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Most folks here know me as an American justice reform person, but I'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
Here'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
An excellent appreciation from @andrew_ajackson in @CDN_Dimension. https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/mel-watkins-a-life-well-lived
From @KarlNerenberg @rabbleca. https://rabble.ca/news/2020/04/remembering-political-economist-mel-watkins
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
Great thread from @ArmineYalnizyan on Mel'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
