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- In 1988, Blaikie and House of Commons Speaker 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.
- In February 2001, parliamentarians were polled on the most effective member of the House of Commons. Blaikie tied for third place with Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
- On November 21, 2007, Blaikie was given the Maclean's award for Best Parliamentarian of the Year, as voted by his peers.
- Blaikie's daughter, Rebecca Blaikie, was the New Democratic Party candidate for LaSalle—Émard in the 2004 federal election. As executive director of the party's Quebec wing, she was one of the architects of Thomas Mulcair's historic victory in a 2007 Outremont by-election and was widely credited with setting the groundwork for the party's 2011 sweep of the province. She then returned to Manitoba to work for the provincial government. In the 2011 election, she ran in Winnipeg North, losing by 44 votes.
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