Living Through It: My Toronto Experience (2023–2025)

By Rohit Sohanlal • Personal narrative, documentation, and reflections on safety, justice, and resilience in the GTA.

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01 Preface & How to Read

This is a faithful overview of what I experienced in Toronto between 2023 and 2025: the moves, the incidents, the filings, and the work of rebuilding.

This site is a personal narrative and documentation hub. It strives for accuracy and specificity. Where I recount alleged misconduct, those accounts reflect my direct experience and good‑faith belief at the time.

Use the table of contents to navigate chapters. Each chapter closes with a brief summary and cross‑references to timelines or filings. Some names are omitted to protect privacy or because matters are before the courts.

Note: This is not legal advice. It is documentation of my lived experience and the steps I took to seek help and remedy.

Period covered: June 2023 – November 2025.

02 Moving to Toronto

I relocated from Ottawa to Toronto in mid‑2023. What should have been a straightforward move became the start of a prolonged period of harassment, instability, and legal navigation. I kept contemporaneous notes and evidence: emails, audio logs, images, and message exports.

June 2023
Relocation to Toronto; job search and settling‑in logistics; unusual emails and online activity patterns begin appearing.
2024
Multiple housing changes; several police reports; initial court filings and complaints; e‑bike thefts; targeted disruptions escalate.
2025
Active civil files; bank account issues; continued efforts to secure stable housing and pursue work, licensing, and education.

See also: Evidence, Logs & Method.

03 A Chronology of Housing & Displacement

Housing should mean safety. Instead, I faced recurring displacement, interference by third parties, and episodes that I reported as harassment or intimidation. Some incidents involved landlords or bystanders reacting to information about me that appeared to be relayed in real time.

Feb 2024
Incident in Etobicoke involving a ramp built near where my e‑bike was kept. Two months’ rent later withheld after conflict; reported follow‑ups made.
Jun 19, 2024
Ramp dismantled; first comprehensive chronology compiled with images and notes.
Apr 3, 2025
Event at 141 Galloway Rd. #76 (report references Special Constables and landlord‑related altercation). Subsequent filings continued.
Mid–Late 2025
Multiple short‑term stays; several unlawful or forced evictions alleged; ongoing pattern of harassment by individuals invoking police or RCMP.
Impact: Loss of stability, constant relocation costs, and difficulty maintaining normal work and life routines.

04 Training, Work, and Disruptions

Alongside the housing volatility, I pursued training and work opportunities—insurance licensing (LLQP), data work, consulting, and entrepreneurship. Repeated disruptions, surveillance cues, and intimidation affected onboarding and daily productivity.

  • LLQP certification completed; studying sector practices and roles.
  • Consulting and transformation projects; building RedKey Consultants Inc.
  • Exploration of data‑driven products, GoFundMe communications, and community engagement to sustain legal efforts and recovery.

Also see: Building Again: RedKey & Projects.

05 Reporting, Case Files & Interactions with Police

I filed multiple reports across police services. I also submitted supplementary materials (notes, audio, images) when I learned something new or when new incidents occurred. I sought consistent documentation and review.

Example: A victim statement was filed in R. v. Alexeiouk followed by supplementary reports. Some incidents were reported as technology‑mediated harassment and sexualized intimidation.

At times, individuals in public spaces claimed ties to police or RCMP. My requests were simple: take the reports, follow the evidence, and stop the harassment. Where processes stalled, I turned to the courts.

06 Courts & Claims: An Overview

Between 2024 and 2025, I pursued multiple matters in Small Claims and Superior Court, including urgent motions when harm escalated. I relied on the Rules of Civil Procedure, case law for interlocutory relief, and careful record‑keeping to support filings.

  • Use of interlocutory remedies framework to seek time‑limited restraint orders.
  • Rule‑compliant motion materials: notices, affidavits, draft orders, and facta.
  • Ongoing requests to vary or lift any administrative stays solely to hear urgent relief.
Process lesson: Courts look for clarity, admissible evidence, proportionality, and specificity in the relief sought.

07 Technology‑Enabled Harassment

Much of the harm felt coordinated and technology‑mediated: directed audio, tracking cues, and live relays of my activities. In plain terms, people near me appeared to know private details they should not know, sometimes weaponizing them socially or sexually.

  • Acoustic projections and sexualized taunts in public settings.
  • Real‑time cues in housing, transit, and institutional spaces.
  • Patterns suggesting data leakage, inference, or unlawful monitoring.
I documented times, places, words used, and nearby individuals as best as I could, with corroborating files where possible.

08 Public Spaces: Transit, Courts, Cafeterias

Harassment occurred during court visits, on transit, and even in courthouse cafeterias or washrooms. Some incidents were sexualized and degrading, including comments about my body and attempts to provoke reactions.

Why this matters: Public institutions must remain safe and neutral. If actors exploit those spaces, victims lose access to remedies and basic dignity.

09 Banking & Account Lockouts

My primary chequing account was locked after a disputed transfer. I submitted extensive documentation to the bank’s fraud team, including identity documents and transaction records. The lockout caused cascading hardship during active litigation and housing instability.

  • Submitted ZIP archives and document links to fraud investigators.
  • Raised concerns about process fairness and staff conduct.
  • Continued to request timely review and restoration of access.

10 Rentals, Platforms & Accountability

I allege that rental platforms and certain hosts contributed to instability through wrongful evictions or misrepresentation. Some claims are pursued in Small Claims Court, and I continue to catalogue proofs: messages, listings, cancellation records, and financial loss.

Systemic risk: When platforms fail to enforce their own standards, vulnerable renters absorb the costs.

11 Education, Licensing & Certifications

Amid the turbulence, I focused on capacity building: IBM Data Science Professional, Tableau, and the LLQP exam. My background includes an MBA (uOttawa) and a Master’s in Quantitative Economics. I applied these skills to structure evidence and build recovery plans.

  • SQL, Python, and Tableau for analysis and dashboards.
  • Lean methods to standardize documentation and filings.
  • Ongoing interest in PhD‑level research on strategy and civic systems.

12 Building Again: RedKey & Projects

RedKey Consultants Inc. is my way forward—combining strategy, process improvement, and digital enablement for clients. Rebuilding income is essential to sustain legal efforts and return to a stable life.

  • Strategic roadmapping, BPI, and data visualization services.
  • Ethical guardrails and privacy‑first solutions.
  • Community‑minded engagements and transparent outcomes.
Purpose: Turn lessons learned into capabilities that help others navigate complexity.

13 Mental Health, Safety & Coping

Targeted harassment corrodes attention, sleep, and trust. I adopted routines to limit exposure, use headphones at night in shared spaces, and maintain a calm environment for families around me.

  • Night routines and noise management to protect others in the household.
  • Document, de‑escalate, and disengage where possible.
  • Seek institutional remedies persistently, in writing.

14 Community, Culture & Civic Life

Toronto’s diversity is its strength. It can also be exploited by bad actors who play communities against each other. I advocate for a civic standard that protects everyone equally—without fear, favoritism, or mobbing.

Pluralism must be operational, not just rhetorical: in housing, policing, courts, and platforms.

15 Law, Process & What I’ve Learned

Through filings and hearings, I learned to focus on clear, narrow, and actionable relief, supported by specific evidence. Process clarity and persistence matter as much as passion.

  • Be precise about the conduct to be restrained and by whom.
  • Explain irreparable harm and public‑interest factors succinctly.
  • File clean records; index exhibits; keep version history.
Reminder: Where administrative barriers exist, ask for narrowly tailored variations to enable urgent hearings.

16 Evidence, Logs & Method

My method centered on contemporaneous documentation:

  1. Chronologies with dates, times, places, and actors as known.
  2. Artifacts: emails (MBOX/EML), screenshots, photos, audio notes.
  3. Cross‑checks between logs, filings, and third‑party records.
  4. Privacy: redact where needed; store originals securely.

When new patterns emerged (e.g., platform anomalies, spoofed imagery, cloned postings), I appended structured notes and notified institutions in writing.

17 How to Help / Support

If you wish to help, here are constructive ways:

  • Share the story responsibly; discourage gossip and vigilantism.
  • Offer professional assistance (legal research, data analysis, safe housing leads).
  • Engage institutions to ensure due process and fair review.
For direct contact, see details below. I appreciate every good‑faith effort.
Support via GoFundMe.com/JusticeSupport

Direct link: GoFundMe.com/JusticeSupport

18 Acknowledgments & Contact

Thank you to those who listened, documented properly, and treated me with dignity, even when systems were slow to respond. Your professionalism kept me going.

Contact:
Rohit Sohanlal
[email protected]

Last updated: November 2025

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