# Colin Isaacs

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**Colin Francis Weeber Isaacs** (born 3rd quarter 1948) is a former politician in [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada. He was a [New Democratic Party](/source/Ontario_New_Democratic_Party) member in the [Legislative Assembly of Ontario](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Ontario) representing the riding of [Wentworth](/source/Wentworth_(provincial_electoral_district)) from 1979 to 1981. He works as an [environmental consultant](/source/Environmental_consulting) and journalist and publishes the Gallon Newsletter.

## Early life

He was born in [New Malden](/source/New_Malden), [Surrey](/source/Surrey), [England](/source/England) and was educated at the [University of London](/source/University_of_London) and the [University of Western Ontario](/source/University_of_Western_Ontario). Isaacs served on the town council for [Stoney Creek](/source/Stoney_Creek,_Ontario).

## Politics

He ran for the provincial legislature in a [by-election](/source/By-election) for the riding of [Wentworth](/source/Wentworth_(provincial_electoral_district)) held on April 5, 1979. He won the contest defeating [Progressive Conservative](/source/Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Ontario) candidate [Gordon Dean](/source/Gordon_Howlett_Dean) by 543 votes.[1] Two years later, he was defeated by Dean by 160 votes in the [1981 provincial election](/source/1981_Ontario_general_election).[2]

## Later life

He was a director of the Recycling Council of [Ontario](/source/Ontario) and executive director for the Pollution Probe Foundation.[3] Isaacs was environmental columnist for the *[Financial Post](/source/Financial_Post)* from 1990 to 1994. He publishes and edits the Gallon Environment Letter, an electronic newsletter addressing environmental issues.[4]

## References

1. "Scarborough West, Wentworth held by NDP's Johnston, Isaacs". *The Globe and Mail*. April 6, 1979. p. 1.

1. Canadian Press (March 20, 1981). ["Election results for Metro Toronto"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0NtYAAAAIBAJ&pg=6285%2C1391429). *The Windsor Star*. p. 22. Retrieved 2014-04-01.

1. O'Connor, Ryan (2015-10-15). [*The First Green Wave: Pollution Probe and the Origins of Environmental Activism in Ontario*](https://books.google.com/books?id=l27ZBAAAQBAJ&q=Recycling+Council+of+Ontario+Colin++Isaacs&pg=PA166). UBC Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-2811-6.

1. ["ecoweek.ca - Ecoweek - 7/10/2020"](http://www.ecoweek.ca/issues/ISarticle.asp?aid=1000206668). *www.ecoweek.ca*. Retrieved 2020-07-10.

## External links

- [Colin Isaacs biography](http://www.eeco2005.com/speakers/bio_isaacs.cfm)
- [Gallon Environment Letter](http://www.cialgroup.com/gallonletter.html)
- [\[1\]](http://freebmd.org.uk)

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