Isaac Phan Nay
About Isaac Phan Nay
Isaac Phan Nay is a Cambodian-Lithuanian reporter and graduate from the journalism program at Carleton University. He has written about youth and young people in and around Toronto, and covered Indigenous Urban Communities in and around Ottawa thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative and the Government of Canada.
He also reports on science and how we can mitigate the damage we've done to the planet. Previously, Isaac reported breaking news for the Toronto Star.
Isaac grew up in Richmond Hill, Ont.
As climate risks rise, so does your insurance bill
Extreme weather is contributing to a rise in insurance premiums, which can price out people in frequent fire and flood zones.
For some Canadians, flood insurance has slipped out of reach
Up to 10 per cent of Canadians live in regions at too high a risk to insure for floods. Quebec has the highest number of addresses in the top 10 per cent of risk.
A flood wiped out their farm. Now house insurance is off the table
When her farm and kombucha brewery in Abbotsford flooded in 2021, Shoshauna Routley canoed away from her life’s work and home. While an insurance payout helped her rebuild Healthy Hooch, it didn’t cover her house.
When fires draw near, insurance companies put homes on hold
When a nearby wildfire made it temporarily impossible to insure her new home in Kelowna, Stephanie Davis was stuck.
Feds fund support for consultation paperwork pileup
For Angel Ransom, it’s stacks of paperwork, short timelines, overstretched staff and a gauntlet of project proposals that lead to consultation fatigue.
When First Nations push back against mining
In Episode 5 of The Road, Isaac Phan Nay examines how some First Nations are fighting Ring of Fire development.
A new living space for Indigenous students
This fall, the University of Ottawa will launch its Nidjìnawendàganag Living and Learning Community to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis students.
How Pow Wow Pitch boosts Indigenous entrepreneurs across Canada
Sunshine Tenasco, an entrepreneur from Kitigan Zibi, founded a pitch competition to bring funding and visibility to Indigenous entrepreneurs.
Feds’ labour data shows wage gap for Indigenous workers
Ottawa’s new webpage, Equi’Vision, shows Indigenous workers’ mean hourly wage is about nine per cent less than non-Indigenous workers' hourly earnings.
What should consultation with Indigenous Peoples look like?
In Episode 4 of The Road, Isaac Phan Nay explores how Ontario’s consultation of First Nations clashes with international law on the rights of Indigenous Peoples.