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Melville H. Watkins, 35, an associate professor of economics at the University of Toronto, was chairman of the task force on foreign investment. He wa(...)
Melville H. Watkins, 35, an associate professor of economics at the University of Toronto, was chairman of the task force on foreign investment. He wa(...)

Melville H. Watkins, 35, an associate professor of economics at the University of Toronto, was chairman of the task force on foreign investment. He wa(...)

Date2/16/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Melville H. Watkins, 35, an associate professor of economics at the University of Toronto, was chairman of the task force on foreign investment. He was born in McKellar, Ont., studies at the U of T and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and joined the staff of the U of T in 1958. He spent most of the year in Ottawa, conducting the study, and plenty of time on planes, commuting from his Toronto home.
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NDP foes meet: David Lewis, deputy leader of the New Democratic Party, faces Professor Melville Watkins (right) after Lewis had called Watkins' proposal for a mass NDP shift to the left horribly indigestible rubbish
NDP foes meet: David Lewis, deputy leader of the New Democratic Party, faces Professor Melville Watkins (right) after Lewis had called Watkins' proposal for a mass NDP shift to the left horribly indigestible rubbish
10/31/1969
Canada's economic independence, says Melville Watkins, now depends on the New Democratic Party
Canada's economic independence, says Melville Watkins, now depends on the New Democratic Party
1/2/1970
Canadians are in fact giving less to charity every year, argues paul Reinhardt (right), associate professor of economics at York University's Atkinson College
Canadians are in fact giving less to charity every year, argues paul Reinhardt (right), associate professor of economics at York University's Atkinson College
3/10/1977
Melville Watkins and Kelly Crichton
Melville Watkins and Kelly Crichton
5/28/1971
Melville Watkins
Melville Watkins
3/21/1973
Melville Watkins. Addressing NDP talks
Melville Watkins. Addressing NDP talks
6/20/1971
Melville Watkins. $1.5 billion suggestion
Melville Watkins. $1.5 billion suggestion
10/18/1973
Determined to keep their left-wing Waffle group alive despite its ouster by the Ontario New Democratic Party, Melville Watkins (left), the leader, and(...)
Determined to keep their left-wing Waffle group alive despite its ouster by the Ontario New Democratic Party, Melville Watkins (left), the leader, and(...)
6/25/1972
Melville Watkins
Melville Watkins
6/8/1970
Now a professor of economics at Atkinson College at York University, Dr. Alex N. McLeod has made a life-long study of the open economies of the world, such as Canada. On desk is part of collection of currencies of nations he studied.
Now a professor of economics at Atkinson College at York University, Dr. Alex N. McLeod has made a life-long study of the open economies of the world, such as Canada. On desk is part of collection of currencies of nations he studied.
11/6/1969
Stairway to past: David McQueen, professor of economics at York University, stands on a stone stairway at the back of Glendon Hall
Stairway to past: David McQueen, professor of economics at York University, stands on a stone stairway at the back of Glendon Hall
9/14/1982
Finer points: York professor Wally Crowston, left, co-ordinator of the university's $1.3 million Canadian International Development Agency program, shows Aiang Teng, centre, and Yisong Tian the finer points of economics and management. The two will return soon to teach in China.
Finer points: York professor Wally Crowston, left, co-ordinator of the university's $1.3 million Canadian International Development Agency program, shows Aiang Teng, centre, and Yisong Tian the finer points of economics and management. The two will return soon to teach in China.
1/6/1986