Mel Watkins
Mel Watkins | |
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| Born | Melville Henry Watkins May 15, 1932 McKellar, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 2, 2020 (aged 87) Ottawa, Ontario |
| 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 |
Melville Henry Watkins (May 15, 1932 – April 2, 2020) 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. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 2019.