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.

2010-08-31

Only One Choice or One Choice For Change

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With Alex Cullen officially out of the race for Ottawa Mayor the race becomes a three way race between Mayor Larry O'Brien, former Mayo...
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2010-08-14

Cyclist Killed Near Inappropriate Pathway Detour Route

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On August 13, 2010 a cyclist was killed while riding along city streets in the area of the official detour route for a section of National ...
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2010-08-13

Canadian Muslim Leaders Speak Out

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This statement from the Canadian Council of Imams — signed by almost 40 senior Muslim religious leaders — will be read during Friday prayers...
2010-08-10

Ever Wish You Could Really Commit Something to "Memory"

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If you are a blogger or student or anybody who writes a lot I am sure you do a lot of pre-writing, thinking things through and even composin...
2010-08-07

Marianne's Folly - Kanata Lakes 40% Agreement

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It seemed like a good deal - a developer agreeing to protect 40% of it's land as "greenspace" instead of the normally mandated...
2010-08-02

At Least She Won't Be Sunburned When She Cracks Her Head Open

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Anna Bebon, from Tommy & Lefebvre, is cool to go out in the sun thanks to her UV-protected clothing by Lole. Photograph by: Jana Chytilo...
2010-08-01

Thousands Line Up For Newest Apple iThing

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Thousands have lined the streets prior to the release of Apple's newest product. Apple fans, with their credit card limits newly boosted...
2010-07-30

Why We Left Bell Canada (Short Version)

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2010-07-22

Summertime and the Blogging is ...

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Well it's summertime for the Fifth Column and the blog posts are becoming sporadic as I get busy with travel and other activities. Howev...
2010-07-11

Workers Win (Local 6500 vs VALE INCO)

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They say nobody wins in a strike and certainly after a year the workers will never regain the income they lost and the company will never re...
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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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