Political figure William Alexander Blaikie was born in Canada on June 19, 1951.
From 1979 until 2008, he represented Elmwood—Transcona and its predecessor ridings in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the federal New Democratic Party.
Let’s delve into the actual cause of his death.
Bill Blaikie dies: Cause of death revealed
Blaikie died on Saturday in Winnipeg, following a battle with metastatic kidney cancer, according to a Facebook post by his son, Daniel Blaikie.
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After leaving federal politics, he served as the minister of conservation and government house leader while serving as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba and representing the Winnipeg division of Elmwood in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 2009 to 2011.
In the 38th and 39th Canadian parliaments, Blaikie served as the Dean of the House and had the longest continuous legislative record.
As the CCF/NDP MP who has served in parliament continuously for the longest period of time in Canadian history, he also maintains that distinction.
He was a representative for Canada on the King’s Privy Council.
