Horizon Ottawa

05/03/2026

🤩 Amazing turnout at our first ever in-person Annual General Meeting yesterday with close to 100 people in attendance where we voted on important motions for our members, heard from candidates for our Board of Directors election and discussed what we are going to do to push for more progressives to be elected to city council this Fall.

Thanks to all who came out to make this our best AGM yet!

Let's get it done 💪

05/02/2026

Packed house at our AGM this morning!

So many folks ready to fight for a better and more progressive city this Summer and Fall as we get closer to the election.

Let's do this ✊️

04/30/2026

Celebrate working class solidarity tomorrow evening at the 2026 May Day march! We'll be gathering at Confederation Park across from City Hall tomorrow at 5:00PM – see you there!

04/23/2026

We're excited to announce Kareem Elrefai as our guest workshop facilitator for our AGM coming up on May 2nd!

Kareem is with DSA New York City, and worked on both Zohran Mamdani's and Bernie Sanders' campaigns. He also worked as a negotiator and rep for IFPTE Local 70. We're super excited to learn from Kareem's experience and get some expert advice for our election campaign this fall!

RSVP to attend the AGM in-person at the link below, and make sure to also sign up as a Horizon Ottawa member so you can vote in our Board election.

https://www.horizonottawa.ca/agm_2026

04/22/2026

We're excited to announce the keynote speaker for our AGM coming up on May 2nd – Dara Wawatie-Chabot is Algonquin Anishinaabe from Kitigan Zibi Anishinàbeg and Barrière Lake, Quebec.
They are a mother, parent, community organizer, artist and land defender.
As the Indigenous lead researcher for Iron and Earth, co-founder of Algonquin Youth Collective, they strive to create accessible information on the implications of settler-colonialism for everyone.
In particular, they advocate for decolonial Indigenization and anti-racism in all spaces. Their ultimate priority is to ensure that future generations have a sustainable world to thrive in.

RSVP to attend the AGM in-person at the link below, and make sure to also sign up as a Horizon Ottawa member so you can vote in our Board election!

https://www.horizonottawa.ca/agm_2026

04/15/2026

Join us for our Annual General Meeting, on Saturday, May 2nd!

The meeting will take place in person and on Zoom.

We are honoured to welcome our Keynote Speaker, Dara Wawatie-Chabot, a dedicated Algonquin Anishinaabekwe community activist.

Kareem Elrefai will also be leading us through an organizing workshop, following the General Meeting agenda. Kareem is a leader in Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and an organizer with the group's chapter in New York, New York (NYC-DSA).

Food and drink will be provided, courtesy of Gongfu Cafe & Bao.

We'll also be electing new members to our board of directors - make sure you're a member and you're set up with our voting platform, Loomio so you can vote.

More details can be found at https://www.horizonottawa.ca/agm_2026 or by reaching out to [email protected]

03/27/2026

We're very disappointed in the City's decision to hire disgraced former TTC CEO Rick Leary to head OC Transpo.

In Toronto, Leary consistently avoided accountability for his failures, and was accused of abusive and corrupt behaviour. We're concerned that these patterns will continue at a time when transit riders are already at their breaking point.

You can read our full statement below:

OTTAWA – Horizon Ottawa, a municipal advocacy organization, is troubled to learn of the decision to hire Rick Leary as the new GM for OC Transpo. The organization's concerns are based on both allegations of abusive behaviour, as well as a poor record in his previous transit leadership positions.

03/08/2026

There's a lot of fantastic work being done in our city to advocate for the rights, safety, and interests of women and gender diverse people, so in honour of International Women's Day, we wanted to give a shout out to some amazing organizations in our city!

02/20/2026

Students are one of the groups that is most affected by decisions at City Hall, yet time and time again municipal policies seem to ignore students. They prioritize "peak hours" for transit that don't work for student schedules, allow our affordable housing supply to shrink, and raise costs for students like fares.

Making change at the municipal level is a lot more accessible than some may think – join us on Tuesday, Feb. 24th from 5-7:30 in the Galleria on the 4th floor of Nideyinàn on Carleton's campus for a workshop on organizing and advocating for issues that matter to students at City Hall!

02/14/2026

Mayor Sutcliffe probably isn't the best choice to be your valentine this year.

His love songs leave a lot to be desired, he's limited your options for bike dates, and put a downer on your transit meet-cutes.

Hopefully next year we have some better options!

Credit to Tommy Siegel for the comic art

02/10/2026

Ford and Calandra's appointment of school board supervisors was always about preventing cities from getting in the way of their mission of privatization, so it's not surprising to see them sneakily trying to sell off a school building.

Pasma and Johnson are correct - the community deserves transparency and input into what happens with this site.