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.

2009-01-29

The Phony Safety Issue in the OC Transpo Strike

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It is not because safety is not important that I say that this is a phony issue. It is a phony issue because there was no concern raised by ...
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2009-01-28

How Progressive is Progressive Bloggers

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The Fifth Column is a Member of a blog aggregator or blogging community known as Progressive Bloggers. Progressive Bloggers describes itself...
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2009-01-23

OC Transpo Strike – Who Is To Blame

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It is really easy to blame the drivers, mechanics and their union for the strike. However the facts do not support that. The strike was call...
2009-01-22

Why Mountain Biking Should Be Allowed on the Greenbelt Trails

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Submission to the National Capital Commission Greenbelt Master Plan Review By Richard W. Woodley, environmentalist, hiker, mountain biker, s...
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2009-01-20

Out With The Old and In With The New

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If ever there was a time to celebrate that it is today !
2009-01-17

City of Ottawa Does Not Believe It's Own Rhetoric – OC Transpo Strike

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Special Saturday Fifth Column The Amalgamated Transit Union has made a proposal that could end the OC Transpo strike almost immediately by ...
2009-01-16

Should Public Transit Be Declared An Essential Service

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As an environmentalist, I am inclined to say yes to that question because of the extensive environmental benefits provided by public transit...
2009-01-15

NCC Greenbelt Review and Mountain Biking: Part Three

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This is the third part of a series of blog postings on the National Capital Commission's Greenbelt Master Plan Review as it relates to m...
2009-01-14

NCC Greenbelt Review and Mountain Biking: Part Two

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This is the second part of a series of blog postings on the National Capital Commission's Greenbelt Master Plan Review as it relates to ...
2009-01-13

NCC Greenbelt Review and Mountain Biking: Part One

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I am starting a series of blog postings on the National Capital Commission's Greenbelt Master Plan Review as it relates to mountain biki...
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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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