Most folks here know me as an American justice reform person, but I& #39;m actually a lifelong Canadian social democrat. I learned much of that from my dad, Mel Watkins. Sadly, we lost him last week, but not his vision of social and environmental justice. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/04/03/mel-watkins-87-was-the-compassionate-heart-of-the-canadian-left-for-more-than-a-half-century.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/cana...
Here& #39;s the obituary my family published. From babysitter to Bobby Orr to the Order of Canada. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theglobeandmail/obituary.aspx?n=mel-watkins&pid=195877949&fbclid=IwAR1sAxBZgqKReKwRCV2LTZcfyyEcCy6BTaLFPmHBi3wHuNVwfE3010RAjj8">https://www.legacy.com/obituarie...
An excellent appreciation from @andrew_ajackson in @CDN_Dimension. https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/mel-watkins-a-life-well-lived">https://canadiandimension.com/articles/...
From @KarlNerenberg @rabbleca. https://rabble.ca/news/2020/04/remembering-political-economist-mel-watkins">https://rabble.ca/news/2020...
From @JimboStanford. https://twitter.com/JimboStanford/status/1245822667594186752?s=20">https://twitter.com/JimboStan...
From @JohnRalstonSaul. https://twitter.com/JohnRalstonSaul/status/1247648443654438912?s=20">https://twitter.com/JohnRalst...
From @duncancameron. https://rabble.ca/columnists/2020/04/mel-watkins-engagement-common-good">https://rabble.ca/columnist...
From Peter Puxley for @broadbent. https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/a_tribute_to_mel_watkins">https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/a_tribute...
From @NaomiAKlein. https://twitter.com/NaomiAKlein/status/1246066153220386816?s=20">https://twitter.com/NaomiAKle...
From Bruce Campbell @ccpa. http://behindthenumbers.ca/2020/04/05/a-tribute-to-mel-watkins/">https://behindthenumbers.ca/2020/04/0...
The good people @ccpa have set up a special fund in honour of my dad. For those looking to offer a tribute, please make your donation in memory of Mel Watkins. https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E920225QE&id=17">https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/W...
From @jonnysas_ for @broadbent. https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/remembering_mel_watkins">https://www.broadbentinstitute.ca/rememberi...
From @CouncilofCDNs. https://canadians.org/analysis/memoriam-mel-watkins">https://canadians.org/analysis/...
Great thread from @ArmineYalnizyan on Mel& #39;s meditative foreword to a great collection on how Canada became an empire of mining extraction, with deleterious consequences at home and abroad. @mitpress https://twitter.com/ArmineYalnizyan/status/1246422003927650304?s=20">https://twitter.com/ArmineYal...