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.

Showing posts with label hypocrisy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hypocrisy. Show all posts
2013-09-13

The Bottom Line on the Parti Québécois Proposed Values Charter

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I was going to write a long blog post on this but since so much has been written about it I think this captures the spirit and intent of the...
2011-09-07

The Most Annoying Thing About Cycling in Ottawa

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We all agree that Ottawa is a great place for cycling, but it is not perfect. Apart from the fact that the City of Ottawa and NCC have to do...
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2009-03-02

I'm Confused About Fighting In Hockey

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According to The Code on CBC's The Fifth Estate almost everyone involved in professional hockey from the head of the NHL down believes ...
2008-03-28

Boycott Hypocrisy Hour - Become Enlightened

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We already have Environment Week and Earth Day and numerous other Environmental Events . We do not need another token 60 minutes to think...
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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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