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Walker is the author of "Great Winnipeg Dream" (1979), and the co-author of "Livable Winter Cities" (1986), "Living Within our Means: The Role of Voluntary Associations" (1986) and "Canadian Municipalities and Conditions of Fiscal Austerity in International Perspective" (1987)and most recently his first novel "Wild World". He chaired a Task Force of Native Employment in Manitoba in 1980, and a Via Rail task force in 1983-84.
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1988 federal election, defeating New Democratic Party incumbent Cyril Keeper in Winnipeg North Centre. Walker was the first Liberal candidate ever to win this riding, following sixty-seven years of representation by democratic socialist parties. The Progressive Conservative Party won a majority government in this election, and Walker served for the next five years as a member of the Official Opposition.
Walker was the co-leader of Paul Martin's bid to become Liberal Party leader in 1990 (Toronto Star, 3 June 1990). He also worked campaign manager for the Manitoba Liberal Party in the 1990 provincial election (Globe and Mail, 12 September 1990).
The Liberals won a majority government in the 1993 election, and Walker was re-elected with a convincing victory over former provincial cabinet minister Maureen Hemphill. He served as parliamentary secretary to Finance Minister Paul Martin from 1993 to 1996, when he was promoted to become chairman of the standing committee on industry (Winnipeg Free Press, 5 March 1996). He was defeated in the 1997 election, narrowly losing to NDP candidate Pat Martin.
Walker returned to his consulting business after leaving the House of Commons (Globe and Mail, 20 March 1999). He also worked on Paul Martin's second leadership bid in the early 2000s (National Post, 16 July 2001).
In 2000, he was appointed as chief federal negotiator for a Framework Agreement Initiative with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs concerning issues of aboriginal self-government.
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