Bill Blaikie, a longtime Manitoba New Democrat whose political career spanned more than three decades and included terms in both the House of Commons and Manitoba's legislature, has died. He was 71.
Blaikie served as Transcona-area member of Parliament from 1979 to 2008, MLA from 2009 to 2011Bill Blaikie, then the member of Parliament for Elmwood-Transcona, is shown here in his Winnipeg constituency office on March 15, 2007, the day he announced he would not run for re-election in 2008.
Blaikie was first elected in 1979, as the member of Parliament for the riding of Winnipeg-Birds Hill. After that riding was dissolved in 1987, Blaikie won four elections in the new riding of Winnipeg-Transcona, and two more after it was renamed Elmwood-Transcona in 2004. He did not seek re-election in 2008.
"His legacy stands for itself — it's a living legacy," said Lloyd Axworthy, who was a longtime Liberal cabinet minister and later University of Winnipeg president. "For students … with [a] big appetite to know, 'How do things work?'" Blaikie could bring his practical experience into the classroom, said Axworthy.
Blaikie, right, stands with New Democratic Party Leader Alexa McDonough as they voted against a pay raise for MPs in the House of Commons on June 7, 2001.
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