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An independent, not-for-profit, left-leaning Carleton University campus and community newspaper. We publish on unceded and unsurrendered Algonquin Territory in so-called Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Read: leveller.ca Subscribe: leveller.ca/newsletter

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The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Jul 13

We're a left-leaning paper out of so-called Ottawa, Canada. We grew out of the frustration over local anti-union labour coverage. We write on culture and municipal, national and international issues
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The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Sep 30

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:
leveller.ca/2025/09/onta...
#onpoli #onnews

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 plasti...

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Emma Bainbridge @eksbainbridge.bsky.social · Sep 19

I've spent the past month trying to understand what's going on behind the scenes at Ottawa's Capital Pride after they mysteriously removed their Palestine solidarity statement. Thanks to @theleveller.bsky.social for publishing this!

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Sep 19

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.
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#ottpoli

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 deman...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Sep 19

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.
leveller.ca/2025/09/putt...
#ottpoli

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 deman...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Aug 29

An agreement between the City and landlord neglects tenants' demands and needs during a housing emergency.
We illustrated a timeline of a downtown #Ottawa demoviction in a feature following Bank St tenants from Sept to this weekend's eviction deadline.

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#ottpoli #onpoli

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 ...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Aug 25

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.

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#cdnpoli #onpoli #cdnnews #onnews

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 f...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Jul 29

“They talk about transparency and accountability... but they don't do anything about it.”

The school board in Ottawa is just one of the elected boards taken over by provincial supervisors in the aftermath of Premier Ford's underfunding.

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#onpoli #ottpoli

The Future of Ottawa School Board is Unclear Six Weeks Before Classes Start - The Leveller

By Peter Moore With the start of the school year less than six weeks away, the budget and direction of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) remains unknown to parents. On June 27, Ontario...

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James Adair | On The Left 📙 @jameshasaface.bsky.social · Jun 28

Super honoured to have been an editor on this piece.

The housing crisis in Ottawa has become untenable, but tenants have also started to organize and tell their stories like I’ve never seen before.

Give it a read, and consider organizing your building.

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Jun 27

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 pushing back leveller.ca/2025/06/rent...
#onpoli #ottpoli #ottnews

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 o...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Jun 27

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 pushing back leveller.ca/2025/06/rent...
#onpoli #ottpoli #ottnews

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 o...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Jun 26

Carleton University's budget cuts staff and student resources, instructors as well as library and IT services, but invests millions into companies violating human rights despite calls for divestment.

We explore the educational disparity & student opposition:
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#ottpoli

Carleton’s Quiet Budget Cuts to Fund Genocide - The Leveller

By Maxwell Heroux & Maheeshan Sivanesan B udget cuts at universities have become commonplace across Canada, especially in Ontario. Carleton University is no exception, as shown in the 2025-2026 Operat...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Jun 23

The Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair is run by a group of local anarchists and anarchic-organizers who are interested in cultivating a culture of autonomous and decentralized organizing in so-called ottawa. Visit our table on Saturday and talk about the news!
More info: ottanarchistbookfair.noblogs.org

Black and white collage of books, zines, flags, buttons, masks, cards and a black flag. Text reads: We're tablings at the Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair! Saturday June 28th, 10am-4pm Jack Purcell Community Centre

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Jun 6

We are seeking editors and a writer for our June issue!

Do you want to be involved in power-challenging, community-based journalism?

Read our Contributors' Newsletter, forward it to people you know, respond to this opportunity and consider joining our July Story Meeting: leveller.ca?na=view&id=55

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · May 31

Forget your Fantasy Hockey brackets! We pit 56 contenders for the NDP leadership from around Canada and match them up to see who could potentially lead the party from non-status status-quo to something actually progressive.

Read about our theoretical choices: leveller.ca/2025/05/the-...

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The 2025 NDP Leadership Bracket - The Leveller

Progressive politics in Canada looked bleak at the end of 2024. For months, polling had indicated that a conservative movement was ascendant in Canada, mirroring Donald Trump’s return to the American ...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · May 26

"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.

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#ottpoli #onpoli #ottnews #onnews #palestine

Heightened Calls to Shut Down CANSEC During Gaza Genocide Campaign - The Leveller

by Adrian She The world’s biggest war profiteers will descend on Ottawa’s EY Centre this May 28-29 for the annual CANSEC convention, the Canadian defence and security trade show hosted by the Canadian...

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The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Apr 30

Tomorrow marks International Workers' Day!

We dive into the recent history of actions here in Ottawa, anticipating an entire month of May Day events that includes protests, pickets and discussions, organized or promoted by local anarchists Punch Up Collective.

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#ottpoli

A Month of May Days - The Leveller

By The Leveller Staff Local anarchist collective, Punch Up Collective, announced a month of International Workers’ Day (IWD) actions and events, starting on the first of the month with a celebratory m...

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Horizon Ottawa @horizonottawa.bsky.social · Apr 30

“We will expect more fines, more tickets, and more charges against peaceful protests should this by-law be enacted.”

Check out our op-ed in the @leveller_ottawa to learn all about the implications of a "bubble bylaw" on protesting in #OttCity:

leveller.ca/2025/04/bubb...

“Bubble” By-law sets Ottawa on Dangerous Path - The Leveller

By Tom Ledgley On October 30 2024, Ottawa City Council asked staff to study the possibility of creating zones around “vulnerable social infrastructure” where protests would be prohibited. This include...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · May 1

“We will expect more fines, more tickets, and more charges against peaceful protests should this by-law be enacted.”

We question and debunk the Vulnerable Social Infrastructure By-law feasibility assessment by the City of #Ottawa

#ottpoli #ottnews

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“Bubble” By-law sets Ottawa on Dangerous Path - The Leveller

By Tom Ledgley On October 30 2024, Ottawa City Council asked staff to study the possibility of creating zones around “vulnerable social infrastructure” where protests would be prohibited. This include...

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Octopus Books @octopusbooks.ca · May 1

For #MayDay 2025, Ottawa groups are organizing a month of activities to protest, build, learn, & celebrate as together we fight for a better future. Join us for a month of May Day!

Visit maydayottawa.org for details.

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Month of May Day poster, text as in post. A list of events follows, details of which can be found at maydayottawa.org.

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Apr 30

Tomorrow marks International Workers' Day!

We dive into the recent history of actions here in Ottawa, anticipating an entire month of May Day events that includes protests, pickets and discussions, organized or promoted by local anarchists Punch Up Collective.

leveller.ca/2025/04/a-mo...
#ottpoli

A Month of May Days - The Leveller

By The Leveller Staff Local anarchist collective, Punch Up Collective, announced a month of International Workers’ Day (IWD) actions and events, starting on the first of the month with a celebratory m...

Reposted by The Leveller

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Apr 25

With Trudeau out of the way, is Carney a good leader for a political party? Is Poilievre? Are any of these party leaders good for anyone?

We examine the state of Canadian federal politics while looking ahead to party conventions.

#CDNpoli #elxn45 #CanadaVotes

leveller.ca/2025/04/edit...

EDITORIAL - My Wish for Canadian Party Politics in 2025: All New Leaders - The Leveller

Progressive politics in Canada looked bleak at the end of 2024. For months, polling had indicated that a conservative movement was ascendant in Canada, mirroring Donald Trump’s return to the American ...

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The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Mar 31

Pollievre is a populist echoing Trump's fascist instincts. Carney is just defending the poisonous neoliberal order. So how do we act in an era of electoral despair?

Read our editorial: leveller.ca/2025/03/edit...

#CanadianElection #Canada #Election2025

EDITORIAL - Tariffs & Trump, Poilievre & Populism, Carney & Canada - The Leveller

From pundits to ordinary people, many of us hardly know what to make of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Is he serious? Doesn’t he know this will cause inflation? Why is he doing this?

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Norton Ford @nortonford.bsky.social · Apr 25

Wrote an op-ed instead of rambling on Facebook like I normally would have. Thanks to @theleveller.bsky.social for the opportunity!

leveller.ca/2025/04/edit...

EDITORIAL - My Wish for Canadian Party Politics in 2025: All New Leaders - The Leveller

Progressive politics in Canada looked bleak at the end of 2024. For months, polling had indicated that a conservative movement was ascendant in Canada, mirroring Donald Trump’s return to the American ...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Apr 25

With Trudeau out of the way, is Carney a good leader for a political party? Is Poilievre? Are any of these party leaders good for anyone?

We examine the state of Canadian federal politics while looking ahead to party conventions.

#CDNpoli #elxn45 #CanadaVotes

leveller.ca/2025/04/edit...

EDITORIAL - My Wish for Canadian Party Politics in 2025: All New Leaders - The Leveller

Progressive politics in Canada looked bleak at the end of 2024. For months, polling had indicated that a conservative movement was ascendant in Canada, mirroring Donald Trump’s return to the American ...

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Mar 31

Just to note, that's not exactly what we're saying in the editorial.

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Mar 31

Pollievre is a populist echoing Trump's fascist instincts. Carney is just defending the poisonous neoliberal order. So how do we act in an era of electoral despair?

Read our editorial: leveller.ca/2025/03/edit...

#CanadianElection #Canada #Election2025

EDITORIAL - Tariffs & Trump, Poilievre & Populism, Carney & Canada - The Leveller

From pundits to ordinary people, many of us hardly know what to make of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Is he serious? Doesn’t he know this will cause inflation? Why is he doing this?

The Leveller @theleveller.bsky.social · Mar 17

“I can promise you that you will leave the theatre having learned nothing and the characters will leave the stage having learned nothing.”

Sock 'n' Buskin's performance of Rumors at #CarletonU #Ottawa was "pure enjoyment." The Picture of Dorian Gray premiers Thursday.

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Sock 'n' Buskin Rumors Review - The Leveller

Just Voices celebrates their twentieth anniversary