Mel Watkins

For the American critic and author, see Mel Watkins (American writer).
Mel Watkins
Born
Melville Henry Watkins

(1932-05-15)May 15, 1932
McKellar, Ontario, Canada
DiedApril 2, 2020(2020-04-02) (aged 87)[1]
Ottawa, Ontario[2]
Known forCofounding the Waffle,
Watkins Report
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseKelly Crichton
Academic background
Influences
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-disciplinePolitical economy
School or tradition
InstitutionsUniversity College, Toronto
InfluencedJames Laxer, Peter Gzowski[3]

Melville Henry Watkins (May 15, 1932 – April 2, 2020)[1] was a Canadian political economist and activist and professor emeritus of economics and political science at the University of Toronto. He was a founder and co-leader with James Laxer of the Waffle, a left-wing political formation within the New Democratic Party that advocated an "independent socialist Canada" and Canadian nationalism.[5][6][7][8] He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2019.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d e Sas, Jonathan (April 2, 2020). "Remembering Mel Watkins". Broadbent Institute. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  2. ^ Valpy, Michael (April 10, 2020). "Prominent socialist intellectual Mel Watkins believed in a political philosophy of compassion". Globe and Mail. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Fleming, R. B. (2010). Peter Gzowski: A Biography. Toronto: Dundurn Press. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-77070-539-5.
  4. ^ Stanford, Jim (2013). "Re: 'The Past Reframes Itself,' by Mel Watkins". Literary Review of Canada. Toronto. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Hugh Grant and David Wolfe (15 October 2013). "The Staple Theory at 50: Mel Watkins as teacher, scholar and activist". Rabble.
  6. ^ Jim Stanford (March 2014). "The Staple Theory at 50; Reflections on the Lasting Significance of Mel Watkins' "A Staple Theory of Economic Growth"" (PDF). Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
  7. ^ "Once Upon a Waffle". Canadian Dimension. 12 November 2009.
  8. ^ Joanna Szymanski (May 2005). "Mel Watkins - a Backgrounder". Renfrew Nipissing Pembroke NDP.
  9. ^ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2019-12-20). "Governor General Announces 120 New Appointments to the Order of Canada". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-01-01.