Anika Ganness, Ph.D.
@anikaganness
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Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration @Torontomet. Researches racial & immigrant disproportionality in child welfare. she/her
Toronto, Ontario
Joined July 2014
Ontario’s focus on child welfare finances won’t keep kids safe. My piece for Policy Options explains why:.
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The province’s audits focus on spending but ignore racial disparities, weak oversight and broken promises to reform the system.
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I am thrilled to announce that I have joined the Department of Politics and Public Administration @TorontoMet as an Assistant Professor of Public Policy. I look forward to working with colleagues and students renowned for innovation and social awareness! .
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RT @IRPP: Missed last month's event with @anikaganness and @yass_shaimaa? Not to worry, we've got you covered! . You can now listen to the….
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Join us for a timely discussion on child welfare:.
Why are racialized & immigrant children overrepresented in child welfare?. Join us May 14 (5–7 p.m.) at our MTL offices for a talk with @anikaganness on real-world examples & policy insights to improve the system. Moderated by @yass_shaimaa. Register here👇
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RT @Pam_Palmater: YouTube video of my Warrior Life Podcast convo with Dr. @cblackst @fncares about the massive Jordan's Principle backlog &….
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RT @pennlaw: .@TIME has named @DorothyERoberts to its 2025 The Closers list, honoring 25 Black leaders working to end racial equity gaps. A….
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Dorothy E. Roberts recognized among TIME’s 2025 ‘The Closers’ for her advocacy against systemic inequities in child welfare.
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RT @ncyica_cndjpec: Member @LesDpj recently released Droit de cité, a rights-based book designed by & for young people in care in Quebec, i….
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RT @cblackst: Canada negotiated a flawed agreement that would continue the discrimination against kids, said First Nations could vote on it….
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RT @IRPP: 🧡 How can we better support Indigenous children in Canada's welfare system? in this article, Nico Trocmé & @cblackst explore the….
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If Ottawa wants Indigenous communities to succeed with child protection, it must provide adequate funding and safeguards against liability.
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RT @DorothyERoberts: I’m so honored to be among the remarkable 2024 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and grateful for the spotlight I hope this….
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systems across Canada. I am eager to follow in IRPP’s legacy of innovative public policy research and I hope to contribute to more equitable child welfare policies! 2/2.
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I am excited to join the @IRPP team as their first Postdoctoral Research Fellow under the co-supervision of @McGillPoliSci @debthompsonphd and @IRPP @yass_shaimaa! I look forward to continuing my research on racial (and immigrant) disproportionality in child welfare 1/2.
The IRPP is delighted to announce that @anikaganness has been awarded its first Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Support of Indigenous, Black and Other Racialized Scholars. Many congratulations, and welcome to the IRPP team, Anika!.
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RT @cpsa_acsp: 🏆2024 Prix Donald-Smiley Prize 👏 Félicitations ! Congrats ! @tungohan -Graham White @UofT_PolSci -@smwiebe @uvicpoli .CITATI….
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Truly honoured to be nominated 🙏🏽.
2024 PRIX JILL VICKERS PRIZE 👏Félicitations ! Congrats !.@UofT_PolSci SBashevkin-@anikaganness -KGordon.@McGillPoliSci -JMacKinnon - @eslichan -LMacdonald @cu_polisci .CITATIONS ECoburn @YorkULAPS @GlendonCampus FMacDonald @UNBC @JLMerolli .@JohnsonFuji
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RT @McGillPoliSci: Congratulations to @tariajadi whose dissertation has won a Dalhousie Doctoral Thesis Award, "an annual honour that recog….
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Drs. Joseph Bedard and Tari Ajadi are being recognized for exceptional dissertations that have made significant and original contributions to the academic community and Canadian society.
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RT @cblackst: So grateful to Caring Society legal team Naiomi Metallic, David Taylor and Alyssa Holland who volunteered their time to help….
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RT @cblackst: Supreme Court says Indigenous children win! Now governments need to honour it!.
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RT @minhthuydo04: Acts of resistance are deeply political actions that challenge state-based forms of injustice. My research note finds tha….
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