Isaac Callan

@isaaccallan

Online Digital Broadcast Journalist for @GlobalNewsTo focusing on Ontario politics. Tips? Snazzy spreadsheet? 📧[email protected] 🗣️ DMs open.

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Joined August 2010

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · 5 h

The country’s premiers are taking questions in Muskoka ahead of their final meeting at end of a three-day summit. #OnPoli

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · 6 h

NEW: Canada's premiers are meeting for a third and final day in Ontario's cottage country on Wednesday, with more discussions on internal trade, bail reform and health care. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11298731/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. Since Monday, Doug Ford has hosted provincial and territorial premiers in Muskoka for meetings dominated by trade talks, including a briefing from the prime minister.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · 21 h

NEW: Prime Minister Mark Carney stayed overnight at Doug Ford’s rural Muskoka property “solving the world’s problems” around the fireplace on Monday, Ontario’s premier says. #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/11298927/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. Mark Carney was in cottage country Monday night before meetings with Canada's premiers to discuss interprovincial trade and tariffs from the United States.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 22

NEW: More agreements signed on the edge of major meetings in Muskoka today. This one, a memorandum of understanding to explore pipelines and railways, comes with a direct challenge to Prime Minister Mark Carney from Alberta, Ontario and Sask. #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/11298003/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. That plan is an agreement to work together to plan an east-west pipeline made with Ontario steel to connect to the not-yet-built James Bay deep-sea port.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 22

NEW: Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Ontario’s cottage country on Tuesday to meet with Canada’s premiers to brief them on trade talks with United States President Donald Trump and the looming threat of more tariffs. #Onpoli globalnews.ca/news/11297426/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Muskoka Monday evening and headed to Doug Ford's cottage, where the premier hosted the country's most senior leaders for an intimate dinner.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 21

NEW: Ontario has unveiled new agreements to reduce internal trade barriers with British Columbia and three Canadian territories, taking the number of deals it has with other governments into double figures. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11297343/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. On Monday afternoon, at the edge of a major summit in Ontario involving the country's premiers and prime minister, Doug Ford announced deals aimed at improving domestic trade.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 21

NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is indicating he could slow down his push on some major infrastructure projects in situations where local First Nations are opposed, but says he'll move ahead as fast as possible on projects where there is buy-in. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/11296760/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. Canada's premiers met with leaders from the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council and the Native Women's Association of Canada.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 21

NEW: Doug Ford is leading the country’s premiers in a potentially tense meeting with several prominent First Nation groups as a push to streamline approvals in the face of tariffs from the United States creates ruptures in the relationship. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11296760/…

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 21

Leaders from across Canada have arrived in Ontario’s cottage country for a series of high-stakes meetings, making Huntsville, Ont., the centre of the nation’s power for the next three days. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11294278/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. Cottage country is set to become the centre of Canadian power for three days beginning Monday, as leaders from across the country descend on Huntsville for high-stakes meetings.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 21

Doug Ford arrives at Deerhurst in Muskoka for meetings with Canada’s premiers. Mark Carney will also join them for a trade discussion tomorrow #OnPoli

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 21

Canadian premiers arrive in Huntsville, Ont., ahead of meetings #OnPoli

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 21

Canada's premiers are heading north to cottage country for three days of meetings, including with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Flags and a big banner welcome them as they pass through Barrie. #OnPoli

isaaccallan's tweet image. Canada's premiers are heading north to cottage country for three days of meetings, including with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Flags and a big banner welcome them as they pass through Barrie. #OnPoli

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 21

NEW: Three days of political meetings begin today in Muskoka. All premiers meeting, along with the prime minister. Also, nursing representatives and Indigenous leaders all taking part. Tonight: dinner for the leaders at Doug Ford’s cottage. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11294278/…

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 19

New data shows how rapidly threats against politicians in Canada have risen in recent years. globalnews.ca/news/11294529/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. Two-thirds of death threats were aimed at Justin Trudeau -- but Catherine McKenna, Chrystia Freeland and Steven Guilbeault also received multiple death threats from 2019 to 2024.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 18

NEW: Our own @ConsumerSOS caught up with the man accused of threatening Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown after he was released on bail. He tried to ask him questions. The man replied, telling Seán he would "stomp on our face." globalnews.ca/news/11291590/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. Kanwarjyot Singh Manoria was arrested on Tuesday and charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm to Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 18

NEW: The Ford government is accusing Ontario’s major towns and cities of “sitting” on billions of unspent dollars amidst a growing housing crisis, telling them the money should be used to reduce the cost of building. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11293189/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. According to data from the provincial government, Ontario's municipalities have roughly $10 billion in the bank, funds collected from developers building new housing projects.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 17

NEW: Opening the Eglinton Crosstown LRT by September could be 'a reach,' according to the outgoing head of the TTC. Testing of the line is currently taking place, with the agency operating the trains. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11292590/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. At a Toronto Transit Commission meeting Thursday, outgoing interim CEO Greg Percy said it would be 'a reach' to open the new transit line by September.

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Isaac Callan@isaaccallan · Jul 17

Ontario’s solicitor general says the government is adding 150 beds to three jails across the province using modular construction. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/11292547/…

isaaccallan's tweet card. Ontario's solicitor general says the province is adding 150 beds to three jails across the province using modular construction.

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