April 20, 2026

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  • News

    Tenants of Sandy Hill are Organizing!

    Ottawa Illuminates City Hall in Palestinian Colours

    Election Audits Should Serve the Public Interest not Punish Participation

    Rentals Became a Construction Site for Renovicted Tenants

    “Bubble” By-law sets Ottawa on Dangerous Path

  • Feature

    To Jail and Back Again

    Tenants of Sandy Hill are Organizing!

    Documenting Carleton’s Institutional Impartiality Policy

    Putting the Community Back In Pride

    City of Ottawa Paves Way for Mass Evictions

  • NDP Leadership Interviews
  • Community

    Tenants of Sandy Hill are Organizing!

    No Woman Should Be a Statistic

    Court Rules Ottawa Police Services Board Cherry-Picked Public Presenters

    Education Minister Gains New Superpowers to Target School Boards

    Ottawa Illuminates City Hall in Palestinian Colours

  • Magazine/Comment

    To Jail and Back Again

    “We Are a Movement”

    Tony, From the Ground Up

    “Enter as The Human You Are”

    “We Inherit Struggle”

  • Culture

    Local Ottawa Cafe Blends Coffee and Culture

    Sock ‘n’ Buskin Presents Little Women

    I Was a Juror in Immersive Stage Drama, The Jury Experience

    Sock ‘n’ Buskin Rumors Review

    Mental Health Stigma in Ottawa’s Somali Diaspora

  • Campus

    Documenting Carleton’s Institutional Impartiality Policy

    Students at Carleton University Organize Sit-in for Students in Gaza

    Carleton’s Quiet Budget Cuts to Fund Genocide

    The Loveless City of Ottawa

    Carleton’s Selective Application of Rules

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Ashton Starr

Ashton Starr studied political science, sociology and gender and women's studies at Carleton University, then had a long stint of union organizing in the food service industry. He likes to write on labour issues, mutual aid, and community groups, but also writing social and cultural criticism of TV, film and video games.
  • Articles

    Ottawa Police Repress Palestinian Solidarity, Labour Raises Funds

    Ashton Starr January 28, 2025
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  • Culture

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

    Ashton Starr October 21, 2022
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  • Articles

    Child Care Workers Unite!

    Ashton Starr February 1, 2022
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  • Community

    How 70 Unionized Ottawa Hotel Workers Were Fired

    Ashton Starr March 27, 2021
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  • Community

    Where the Grassroots Meet the Streets

    Ashton Starr March 7, 2021
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The Leveller is a publication covering news, current events, and culture at Carleton University, the University of Ottawa, the Ottawa/Gatineau region and, to a lesser extent, the wider world. It is intended to provide readers with a lively portrait of their campus and community and of the events that give it meaning. It is also intended to be a forum for provocative editorializing and lively debate on issues of concern to post-secondary students, staff, and faculty as well as Ottawa residents.

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