Mel Watkins | |
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Born | Melville Henry Watkins May 15, 1932 McKellar, Ontario, Canada |
Died | April 2, 2020[1] | (aged 87)
Known for | Cofounding the Waffle, Watkins Report |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Spouse | Kelly Crichton |
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Sub-discipline | Political economy |
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Institutions | University College, Toronto |
Influenced | James 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]