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“The city rolls out the red carpet for these arms dealers. It makes me sick.” No arrests, but a large police presence stood between protesters and the CANSEC weapons fair. Our reporters were there: leveller.ca/2026/06/over... #ottpoli #onpoli #ottnews #onnews

Overwhelming Police Response to CANSEC Protests - The Leveller

by Joshua Bezanson Protesters attempted to shut down CANSEC, the largest defence and security convention in Canada, on May 28. Demonstrations began early in the morning, forming a line near the two en...

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#Ottawa Police are promoting a voluntary security camera registry, but critics warn even limited surveillance tools can contribute to the gradual expansion of police monitoring infrastructure over time. Read our report here: leveller.ca/2026/06/volu... #ottpoli #onpoli #ottnews #onnews

Voluntary Camera Registry Links Ontario Police to Private Surveillance Footage - The Leveller

By Selena Walker Ottawa police are promoting a voluntary security camera registry program they say helps investigators contact residents and businesses faster during investigations. The CAMSafe progra...

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#Ontario landlords are applying for and granted Above Guideline Increases to tenants' rent, without proper maintenane and work. Tenants say AGIs are "just another way to make rent unaffordable for long term tenants." Read the feature: leveller.ca/2026/05/onta... #ottpoli #onpoli #ottnews #onnews

Ontario’s Landlord-Tenant Board “Rubber Stamps” Above Guideline Rent Increases - The Leveller

By Ashley Liza Fernando BBetween 2021 and 2024, Dominic’s landlord performed renovations on his building that included roof fixing, a change in the hot water tank, and other exterior work. Dominic onl...

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“The Board of Governors is not democratic… getting these boards to divest from weapons going to Israel and fossil fuels polluting the world is like pulling teeth.” We report on a year of student and faculty demands and the #Carleton admin response: leveller.ca/2026/05/one-... #ottnews #ottpoli

One Year Later, Carleton Board of Governors Remains Complicit - The Leveller

By Lydia Kent & Maheeshan Sivanesan On April 28, the Carleton University community once again gathered outside Richcraft Hall where the Board of Governors met, for a protest organized by the Carleton4...

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May first marks International Workers' Day. In Ottawa, hundreds took to the streets to celebrate working class solidarity, march in the streets, and speak to pressing campaigns. Read about it here: leveller.ca/2026/05/otta... #ottpoli #ottnews @seiulocal2.bsky.social

Ottawa's May Day Rally Brings Together Communities, Common Struggles - The Leveller

By James Adair On May 1st, over 500 people gathered in Ottawa to celebrate May Day, otherwise known as International Workers’ Day. Colourful signs and banners of different community organizations and ...

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4 years ago, we mentioned @bootsriley.bsky.social 's masterpiece Sorry to Bother You in a list of revolutionary labour films. Our staff can now say his 2nd work I Love Boosters is also a brilliant social critique of capital. Screening at @bytownecinema.bsky.social now! leveller.ca/2022/10/film...

Films for Leftists: A short list of labour films to inspire social change - The Leveller

Why would we want the media we consume to be evocative of a capitalist hellscape we already live in?

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Next week in #Ottawa a weapons trade fair will be met by protests mobilized by a community opposing war profiteering for decades. We look at the reasons and history behind Shut Down CANSEC including anti-war successes at having the event banned: leveller.ca/2026/05/a-ma... #ottpoli #ottnews #cdnnews

A “Marketplace of Mass Death” - The Leveller

by Rahul Balasundaram O n May 27-28, the world’s biggest war profiteers will once again come to the EY Centre to showcase their weapons of mass killing as part of the annual CANSEC convention organiz...

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“...the very person who stands to gain from controlling who can come in and who doesn’t, is the same person who controls that...” What happened at the Ottawa District Labour Council elections? Our report: leveller.ca/2026/04/inco... #ottnews #ottpoli #cdnlabour

Inconsistencies at Ottawa District Labour Council Elections Keep Status Quo - The Leveller

By James Adair Editor’s Note: There are a lot of union acronyms in this article. We’ve provided references at the bottom. U nion locals with membership in the Ottawa District Labour Council (ODLC) cla...

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“They are trying to shift the blame to migrants..." Amidst political blame game against refugees and migrants in #Canada Liberals are making changes that will impact the most vulnerable. Read about it here: leveller.ca/2026/04/carn... #cdnnews #cdnpoli #ottnews #ottpoli

Carney’s Attack on Refugees and Migrants - The Leveller

Written by Rahul Balasundaram O n March 26, Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, received royal assent and became law. It marks one of the most significant shifts ...

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“I would say he should tell the truth to the people of Ontario…" Provincial government and energy minister claim Darlington nuclear work was on time and under budget - that's not the whole story. More work and higher prices in the future. Read it here: leveller.ca/2026/04/nucl... #onpoli #onnews

Nuclear Reno Job at Darlington Didn’t Include All the Work - The Leveller

By Peter Moore O n February 2, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce announced the early completion of the Darlington nuclear plant refurbishment. “The unit is now complete and will be returning to service fo...

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Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair @ottawanarchistfair.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Since Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced cuts to OSAP funding, massive student protests ignited across the province. They're back out again this week. We spoke to #CarletonU students about these changes: leveller.ca/2026/04/stud... #onpoli #ottpoli #cdnpoli #onnews #ottpoli

Students in Ottawa React to OSAP Cuts - The Leveller

By Maxwell Heroux & Maheeshan Sivanesan O n February 12, the Ontario government announced it will cut OSAP grants and end the domestic tuition freeze starting this fall. This would drop the maximum a...

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Poster for the Ottawa Anarchist bookfair. The design is a segment of a patch jacket with a xerox filter. Patches and buttons carry info about the event.

Text on various patches read:
Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair
Glebe Community Centre

June 27
10am-3pm

ottanarchistbookfair.noblogs.org

Workshops & food! Wheel-accessible

Read & resist

Buttons read:
- On Algonquin land
- Masks mandatory & provided
- No AI

Hand written text on the sleeve reads:
Wheel-accessible and free food and sewists to sew on patches and workshops.
A tiny wheelchair accessible symbol and needle with thread are doodled in there.

In the upper right where a shirt under the jacket would be, a sunflower with an anarchist A in the centre arises. Some of the leaves are shaped like the pages of a book.

The year, 2026, is drawn in by the zipper of the jacket.

Text is all hand-done either in a normal handwriting font, a block print font, or a sign-painting brush type font.

Ottawa Anarchist Bookfair @ottawanarchistfair.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Une affiche de publicité pour le festival anarchiste à Ottawa. Sur l'affiche est représentée une partie d'une veste à patch avec un filtre qui la fait ressembler à une photocopie. Les patch et les macarons ont comme texte des renseignements à propos de l'événement.

Le texte des patch dit:
Festival anarchiste à Ottawa
Centre communautaire Glebe

le 27 juin
10h à 15h

ottanarchistbookfair.noblogs.org

Le texte des macarons dit:
- Sur le territoire algonquin
- Masques obligatoires et fournis
- Contre l'intelligence artificielle

Le texte sur la manche, écrit à la main, dit:
- Espace accessible et repas gratuit et couturiers et couturières à votre service
- Ateliers interactifs

En haut à droite, là où on verrait d'habitude le vêtement en-dessous de la veste, il y a un tournesol avec un A anarchiste au centre et une longue tige. Certaines feuilles ressemblent à des pages de livre.

À cote de la fermeture éclair on voit l'année, soit 2026.

Tout le texte est écrit à la main, soit dans un style régulier, soit en majuscules, soit dans un style ressemblant à des lettres écrits à pinceau. Le tout est en noir et blanc.

“The Canadian bail system is broken but not for the reasons politicians claim it is.” We analyzed the data, spoke to expert criminologists and found that #Canada Bill C-14 will do more harm than good. Read about it here: leveller.ca/2026/04/to-j... #cdnnews #cdnpoli #onnews #onpoli #cdncrime

To Jail and Back Again - The Leveller

By Jane Hayes B ill C-14, the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, reached the Senate on February 24. The Bill will amend the Canadian bail system to address concerns about the efficiency and safety of the...

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"We missed having a spot that was open after iftar, somewhere people could go after breaking their fast, somewhere to come together and have a cup of coffee." Read how a new cafe in #Ottawa helped a community observe Ramadan. leveller.ca/2026/03/loca... #ottnews #ottfood

Local Ottawa Cafe Blends Coffee and Culture - The Leveller

A new production of Little Women is hitting the stage at Carleton University this weekend.

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"People that have been involved in this movement for a very long time are New Democrats who want this party to be rebuilt." Read our interview with #NDP leadership hopeful Heather McPherson: leveller.ca/2026/03/we-a... #cdnpoli #cdnnews

"We Are a Movement" - The Leveller

by Nicholas Harrison A s we started our call, Heather McPherson was locked in. Literally, since her laptop camera was set to track her head movements, but also because I was meeting her while she was...

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“I don't feel any of us are serving the general public in Canada by staying partisan and isolated and refusing to recognize that the system we have doesn't serve our potential constituency well at all.” #NDP leadership hopeful Tony McQuail interview: leveller.ca/2026/03/tony... #cdnpoli #cdnnews

Tony, From the Ground Up - The Leveller

by Nicholas Harrison A few hours after my conversation with Tony McQuail, I received an email from him titled “links on nonviolent defence and farmers for climate solutions.” The email contained a va...

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We interviewed Tanille Johnston on hard work, her political history, motherhood and gender politics as part of our series on #NDP leadership candidates. Read it here: leveller.ca/2026/03/ente... #Canada #CanadianNews #CanadianPoliitcs #cdnnews #cdnpoli

“Enter as The Human You Are” - 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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After joking around about an #NDP leadership bracket last year, a few of the hypothetical candidates actually put in their nominations. We've invited each of the candidates to speak with us at The Leveller. So far, 3 of the 5 interviews are posted here: leveller.ca/ndp-leadersh... #cdnpoli #cdnnews

NDP Leadership Interview Series 2026 - The Leveller

by Nicholas Harrison I had the idea to create an NDP leadership bracket last year, and The Leveller kindly agreed to publish it. The article was a glib and goofy attempt to sum up the constellation of...

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"They will pretend to care now because we are actually doing something together.” Tenants of 550 Wilbrod met to make demands of their landlord to follow through on maintenance and follow the law. Read it here: leveller.ca/2026/03/tena... #ottawa #ottnews #ottpoli #onnews #onpoli #housing

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 Univer...

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For International Women's Month, Sock'n'Buskin presents Little Women, "a very timeless story with strong role models for young girls." The play will be held at Carleton University from March 19-22. leveller.ca/2026/03/sock... #ottawa #Carletonu

Sock 'n' Buskin Presents Little Women - The Leveller

Just Voices celebrates their twentieth anniversary

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We've reported on the #uOttawa childcare centre and the workers' union campaign there. The centre is now being threatened with closure, and the union is calling for public support. Here's their statement and how you can help: bernadetteworkers.ca/en/2026/03/s... #ottnews #ottawa #ottpoli #ece

Save Garderie Bernadette! – Bernadette Workers Union

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