Colin Francis Weeber Isaacs (born 3rd quarter 1948) is a former politician in

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, Canada. He was a

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member in the

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representing the riding of Wentworth from 1979 to 1981. He works as an environmental consultant and journalist and publishes the Gallon Newsletter.

Early life

He was born in

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and was educated at the

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and the

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. Isaacs served on the town council for Stoney Creek.

Politics

He ran for the provincial legislature in a

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for the riding of Wentworth held on April 5, 1979. He won the contest defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Gordon Dean by 543 votes. Two years later, he was defeated by Dean by 160 votes in the 1981 provincial election.

Later life

He was a director of the Recycling Council of

and executive director for the Pollution Probe Foundation. Isaacs was environmental columnist for the ''

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'' from 1990 to 1994. He publishes and edits the Gallon Environment Letter, an electronic newsletter addressing environmental issues.

References

External links

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Colin Isaacs biography

{{DEFAULTSORT:Isaacs, Colin F 1948 births Alumni of the University of London Living people Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs People from New Malden 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario