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Bill DanceWednesday April 16, 2008 Hon. Bill Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona, NDP): Mr. Speaker, last week was a sad week for Transcona and the larger community of railroaders in Winnipeg and across Canada. Hundreds of people gathered last Friday to mourn the sudden passing and to celebrate the life of Bill Dance, who died one day after his 55th birthday and only a short time before he was to receive his first pension cheque, after 39 years of service as a conductor. ( categories: Statements 2008 | Local Issues and People )
Welcome to my websiteWelcome to my website. I hope you are able to find useful information in here about my work in Parliament, over the last 28 years. In my current role as Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons I do not have the opportunity to put questions to the government, or participate in debate, so there isn’t the constant source of new material for the site that my activity in the House used to provide. However, I do make speeches outside Parliament, write articles from time to time, and have articles written about me, or which refer to me. We will try to post these as they arise. ( categories: Storage )
Bill Blaikie interviewBill Blaikie was a guest on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos, Thursday February 28th, on CBC television. If you missed the program you can watch the interview by clicking the link below. ( categories: About Bill | Bill | Critic's Role | Deputy Speaker | Electoral-Democratic Reform | Faith and Politics | Health | Intergovernmental Affairs | International Trade | Justice | Labour | Past Critic Roles | Selected Press Hits | Speeches outside the House | What People Say | Work outside Parliament )
United Church InterviewAn Inteview with Bill from the United Church Observer magazine in PDF format. Click on the link to open. ( categories: Faith and Politics )
The Hon. Mark RoseThursday April 3, 2008 Hon. Bill Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona, NDP): Mr. Speaker, it is with great sadness that I rise today to have the House take note of the death of a friend and distinguished former colleague, the hon. Mark Rose, who died on March 8 at the age of 84. Mark Rose sat in this House from 1968-74 and again from 1979-83, after which he served in the B.C. legislature until 1991. My first memory of him was as chairman of the NDP caucus from 1979-83, during a time when very important decisions to be made, combined with many rookies like myself and the member for Toronto Centre, made for impassioned internal debate. ( categories: Statements 2008 )
Donald Cameron MacDonaldHon. Bill Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the life of Donald Cameron MacDonald, former leader of the Ontario CCF and Ontario NDP, who died on Saturday, March 8, at the age of 94. Donald was often called the best premier Ontario never had. During his 27 years in the legislature, he established a reputation for a principled pragmatic opposition from the political left that New Democrats remember with gratitude and admiration, and which Canada as a country acknowledged when he received the Order of Canada in 2003. ( categories: Statements 2008 )
Bill Blaikie wins Parliamentarian of the YearIn a Macleans poll of his peers in the House of Commons Bill Blaikie has been selected parliamentarian of the year. He received the award in a ceremony that took place on November 21st. An article appears in this weeks edition of Macleans magazine with the title,"Canada's Best MP". Bill was among 4 NDP MPs who won the lion share of the awards. The other NDP recipients are: Joe Comartin, most knowledgeable , Charlie Angus, best constituent representative MP, and Peter Stoffer, most collegial MP ( categories: About Bill )
FirefightersWednesday December 5, 2007 Hon. Bill Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona, NDP): Mr. Speaker, recently I had the honour to attend the Winnipeg Fire Fighters Annual Charity Ball. I would like to congratulate Mr. Alex Forrest, president of the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg, Local 867, on a successful evening and extend my thanks and the gratitude of my constituents for the work that firefighters and paramedics do every day. ( categories: Elmwood-Transcona | Local Issues and People )
Bob FraserLord Selkirk Boy Scout Pipe Band Tuesday October 23, 2007 Hon. Bill Blaikie (Elmwood—Transcona, NDP): Mr. Speaker, I recently attended the 50th anniversary reunion of Winnipeg's Lord Selkirk Boy Scout Pipe Band. It was a great event but, as an alumni, the best part was the fact that the founding pipe major and instructor, Pipe Major Robert Fraser, was on hand to help us celebrate. ( categories: Statements 2007 | Local Issues and People )
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