Rebecca Blaikie
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Rebecca Blaikie (born 1st January 1978 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) was a candidate in the 2004 Canadian federal election.
She stood as the candidate for the New Democratic Party (NDP) in Prime Minister Paul Martin's electoral district of LaSalle-Émard in Montréal, Québec. She received 4.97% of the vote share, and was not elected. She did however receive a large amount of press coverage.
She is the daughter of Bill Blaikie, a veteran NDP Member of Parliament from Winnipeg, and current deputy leader of the party.
She has a degree in Canadian social history from the University of Winnipeg.