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.

2008-04-30

Mountain Biking In The Spring

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Rutted Muddy Trail from Spring Biking For those of us that put our bikes away for the winter, when the first sign of Spring arrives we want ...
2008-04-29

Should the Right to Strike be Sacrosanct

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The labour movement has always held the Right to Strike to be sacrosanct. In reality though, the biggest gains made by workers have been gai...
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2008-04-28

Solidarity Forever

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2008-04-26

TTC Strike - Special Weekend Fifth Column

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So what is going on here . The first factor to consider is why did the membership reject the tentative agreement, proving yet again, that de...
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2008-04-25

The Supreme Court Rules !

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As my daughters would say “The Supreme Court Rules”. And just why does the Supreme Court rule. The Supreme Court rules because the Supreme ...
2008-04-24

Do You Hate Young People

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Do young people annoy the hell out of you. Then you need the Mosquito Youth Repellent . The Mosquito, created by Welsh inventor Howard Stapl...
2008-04-23

Tories Going To A Lot of Trouble To Hide Their Innocence

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper claims that the Tories “in and out scheme” was in accordance with Canada’s election financing laws . "Ou...
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2008-04-22

Atheists Have Faith Too

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Atheists, myself included, like to distinguish ourselves from the religionists by the fact that we base our opinions and decisions on facts...
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2008-04-21

Pissing On The Toilet Doors

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Excuse my crudeness but I’m really pissed off. Everyone promotes fitness and getting outside and now the weather is here to do it. Ottawa ha...
2008-04-18

Spring Has Sprung

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In one weekend we seem to have gone from winter temperatures to summer temperatures and the first flower of the year has bloomed in our yard...
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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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