THE FIFTH COLUMN

"This column is dedicated to the proposition that Canada (and indeed the world) is in a crisis situation and that fundamental social change is required to remedy this situation." - The First Column, Lambda November 2, 1971 This blog is inspired by my column of the same name in the Laurentian University Newspaper, Lambda, from 1971-1973. The title refers to the concept of subverting the system from within. To read key excerpts from those columns read the first few posts in this blog.

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2024-09-18

Can Trump Save American Politics

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No, not by winning but by losing. If Trump and the MAGA nation suffer a massive defeat dragging the Republican party down with them pe...
2024-07-22

Thoughts on American Politics

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First of all what is a non-American doing commenting on American politics in the middle of an American election. Do I hear people screamin...
2024-07-12

What If The Next President Of The United States Is Not Mentally Competent For Office ?

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My surprising take on that is that it won’t make much difference. Many experts are already suggesting Trump is verging on dementia and...
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2009-08-12

Don't Do It – NDP Name Change

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If the NDP (New Democratic Party) changes it's name to the Democratic Party it will be the final formalization of the repudiation of th...
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Richard W. Woodley was born in Sudbury, Ontario in 1950. He earned an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Laurentian University where he was the News Editor of the student newspaper Lambda and active in student politics. He was active in the New Democratic Party and Waffle in Sudbury and Kanata, as well as Kanata municipal politics. He was a member of the Bridlewood Residents Hydro Line Committee (BRHLC) and creator of the now archived Bridlewood Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) Information Service. He worked on Parliament Hill for 33 years indexing the Debates of the House of Commons (Hansard) and it's committees. Richard has been an outdoorsperson and environmentalist for most of his life and a life long cyclist.
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