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==History==

Before entering politics, Blaker was a lawyer and broadcast editorialist.<ref name=parl/> He was first elected in the electoral district of [[Lachine (electoral district)|Lachine]] in the [[1972 Canadian federal election, 1972|1972 federal election]] and was re-elected in [[1974 Canadian federal election, 1974|1974]], [[1979 Canadian federal election, 1979|1979]] and [[1980 Canadian federal election, 1980|1980]]. He served consecutive terms in the [[29th Canadian Parliament|29th]] to [[32nd Canadian Parliament]]s, then retired before the 1984 federal election.

During his time in Parliament, Blaker served as a [[Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[Minister of Supply and Services]] from 1976 to 1977, the [[Solicitor General of Canada]] from 1977 to 1978 and the [[Minister for International Trade]] in 1984.<ref name=parl/> He was also the Assistant Deputy [[Speaker of the House of Commons (Canada)|Speaker of the House of Commons]] from 1980 to 1984 and the Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole from 1982 to 1984.<ref name=parl/>