ref name=provret/>

Blaikie was appointed to the [[Order of Canada]] in November 2020 "for his lifelong contributions to parliamentary service and for his steadfast commitment to progressive change and social activism."<ref>{{cite news |title=7 Manitobans appointed to the Order of Canada |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/order-of-canada-appointments-manitoba-1.5818989 |access-date=September 26, 2022 |agency=CBC News |date=November 27, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Governor General Announces 114 New Appointments to the Order of Canada |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/activities/2020/governor-general-announces-114-new-appointments-order-canada |website=The Governor General of Canada |publisher=Office of the Secretary to the Governor General |access-date=September 26, 2022 |date=November 26, 2020}}</ref> Amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada]], he was invested virtually on February 26, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=A remarkable Canadian invested into Order of Canada |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/media/news/2021/remarkable-canadian-invested-order-canada |website=The Governor General of Canada |publisher=Office of the Secretary to the Governor General |access-date=September 26, 2022 |date=February 25, 2021}}</ref>

Blaikie died from [[kidney cancer]] at his home in Winnipeg on September 24, 2022, at the age of 71.<ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bill-blaikie-obituary-1.6593867|title =Longtime Manitoba politician Bill Blaikie dead after long battle with cancer|work = [[CBC News]]|date = September 24, 2022|access-date = September 24, 2022}}</ref> His funeral was held on 2 October 2022 at a church in the Winnipeg suburb of [[Transcona, Winnipeg|Transcona]], which was attended by family members, close friends, as well as federal NDP leader [[Jagmeet Singh]], provincial NDP leader [[Wab Kinew]] and former Manitoba premier [[Greg Selinger]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Loved ones gather at funeral to honour longtime Manitoba politician Bill Blaikie |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bill-blaikie-funeral-1.6603759|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=3 October 2022|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>

==Other information==
* In 1988, Blaikie and House of Commons Speaker [[John Allen Fraser|John Fraser]] organized the first annual [[Robbie Burns]] supper on [[Parliament Hill]]. Blaikie delivered the ritual address to the [[haggis]], and played a few unscheduled tunes on the [[bagpipes]].<ref>Rosemary Sexton, "MPs, friends celebrate Robbie Burns' birthday", ''Globe and Mail'', January 28, 1988, A19.</ref>
* In February 2001, parliamentarians were polled on the most effective member of the [[House of Commons of Canada]]. Blaikie tied for third place with Prime Minister [[Jean Chrétien]].<ref>Heather Sokoloff, "MPs pick Clark as most effective legislator", ''National Post'', February 14, 2001, A13.</ref>
* On November 21, 2007, Blaikie was given the ''[[Maclean's]]'' award for Best Parliamentarian of the Year, as voted by his peers.<ref>"MP Bill Blaikie honoured as Canada's "Parliamentarian of the Year" in Ottawa", ''Canada NewsWire'', November 21, 2007, 20:00.</ref>
* Blaikie held the record as having the longest continuous parliamentary service of any CCF/NDP MP in Canadian history.<ref>Bill Blaikie in classroom presentation University of Winnipeg 2015</ref>
* Blaikie's daughter, [[Rebecca Blaikie]], was the New Democratic Party candidate for [[LaSalle—Émard]] (challenging Prime Minister Paul Martin) in the [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004 federal election]]. As executive director of the party's [[Quebec]] wing, she was one of the architects of [[Tom Mulcair]]'s historic victory in a 2007 [[Outremont (electoral district)|Outremont]] by-election<ref>Joe Paraskevas, "'Toban making waves in Quebec politics", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', September 17, 2007, A5.</ref> and was widely credited with setting the groundwork for the party's 2011 sweep of the province.<ref>Heather Scoffield, "[https://ipolitics.ca/2011/05/17/ndp-now-the-controversial-voice-of-quebec-in-ottawa-will-it-backfire/ NDP now the controversial voice of Quebec in Ottawa: Will it backfire?]", The Canadian Press, May 17, 2011</ref> She then returned to Manitoba to work for the provincial government and the non-profit Community Education Development Association.<ref>{{cite news|title=Model after-school program gambles big in Winnipeg|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/model-after-school-program-gambles-big-in-winnipeg/article567179/|first=Kate|last=Hammer|date=February 18, 2011|access-date=September 25, 2022|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926050257/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/model-after-school-program-gambles-big-in-winnipeg/article567179/|archive-date=September 26, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2011 election, she ran in [[Winnipeg North]], losing to Liberal MP [[Kevin Lamoureux]] by 44 votes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Past results – Winnipeg North (Manitoba)|url=https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/VIS/HistoricalResults/46012_e.html|access-date=September 25, 2022|publisher=Elections Canada|location=Gatineau}}</ref>
* Blaikie's son [[Daniel Blaikie]] was elected the NDP member for [[Elmwood—Transcona]] in the October [[2015 Canadian federal election|2015 federal election]], and was re-elected in the [[2019 Canadian federal election|2019]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/federal-election/elmwood-transcona/Elmwood---Transcona-results-334347131.html|title=NDP's Blaikie squeaks past Tory rival in Elmwood-Transcona|work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=October 19, 2015|access-date=March 31, 2021}}</ref> and [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal elections]].<ref>{{cite web |title=List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election |url=https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=can&dir=cand/lst&document=index&lang=e |website=[[Elections Canada]] |access-date=27 September 2022}}</ref>

==Selected published works==
* {{cite book |last1=Langdon |first1=Steven |author-link1=Steven W. Langdon |last2=Blaikie |first2=Bill |year=1988 |title=A Time to Choose Canada: The New Democrats' Trade Option |type=paper |location=Ottawa |publisher=New Democratic Party |oclc=369138283}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |year=1991 |title=Via Cut Kills Community Camping Tradition |journal=Canadian Dimension |location=Winnipeg |issn=0008-3402}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |year=1992 |title=Putting our House in Order |journal=New Democratic Alternative |publisher=New Democratic Party |issn=1183-0247 |author-mask=1}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |date=May 1992 |title=The Canadian Clearances |journal=Canadian Forum |location=Toronto |volume=71 |issn=0008-3631 |author-mask=1}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |date=June 1992 |title=Freedom to do what? |journal=Policy Options |location=Montreal |publisher=Institute for Research on Public Policy |issn=0711-0677 |author-mask=1}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |year=1994 |title=The Status of Small Parties in the House of Commons |url=http://www.revparl.ca/17/3/17n3_94e_Blaikie.pdf |journal=Canadian Parliamentary Review |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=29–32 |issn=0229-2548 |author-mask=1}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |date=June 1996 |title=We shouldn't contend ourselves with nuclear disarmament. The madness is still rampant |journal=United Church Observer |issn=0041-7238 |author-mask=1}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |year=1997 |title=The case for a twenty-first-century NDP |journal=British Journal of Canadian Studies |publisher=Liverpool University Press |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=201–209 |issn=0269-9222 |author-mask=1}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |date=March 1997 |title=World Trade Organization spurns workers' rights |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9704041887/world-trade-organization-spurns-workers-rights |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517132606/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9704041887/world-trade-organization-spurns-workers-rights |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 17, 2014 |journal=Canadian Dimension |location=Winnipeg |volume=31 |issue=2 |pages=31–32 |issn=0008-3402 |url-access=subscription |author-mask=1}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |date=May 1997 |title=Canadian arms exports: a parliamentarian's motion on controls |journal=Peace Research |volume=29 |issn=0008-4697 |author-mask=1}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |year=2000 |title=Revitalizing Democracy in the Era of Corporate Globalization |url=http://www.revparl.ca/23/1/23n1_00e_Blaikie.pdf |journal=Canadian Parliamentary Review |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=10–13 |issn=0229-2548 |author-mask=1}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Boudria |first1=Don |author-link1=Don Boudria |last2=Reynolds |first2=John |author-link2=John Reynolds (Canadian politician) |last3=Guimond |first3=Michel |author-link3=Michel Guimond |last4=Blaikie |first4=Bill |last5=Herron |first5=John |author-link5=John Herron (New Brunswick politician) |name-list-style=amp|year=2003 |title=Round Table on Modernizing the House of Commons |url=http://www.revparl.ca/26/1/26n1_03e_Boudria.pdf |journal=Canadian Parliamentary Review |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=30–40 |issn=0229-2548 }}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |title=Not all Religious People are Conservatives: Still Room on the Left for Both Believers and Non-Believers |date=September 2005 |journal=CCPA Monitor |location=Ottawa |publisher=Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives |volume=12 |issue=4 |issn=1198-497X}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |last2=Boyer |first2=Patrick |author-link2=Patrick Boyer |last3=Boudria |first3=Don |author-link3=Don Boudria |last4=Dalphond-Guiral |first4=Madeleine |author-link4=Madeleine Dalphond-Guiral |last5=Nystrom |first5=Lorne |author-link5=Lorne Nystrom |name-list-style=amp|year=2006 |title=The Wisdom of the Elders: A Round Table on Reform of the House of Commons |url=http://www.revparl.ca/29/3/29n3_06e_roundtbl.pdf |journal=Canadian Parliamentary Review |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=33–39 |issn=0229-2548 |author-mask=1}}
* {{cite book |last1=Blaikie |first1=Bill |year=2011 |title=The Blaikie Report: An Insider's Look at Faith And Politics |location=Toronto |publisher=United Church Publishing House |isbn=9781551341880 |oclc=751636003 |author-mask=1}}

==Electoral record==
{{2009 Manitoba provincial by-elections/Elmwood}}
<small>Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=2009 Elmwood, The Pas Byelection Results|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/ByElections/2009|access-date=September 25, 2022|publisher=[[Elections Manitoba]]|location=Winnipeg}}</ref></small>
{{2006 Canadian federal election/Elmwood—Transcona}}
<small>Sources:<ref name="04 and 06 results">{{cite web|title=Past results – Elmwood—Transcona (Manitoba)|url=https://www.elections.ca/Scripts/VIS/HistoricalResults/46005_e.html|access-date=September 25, 2022|publisher=Elections Canada|location=Gatineau}}</ref><ref name="LoP Elmwood—Transcona">{{cite web|title=Profile – Elmwood—Transcona, Manitoba (2004-05-23 – )|url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=2807|access-date=September 25, 2022|publisher=Library of Parliament|location=Ottawa, Canada}}</ref></small>
{{2004 Canadian federal election/Elmwood—Transcona}}
<small>Sources:<ref name="04 and 06 results"/><ref name="LoP Elmwood—Transcona"/></small>
{{2000 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg—Transcona}}
<small>Sources:<ref name="LoP Winnipeg—Transcona">{{cite web|title=Profile – Winnipeg—Transcona, Manitoba (1997-04-27 – 2004-05-22)|url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=10026|access-date=September 25, 2022|publisher=Library of Parliament|location=Ottawa, Canada}}</ref><ref name=Hill>{{cite book|title=Canadian Politics, Riding by Riding: An In-depth Analysis of Canada's 301 Federal Electoral Districts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=opvmE2AExc8C&pg=PA339|publisher=Prospect Park Press|year=2002|last=Hill|first=Tony L.|page=339|isbn=9780972343602}}</ref></small>
{{1997 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg—Transcona}}
<small>Sources:<ref name="LoP Winnipeg—Transcona"/><ref name=Hill/></small>
{{1993 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg—Transcona}}
<small>Sources:<ref name="LoP Winnipeg—Transcona"/><ref name=Hill/></small>
{{1988 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg—Transcona}}
<small>Sources:<ref name="LoP Winnipeg—Transcona"/><ref name=Hill/></small>
{{1984 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg—Birds Hill}}
<small>Source:<ref name="LoP Winnipeg—Birds Hill">{{cite web|title=Profile – Winnipeg—Birds Hill, Manitoba (1979-03-26 – 1988-09-30)|url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=10022|access-date=September 25, 2022|publisher=Library of Parliament|location=Ottawa, Canada}}</ref></small>
{{1980 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg—Birds Hill}}
<small>Source:<ref name="LoP Winnipeg—Birds Hill"/></small>
{{1979 Canadian federal election/Winnipeg—Birds Hill}}
<small>Source:<ref name="LoP Winnipeg—Birds Hill"/></small>

All electoral information is taken from [[Elections Canada]]. Italicized expenditures from elections after 1997 refer to submitted totals, and are presented when the final reviewed totals are not available. Expenditures from 1997 refer to submitted totals. The +/- figures from 1988, 1997 and 2004 are adjusted for redistribution.

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
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