"Bill Blaikie, is easily one of the three or four finest Parliamentarians that we've got from any party and a guy who will make most of the opposition party leaders look bad, at least in terms Parliamentary performance, if not in terms of his behaviour across the rest of the country which we haven't seen yet." July 7, 2002 Sunday Report - Challenges and Choices facing the NDP - Paul Wells

“Blaikie’s authority doesn’t derive only, or even primarily, from his size, his original calling as a United Church minister or his dry humour. When he stands to ask a question, everyone listens because he knows what he is talking about. As he pointed out the other day, he has been in parliament 33 (sic) years. That experience – that deep familiarity with the obscure detail, crucial debates – is an inevitable asset. Not that experience alone is enough.”
April 29, 2002 Ottawa Citizen - New Democrats need a new voice - Susan Riley

“Hot: NDP House Leader Bill Blaikie. After the Liberals insist the opposition ask questions about something other than Shawinigate, he does, and gets the brushoff. The mild-mannered Mr. Blaikie labels this “crap.””
March 31, 2001 Globe and Mail- Political Notebook: Who’s hot, who’s not

“Hot: New Democrat Bill Blaikie. He grills Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Stephane Dion at the committee reviewing the new referendum legislation and actually gets Mr. Dion to concede a point.”
February 19, 2000 Globe and Mail - Who’s Hot, Who’s Not