Talk:Bill Blaikie

Past Jobs

Between 1969 and 1972 was Bill Blaikie really working for both the Army and the Railroad? That doesn't seem likely.

Currently

Blaikie just started the new parliament as deputy speaker, maybe someone who knows more about the position than I could type something up? Skuzabut 11:55 EST

Honorary Doctorate of Divinity at a special convocation ceremony, Sept. 14, 2007. wawruckhemmett —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wawruckhemmett (talk • contribs) 19:05, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Monarchism

I took Blaikie's 2002 statement: "[The Queen} symbolizes for many the merits of a constitutional monarchy in which the head of state... is separate and apart from the ongoing political struggles of the day."[1] to be a sign of support for the system of constitutional monarchy. --Miesianiacal (talk) 16:34, 14 January 2009 (UTC)

I take the words "for many" to imply a slightly different meaning. Blaikie's comment reads like a statement of fact regarding the views of monarchists, and not an advocacy of the same. CJCurrie (talk) 02:51, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

I take the words in their proper context, which is a larger spoken tribute to the Queen. It certainly reads to me like someone who supports the monarchical system. --Miesianiacal (talk) 19:41, 18 January 2009 (UTC)

That's one possibility, but it's worth noting that Blaikie's comments were made on the 50th anniversary of the Queen's ascension to the throne, at a time when all (federalist) parties represented in the HoC were more-or-less required to make official tributes of some sort. I suspect that Blaikie probably does support the monarchy (or at least doesn't oppose it), but I don't think we can take this largely ceremonial statement as a definitive interpretation of his opinions on the subject. CJCurrie (talk) 02:13, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

Mmm.. Well, the fact is his comments expanded beyond simply personal accolades and touched on the subject of the institution of the Crown, which I don't think was required in any way. But, a search (albeit a brief one via Google) brings up nothinhg further to link Blaikie to support for the monarchy. Alas, I will have to concede that there is still insufficient evidence to drop him in the monarchist category... for now. ;) --Miesianiacal (talk) 04:55, 19 January 2009 (UTC)

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