91şÚÁĎÍř News - anil wasif /channels/news_feeds/all/term/anil%20wasif/rss en Anil Wasif on Zohran Mamdani’s Municipal Supermarkets | Policy Magazine /channels/channels/news/anil-wasif-zohran-mamdanis-municipal-supermarkets-policy-magazine-370070 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>January 4, 2026 | In Policy Magazine, Max Bell School advisory board member and MPP '21 Anil Wasif discusses Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City, and his $60 million pilot project that aims to establish municipal supermarkets across each borough. The project aims to address the growing public concern of high grocery prices.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">5 </span><span class="month">January </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:00:05 +0000 webfull 214534 at /channels Anil Wasif on Canada's Immigration Policy Breakdown | Policy Magazine /channels/channels/news/anil-wasif-canadas-immigration-policy-breakdown-policy-magazine-368707 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>October 30, 2025 | Writing in <em>Policy Magazine</em>, MPP '21 Anil Wasif reflected on the opening of the 2025 Max Bell Lecture in Calgary, featuring Globe and Mail columnist Tony Keller. Drawing on Keller's book <em>Borderline Chaos: How Canada Got Immigration Right, and Then Wrong</em>, Wasif explored how weak governance and competing interests have eroded public trust in Canada's immigration system.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/policy_magazine.png?itok=ZyqGFLWm" width="160" height="60" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">3 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:28:43 +0000 webfull 213015 at /channels Anil Wasif on Canada’s foreign policy reset at UNGA 80 | Policy Magazine /channels/channels/news/anil-wasif-canadas-foreign-policy-reset-unga-80-policy-magazine-367928 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>September 21, 2025 | In <em>Policy Magazine</em>, MPP '21 Anil Wasif reflects on the 80th anniversary of the United Nations and the turbulent backdrop for this year's general assembly. While commemorations recalled the UN’s history, this year’s high-level week exposes global fractures, from rising authoritarianism to stalled progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Wasif highlights Canada’s re-engagement under Prime Minister Mark Carney, including a foreign policy reset, stronger defence commitments, and recognition of the State of Palestine.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/policy_magazine_banner.png?itok=1GokkFs5" width="160" height="23" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">22 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 22 Sep 2025 19:15:03 +0000 webfull 212131 at /channels Anil Wasif on Flight Attendants’ Strike and the Fight for Collective Bargaining | Policy Magazine /channels/channels/news/anil-wasif-flight-attendants-strike-and-fight-collective-bargaining-policy-magazine-367108 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>September 1, 2025 | In a piece for <em>Policy Magazine</em>, Anil Wasif, MPP ’21, reflects on last month’s Air Canada strike, where 10,500 flight attendants defied a government back-to-work order in what he calls a defining moment for Canadian labour rights. Public sentiment was firmly behind the workers, with polls showing strong support for their demand to be paid for all hours worked, not just time in the air.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/policy_magazine_banner.png?itok=1GokkFs5" width="160" height="23" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">4 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:53:27 +0000 webfull 211205 at /channels Why don’t more women run for office? | iPolitics /channels/channels/news/why-dont-more-women-run-office-ipolitics-337961 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>February 1, 2022 | In this opinion piece for iPolitics, MPP alumnus Anil Wasif, along with co-author Maisha Kabir, examines the factors that contribute to the relatively low rates at which women run for office.</p> <p><a href="https://ipolitics.ca/2021/02/01/why-dont-more-women-run-for-office/">Read the article</a>.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/why_dont_more_women_run_for_office.jpg?itok=wEgT3R84" width="160" height="92" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2022</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:34:42 +0000 webfull 178260 at /channels Race to the Top — Fixing Childcare Once and for All | Policy Magazine /channels/channels/news/race-top-fixing-childcare-once-and-all-policy-magazine-331589 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>June 17, 2021 | When the Liberal government tabled this year's budget, it came with a commitment to finishing the 50 year-long process of establishing a system which makes childcare accessible to every family in this country. In his article for Policy Magazine, MPP candidate <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/maxbellschool/our-people/mpp-students/mpp-cohort-2020-21#AnilWasif">Anil Wasif</a> outlines what must be considered if the outcome of this pledge is to be any different from those of previous governments over the past half century.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/parent_pushing_stroller_painted_graphic?itok=cIAf14ho" width="160" height="114" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">14 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 15:10:45 +0000 webfull 171205 at /channels The Emergencies Act is Dead | Canadian Science Policy Centre /channels/channels/news/emergencies-act-dead-canadian-science-policy-centre-329103 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>February 10, 2021 | As each province deals with their respective struggles in healthcare capacity, vaccination rates, travel restrictions, and other COVID-19 related policies, the federal government weighs the possibility declaring a national crisis. Take a look at what Max Bell School alumni Anil Wasif, Alexandra Ages, Ellen Rowe, and Leonardo Lozano have to say about the evolving landscape of federal pandemic policy in Canada. </p> <p><a href="https://sciencepolicy.ca/posts/the-emergencies-act-is-dead/">Read the article</a></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/screen-shot-2021-02-10-at-8.04.24-pm.png?itok=I30OCfbC" width="160" height="106" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">23 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:48:26 +0000 webfull 168438 at /channels