Roderick "Rod" Blaker (born 23 November 1936 in

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)Profile of Rod Blaker
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member of the House of Commons of Canada.

History

Before entering politics, Blaker was a lawyer and broadcast editorialist. He was first elected in the electoral district of Lachine in the 1972 federal election and was re-elected in

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of President of the United States, United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom K ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

and

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Syst ...

. He served consecutive terms in the 29th to

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s, then retired before the 1984 federal election. During his time in Parliament, Blaker served as a Parliamentary Secretary to the

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from 1976 to 1977, the

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from 1977 to 1978 and the

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in 1984. He was also the Assistant Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons from 1980 to 1984 and the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole from 1982 to 1984. Blaker's 1974 election campaign was later noted for the involvement of

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, in Finley's first federal campaign. Finley later became a major election strategist for the

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,Uncredited
Harper's backroom general
;

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. Retrieved 2013-02-12. and was appointed to the

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* 1936 births Liberal Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Montreal {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub