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.

2008-09-30

Why Green Party Supporters Should Vote NDP

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“I'd rather have no Green seats and Stephen Harper lose, than a full caucus that stares across the floor at Stephen Harper as prime mini...
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2008-09-29

Easier Trail Mapping With My New GPS

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Last year I started mapping the Greenbelt trails using my GPS unit. With my older GPS unit it was a long complicated process requiring that ...
2008-09-23

The Carbon Tax - A Lost Liberal Opportunity

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A carbon tax is a good idea, if done properly. The Liberal Carbon Tax Plan is a bad idea for a number of reasons. The carbon tax plan adds a...
2008-09-18

We Can Stop Stephen Harper

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As the federal election campaign begins, early polls have indicated the possibility of a Harper majority. How can this be. We have a combina...
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2008-09-11

The Fifth Column is Returning

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It's been a longer and busier summer than expected but regular Fifth Column postings will return soon, although there may not be daily p...
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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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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