Online Digital Broadcast Journalist for Global News Toronto focusing on Ontario politics. Tips? Snazzy spreadsheet? 📧isaac.callan@globalnews.cahttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlwainyask2mNEW: Stores in Ontario will be open on Victoria Day for the first time since the Ford government changed the rules governing the statutory holiday, after the premier’s frustration at major malls being closed on Family Day. #Onpoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11852039/ontario-more-stores-open-victoria-day/15 May 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwainyask2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlw4vas7mc2qLiberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is asking supporters for advice on what his next steps should be, with his potential bid to become Ontario Liberal leader in doubt following a nomination loss. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11851878/liberal-mp-nate-erskine-smith-seeks-advice-next-steps/15 May 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlw4vas7mc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlvno24qwk2yNEW: And then there were three. Ontario’s solicitor general says two more inmates who were accidentally released from a provincial jail have been recaptured, with three still on the loose. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11850308/ontario-accidental-release-inmate-update/15 May 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvno24qwk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mltsyf2jm225The new FOI request axe continues to swing at Queen's Park. This time, one from @allisonjones_cp to the minister of health has been chucked out. The request, which may have given a glimpse into potential hospital cuts, was delayed and then killed. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11850347/ontario-health-freedom-information-clampdown/14 May 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltsyf2jm225https://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mltq5zryes2kNEW: As part of the government's plan to expand jail capacity, it will be adding "tensile" structures to current facilities. The Solicitor General says "they're not tents" and that one has already been set up in the southwest. #Onpoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11849388/ontario-jail-expansion-plan/14 May 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltq5zryes2khttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlt5bnke3c2kOn this one: @jackhauen.bsky.social and The Star both requested similar data to this via freedom of information laws. Gives you a sense of how hard it can be to get data from the government without using FOI -- three outlets all submitted requests for the same, pretty basic stuff. #Onpoli [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt5bnke3c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlt3lq6dvk2lNEW: The number of people misrepresenting themselves to get OSAP has risen dramatically in recent years, with ineligible payments up more than 800% since 2020. Still a fraction of the funds handed out by the government. #Onpoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11848412/osap-misrepresentation-increase/14 May 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt3lq6dvk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlt37k2qcs2h"Do not refer to other members as co-pilots," the speaker warns @JohnFraserOS as the interim Liberal leader presses the Progressive Conservatives over the private jet purchase. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11848387/doug-ford-private-jet-extra-costs/14 May 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt37k2qcs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlsu6zmvw22tNEW: Only a few years after the announcement of a massive, government- supported expansion for Honda in Ontario, it appears to be off. Government says no public money went to the company, but this was a central part of its auto strategy. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11849146/honda-ev-plant-alliston-suspended/14 May 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlsu6zmvw22thttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlrbof25x223NEW: The Ford government has released records of its private jet purchase, showing the province began buying the aircraft in January, months before it was made public. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11848076/ontario-private-jet-purchase/13 May 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrbof25x223https://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlrbk4v64k23NEW: The Ford government has released records of its private jet purchase, showing the province began buying the aircraft in January, months before it was made public. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11848076/ontario-private-jet-purchase/13 May 2026 21:43 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrbk4v64k23https://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlquzrhduk22NEW: The minister in charge of Ontario’s private career colleges says his team is now urgently inspecting trucking schools after the auditor general found a quarter of them had never been visited by a government overseer. #Onpoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11847510/ontario-trucking-inspections-nolan-quinn/13 May 2026 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlquzrhduk22https://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlqep2a55s2bNEW: Official government documents written and saved in Google Docs are no longer covered by Ontario’s freedom of information laws, the province has decreed, as its transparency clampdown continues to roll out. #Onpoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11846111/ontario-google-docs-foi-changes/13 May 2026 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqep2a55s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlolc36bls2hAlmost three years after I requested copies of health care briefing documents prepared for Premier Doug Ford, the Ministry of Health has concluded they're too sensitive to release. This request was filed sometime in the fall of 2023 and has only just been addressed now. #OnPoli12 May 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlolc36bls2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlokvinf4k2hAn urban planning expert says an increased use of public transit during World Cup matches is crucial to ensure the event runs smoothly. #ToPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11845345/toronto-cars-world-cup/12 May 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlokvinf4k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlokeh3hsc2fWATCH: Minister Stephen Crawford answering questions about the use of AI by doctors after the auditor general found AI Scribe systems were “not evaluated adequately” and sometimes “fabricated information” and offered treatment plans never discussed by a doc. #Onpoli12 May 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlokeh3hsc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlodev5qqs2kResponding to the AG reports, Marit Stiles points out the gov doesn't live stream it's news conference on the reports and has banned opposition politicians from the studio where it takes place, meaning she hasn't heard the govt's defence Gov used to use media studio.#OnPoli12 May 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlodev5qqs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlo5ykjp7k24Ontario's auditor general says an AI tool for doctors that hullicaintes when transcribing appointments is already out there. In fact, Shelley Spence said a doctor she recently visited was using the tool. #Onpoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11844349/ontario-auditor-general-ai-usage/12 May 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo5ykjp7k24https://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlo3evwjd223NEW: Special education programs in Ontario schools have not “consistently fulfilled the requirements of students,” the auditor general has found, in a report raising concerns about staff absences and undocumented exclusions. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11845037/ontario-special-education-auditor-general/12 May 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo3evwjd223https://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlo37nzsks2gNEW: The state of truck driver training in Ontario — with some students not even completing all mandatory courses before being given their licences — “poses a risk for all drivers on the roads,” a scathing report from the auditor general has found. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11845084/ontario-truck-driver-training-auditor-general/12 May 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo37nzsks2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlnsnup7zk2gNEW: Ontario’s auditor general will release four special reports on Tuesday, offering insights into how the government is rolling out artificial intelligence, among other topics. #Onpoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11844349/ontario-auditor-general-ai-usage/12 May 2026 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnsnup7zk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlnqkk2gp22eNEW: A new battle between Ontario's education minister and one of the province's trustees is brewing, this time over a charity using a portable at a Peel Region school as a storage locker. #onPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11844095/ford-government-pdsb-david-green-portable/12 May 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnqkk2gp22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlm5tkan322cThe interim leader of the Ontario Liberal Party says a nomination race to select a byelection candidate was fair, and if the unsuccessful contestant — Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith — wants to call that into question, he should “prove it.” #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11844059/ontario-liberals-nomination-bid-nate-erskine-smith-john-fraser/11 May 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm5tkan322chttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mllxgxg5vk2gNEW: The Ford government says it plans to move more staff to its enforcement team ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as it looks to stop people reselling tickets for more than their face value. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11843914/ontario-ticket-resale-enforcement-world-cup/11 May 2026 18:59 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllxgxg5vk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mlllq7xmus27NEW: The Ford government won’t say how many new staff — if any — are on its books to enforce a sweeping ban on ticket resales in the province, claiming it can’t comment on human resources in any capacity. #Onpoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11829022/ontario-ticket-price-cap-hiring-questions/11 May 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlllq7xmus27https://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3mldc6otw7s2rIt was so nice to see so many Hibs fans out last night to join me for the launch of Hibernian Heroes with HSF. A real treat to host Lewis Stevenson, George Craig and Graeme Mathie to tell stories of 2016. Thanks so much to everyone who came and everyone who bought a copy 💚08 May 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldc6otw7s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3ml2iqcsby22eResults of a math test teacher candidates in Ontario must pass in order to be certified show striking disparities across language, age and racial groups, the province’s teachers’ federation says. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11829306/ontario-mandatory-math-test/04 May 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2iqcsby22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3ml2drohd6c2dNEW: At least five inmates mistakenly released from Ontario’s jails remain unlawfully at large, Doug Ford and his solicitor general indicated, despite a promise from the premier to recapture them. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11829100/ontario-missing-inmates-still-five/04 May 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2drohd6c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3ml2c3xg4as2pNEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford insists “of course” he will release documents proving buying and selling a private jet didn’t cost provincial taxpayers, although he has offered no details of when that will happen. #OnPoli https://globalnews.ca/news/11826806/doug-ford-may-news-conference/04 May 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2c3xg4as2phttps://bsky.app/profile/isaaccallan.bsky.social/post/3ml22pf6jfk2sToday's the day. Hibernian Heroes has officially been released. It's out there! It's been so much fun interviewing players I watched lift the Scottish Cup a decade ago and reliving that glorious, tumultuous, nearly disastrous season. 📚 Order 💚 https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/hibernian-heroes04 May 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:dmb64b62eb77vvvg2itoajb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml22pf6jfk2s