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.

2008-07-25

Canadian Forces Rewards Disgraced Commander

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The CBC and Ottawa Citizen report that: Canada's military leadership has quietly promoted to general the soldier who led the ill-fated...
2008-07-22

Austrian Reflections

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We have returned from our Austrian vacation and I hope to post a few commentaries on the vacation and the country in the coming days. But fo...
2008-05-21

Hillary Should Go Back To Arkansas...

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...And Become "The Greatest American" Think about it. What could be the most important policy change for America - universal publi...
2008-05-16

Fifth Column Going Into Intermittent Summer Mode

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Biking and kayaking season is upon us and there are just too many outdoor things to be done for me to blog on a daily basis. The Fifth Colum...
2008-05-15

"I Am Not a Racist ..."

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What's the difference between these two statements. "I am not a racist it's just that I can't hire black staff because most...
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2008-05-14

Dion to Liberals: We Don't Tell It As It Is

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We knew that before but now it's official . Liberal Leader Stephane Dion said he disagreed with Dallaire's choice of words, and hint...
2008-05-13

Omar Khadr Is a Child Soldier-Period!

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If anyone can talk with authority on human rights and child soldiers it is Senator Roméo Dallaire . The CBC reported that: Canada has sun...
2008-05-12

Submission re: South March Highlands Conservation Forest Management Plan

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click on map to enlarge I am a lifelong environmentalist and outdoorsperson who hikes, mountain bikes, skis and snowshoes in the South March...
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2008-05-09

Tasers Don't Kill People - The Police Kill People

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Tasers can indeed kill people, but not as certainly as guns can. That is why, as originally intended, as an alternative to the use of firear...
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2008-05-08

The Democratic Party Dream Ticket That Could Have Been

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Very early in the United States presidential election primary process it became very obvious that there were two clear Democratic Party fron...
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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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