"They will pretend to care now because we are actually doing something together.”
Tenants of 550 Wilbrod met to make demands of their landlord, multiple corporations, to follow through on maintenance and follow the law.
Read it here: https://leveller.ca/2026/03/tenants-of-sandy-hill-are-organizing/
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Tenants of Sandy Hill are Organizing! - The Leveller
By Ashley Liza Fernando I n Sandy Hill, at the end of the cul-de-sac on Wilbrod Street, sits an apartment building facing the Rideau river. The building, which is a 20 minute walk away from the University of Ottawa, is advertised toward students. The apartment building has around 130 units spread over 9 floors. The …
The rates of femicide in #Ottawa hit record highs halfway through 2025. These murders were preventable.
Advocates identify the lack of resources and safe & affordable accessible housing to women of all incomes as factors.
Read our report: https://leveller.ca/2026/01/no-woman-should-be-a-statistic/
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No Woman Should Be a Statistic - The Leveller
By Jaden Croucher Editor’s Note: This article discusses recent murders and violence against women. The Leveller has included List of Resources for women experiencing intimate partner violence and homelessness at the bottom. The murder of four women were considered femicides by Ottawa Police Services (OPS) within the first half of 2025. This number matched the …
“85% of consultation responses oppose a policy, and it passes anyway, it raises serious questions about whose voices actually matter in university governance.”
#CarletonUniversity passes policy students and staff call a "gag order" after overwhelming opposition and time constraints put on by the administration.
Read about it here: https://leveller.ca/2025/12/documenting-carletons-institutional-impartiality-policy/
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Documenting Carleton's Institutional Impartiality Policy - The Leveller
By Maxwell Heroux & Maheeshan Sivanesan H ow can a singular policy that initially upset functionally every student group and faculty member, still manage to pass? That is the question that prompted this article. From Leaked Drafts to Final Policy The first public inklings of the Institutional Impartiality Policy came on Oct. 13, when Carleton4Palestine …
“They’re protecting the police’s interest. They’re not even protecting the public interest.”
Ottawa Police Board claims of fair and inclusive rules for participants countered by court ruling that community members' Charter rights were infringed.
Read about it here: https://leveller.ca/2025/12/court-rules-ottawa-police-services-board-cherry-picked-public-presenters/
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Court Rules Ottawa Police Services Board Cherry-Picked Public Presenters - The Leveller
By Peter Moore T he Ottawa Police Services Board (OPSB) discriminated against people who wanted to present information critical of the Ottawa police at its meetings, according to a small claims court ruling issued on October 30, 2025. One of the plaintiffs, Robin Browne of 613-819 Black Hub, documented discrimination at the OPSB as far …
From Blue Bins to Beer Stores, recycling programs in #Ontario are not meeting targets. We spoke to the Environmental Defence Fund and other environmental justice advocates about what happened and their concerns.
Read the full story:
https://leveller.ca/2025/09/ontarios-recycling-targets-in-jeopardy/
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Ontario’s Recycling Targets in Jeopardy - The Leveller
By Peter Moore Environmental groups are raising the alarm that Ontario is stepping away from its commitment to a circular economy that has producers recycle and reuse waste. Karen Wirsig is the plastics program manager of the Environmental Defence Fund, a Canadian advocacy group. This is “a dangerous moment,” Wirsig told The Leveller. “The danger …
Queers For Palestine #Ottawa organized a demonstration within the #CapitalPride parade. For weeks, Palestinian solidarity activists were organizing - so were politicians and pro-genocide institutions.
We explain what really happened in the run-up to these events.
https://leveller.ca/2025/09/putting-the-community-back-in-pride/
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Putting the Community Back In Pride - The Leveller
By: Emma Bainbridge For many spectators, Ottawa’s annual Capital Pride march took an unexpected turn when Queers 4 Palestine Ottawa (Q4P) and their allies stopped the parade on August 24 to make demands of Capital Pride and Mayor Mark Sutcliffe. This protest was the culmination of a month and a half of negotiations between Q4P …
An agreement between City Hall and a Landlord neglects tenants' demands and needs during a housing emergency.
We illustrated a timeline of a downtown #Ottawa demoviction in a feature following Bank Block Tenants from September to this weekend's eviction deadline.
https://leveller.ca/2025/08/city-of-ottawa-paves-way-for-mass-evictions/
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City of Ottawa Paves Way for Mass Evictions - The Leveller
By Sneha Sumanth Editor’s Note: This article includes a timeline of events spanning September 2024 – August 2025. View it here. Tenants on Bank street between Lisgar and Nepean streets, known as Bank Block, received eviction notices during the week of August 6. The eviction date was set for August 31, giving them three weeks …
Billions in investment for #nuclear power is planned in #Canada - but is it in the national interest?
Energy justice advocates and environmentalists discuss Carney's and the provinces' plans for new plants and waste projects.
https://leveller.ca/2025/08/nuclear-power-is-making-a-comeback-in-canada
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Nuclear power is making a comeback in Canada - The Leveller
By Peter Moore Canadian environmental groups are questioning the wisdom of a nuclear power comeback in Ontario and its expansion to the rest of Canada. Energy generating projects are included in the federal government’s Building Canada Act which plans to speed up infrastructure projects that are “in the national interest”. To date, neither Prime Minister …
A rental building became a construction site in the Golden Triangle neighbourhood of #Ottawa as tenants live during renovations, receive N13 eviction notices.
Read about how Concorde Properties is renovicting tenants and how they are fighting back: https://leveller.ca/2025/06/rentals-became-a-construction-site-for-renovicted-tenants/
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Rentals Became a Construction Site for Renovicted Tenants - The Leveller
By Joy Keke Farouk Shaharudin has called Ottawa’s Golden Triangle home for four years. He lives in a walkable, central neighbourhood with his wife and 16-month-old son in an apartment he says he was once proud to call home. However, since the building at the corner of 17 MacDonald and 53 MacLaren changed ownership to …
"CANSEC isn’t just a trade show — it’s a symbol of the government’s refusal to act in the face of genocide"
We're reporting on the protests to Shut Down CANSEC at the #Ottawa EY Centre on May 28.
https://leveller.ca/2025/05/heightened-calls-to-shut-down-cansec-during-gaza-genocide-campaign/
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