Watkins, the influential political economist who died this past week, was most widely known for co-authoring the nationalist Waffle Manifesto, which l...

MEL WATKINS Died peacefully April 2, 2020, with his beloved wife of almost 50 years, Kelly Crichton, by his side. Mel was born on May 15, 1932, "in a

Mel Watkins, who passed on April 2, was a wonderful human being, a friend and mentor, the leading left economist of his or indeed any generation in Canada, and, not least, a committed democratic...

Canada is facing critical shortages of necessary medical supplies right now, but if the country had heeded the advice, five decades ago, of political economist Mel Watkins, we might be far more

My dear friend, and close associate Melville (Mel) Henry Watkins (1932-2020), the celebrated Canadian political economist, passed away in Ottawa on April 2, 2020, with his beloved wife Kelly Crichton

The Broadbent Institute is an independent, non-partisan organization championing progressive change through the promotion of democracy, equality, and sustainability and the training of a new genera...

Mel Watkins was a towering intellect whose body of work shaped the thinking of generations of students, scholars, politicians, journalists and activists, myself included. As a professor of political...

The Broadbent Institute is an independent, non-partisan organization championing progressive change through the promotion of democracy, equality, and sustainability and the training of a new genera...

The Council of Canadians is saddened to learn of the passing of one of our founding members, Mel Watkins. A professor emeritus of economics and political science at the University of Toronto and a...