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Bill Blaikie

Personal data
Date of birthJune 19, 1951(age 60)
Place of birthWinnipeg, Manitoba
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseBrenda Blaikie
ResidenceWinnipeg
ProfessionClergyman
ReligionUnited Church of Canada
Manitoba Minister of Conservation
Assumed officeNovember 3, 2009
PremierGreg Selinger
Preceded byStan Struthers
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Assumed office2009
ConstituencyElmwood
Preceded byJim Maloway
Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons and Chairman of Committees of the Whole
In office2006 - 2008
Succeeded byAndrew Scheer
Preceded byChuck Strahl
Member of the Canadian House of Commons
In office2004 - 2008
ConstituencyElmwood-Transcona
Succeeded byJim Maloway
Preceded bynew riding
In office1988 - 2004
ConstituencyWinnipeg-Transcona
Succeeded byriding abolished
Preceded bynew riding
In office1979 - 1988
ConstituencyWinnipeg-Birds Hill
Succeeded byriding abolished
Preceded bynew riding

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William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie, PC (born June 19, 1951) is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since April 2009, representing the Winnipeg division of Elmwood as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, and Minister of Conservation and Government House Leader since November 2009. He was previously a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2008, representing Elmwood-Transcona and its antecedent ridings in the Canadian House of Commons for the federal New Democratic Party.

Blaikie had the longest continuous parliamentary record in the 39th Canadian parliament, and in this capacity served as the Dean of the House. He is a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and has the right to be styled the Honourable for life. Blaikie was the Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 2006 to 2008.

He has announced that he will not be a candidate in the October 2011 provincial election and will be retiring from political life.

Bill Blaikie Video

Segments from the March 04, 2009 edition of 'A' Morning Ottawa, the day after layoffs which resulted in the cancellation of the 6:00, 11:00 and weekend newscasts. This also marks the first edition of 'A' Morning with Sandra Blaikie and Bill Welychka.
8.12 min. | 0 user rating		 MLA and long serving NDP MP Bill Blaikie gives his endorsement for daughter Rebecca Blaikie for Winnipeg North. www.rebeccablaikie.ndp.ca Rebecca has experience with North End community initiatives that create opportunities for young people. She is currently co-director of Winnipeg's Community Education Development Association (CEDA), located on Selkirk Ave. CEDA works with inner city residents to build better communities through education. Rebecca is an active member of the North End Community Helpers Network (NECHN), the North End Community Coalition (NECC) and the Inner City Social Justice Coalition.
0.85 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Honourable Bill Blaikie recognizing the 50th anniversary of the provincial parks program for the province first started by Premier Duff Roblin.
2.13 min. | 0 user rating		 www.canadianswinnipeg.org http www.policyalternatives.ca http Recorded live in Winnipeg on Mother Earth Day! Maude Barlow explains the rights of nature. Lynne Fernandez speaks out for the Boreal Forest Bill Blaikie champions a west side BiPoll 3 ... and the Raging Grannies rage!!!
116.72 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Bill Blaikie is a guest on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos. In this video, George asks Bill about the connection between faith and politics.
1.62 min. | 0 user rating
Honourable Bill Blaikie's ministerial statement updating fire conditions in Manitoba.
1.60 min. | 0 user rating		 Bill Blaikie was selected by his colleagues as Parliamentarian of the Year. Blaikie wonders if real, meaningful political debate has disappeared from Question Period.
3.32 min. | 0 user rating		 Bill Blaikie is a guest on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos. In this video, George cues up The Bio.
2.15 min. | 0 user rating		 Honourable Bill Blaikie's ministerial statement on fire conditions in Manitoba.
1.38 min. | 0 user rating		 Honourable Bill Blaikie's ministerial statement updating fire conditions in Manitoba.
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Province helping to scrap old cars - Winnipeg Free Press Tweet this news
Winnipeg Free Press---Bill Blaikie- hopes to send more 1995-and-older vehicles to Manitoba scrap yards in an effort to help the environment. Motorists have until the end of this ... - Date : Sat, 02 Oct 2010 08:26:56 GMT+00:00
Wildlife study precedes road construction - Winnipeg Free Press Tweet this news
Winnipeg Free Press---...- about the status of moose, caribou and other fur-bearing animals in the region, Conservation Minister -Bill Blaikie- said in an interview Tuesday. ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:23:57 GMT+00:00
First Nations people, scientists meet to save caribou - Winnipeg Free Press Tweet this news
Winnipeg Free Press--"It is a large conference, larger than we expected at the beginning and people are coming from all over the world," Conservation Minister -Bill Blaikie- said ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:23:22 GMT+00:00
Protecting Caribou is the focus of Winnipeg workshop - CJOB Tweet this news
CJOB--Manitoba Conservation minister -Bill Blaikie- says the continued existence of Caribou is closely tied to the health of the environment and other animals. ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 03:09:07 GMT+00:00
Get rid of old vehicles with Retire Your Ride - Carman Valley Leader Tweet this news
Carman Valley Leader--Conservation Minister -Bill Blaikie- also announced a regulation will be introduced later this year to stop car dealers from importing vehicles manufactured ... - Date : Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:08:58 GMT+00:00
How the U of W lays out the process for conferring honorary degrees - Winnipeg Free Press Tweet this news
Winnipeg Free Press--U of W officials said that president Lloyd Axworthy and provincial cabinet minister -Bill Blaikie- were both honorary degree recipients while still MPs. ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:02:14 GMT+00:00
Province Supports 21 Projects That Build Upon Waste Reduction Week in Manitoba ... - Canada Views Tweet this news
Canada Views---...- through the Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention (WRAPP) Fund, Conservation Minister -Bill Blaikie- announced today, as Waste Reduction Week began. ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:44:13 GMT+00:00
University has history of honouring sitting politicians - Winnipeg Sun Tweet this news
Winnipeg Sun--And Manitoba New Democrat MLA -Bill Blaikie-, then an MP with that party's federal arm, was given an honorary U of W degree in 2007. ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 06:56:09 GMT+00:00
Joining for a cause - Lac du Bonnet Leader Tweet this news
Lac du Bonnet Leader---...- Federation (MMF) met with Conservation Minister -Bill Blaikie- to discuss the dwindling state of the moose population in Game Hunting Area 26 (GHA 26). ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 18:34:22 GMT+00:00
Province mulls protecting river delta near The Pas - Winnipeg Free Press Tweet this news
Winnipeg Free Press---...- looking at setting aside the Saskatchewan River Delta near The Pas as a permanently protected area, Conservation Minister -Bill Blaikie- said Wednesday. ... - Date : Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:26:28 GMT+00:00

Current members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

New Democrat'Selinger' * Allan * Altemeyer * Ashton * Bjornson * Blady * Blaikie * Braun * Brick * Caldwell * Chomiak * Dewar * Hickes * Howard * Irvin-Ross * Jennissen * Jha * Korzeniowski * Lemieux * Mackintosh * Marcelino * Martindale * McGifford * Melnick * Nevakshonoff * Oswald * Reid * Robinson * Rondeau * Saran * Selby * Struthers * Swan * Whitehead * Wiebe * Wowchuk
Progressive Conservative'McFadyen' * Borotsik * Briese * Cullen * Derkach * Driedger * Dyck * Eichler * Faurschou * Goertzen * Graydon * Hawranik * Maguire * Mitchelson * Pedersen * Rowat * Schuler * Stefanson * Taillieu
Liberal'Gerrard' * Lamoureux

Dean of the House

John Costigan * John Haggart * Wilfrid Laurier * John Reid * William MacLean * Rodolphe Lemieux * Charles Marcil * Ernest Lapointe * Arthur Cardin * Charles Power * William Rowe * Azellus Denis * Paul Martin Sr. * John Diefenbaker * Walter Dinsdale * Robert Coates * Herb Gray * Charles Caccia * Bill Blaikie * Louis Plamondon



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