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.

2010-12-23

South March Highlands Dreams Set to Music

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The Community's Dream Trail Riders' Dream Urbandale/KNL's Dream
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2010-12-22

Can Divine Intervention Save The South March Highlands

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It appears that Ottawa City Council does not have the political will to stand up to the developers and save the South March Highlands. Indee...
2010-12-19

In the United Kingdom Peaceful Protest Is Now Terrorism

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From Democracy Under Fire : Here’s one example of the intimidation of peaceful protest by the young that is happening all over Britain. Nick...
2010-12-14

South March Highlands - An Open Letter

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As well as being posted on my blog, The Fifth Column ( http://the5thc.blogspot.com/ ), this is being sent to: Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson ( Jim....
2010-12-12

Generation Inspired - Let Capitalism Fail

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No comment required. However, I cannot help but comment as I watch this and think about how we are supposed to react to the international re...
2010-12-07

Has Wikileaks Gone Off Track

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If I recall correctly, it seems to me, that the original idea of Wikileaks was to provide an outlet for whistle-blowers who wanted to draw a...
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2010-12-03

Blue Wall of Pork Circles The Wagons

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As Ottawa Police come under attack for repeated acts of brutality, rather than condemning the perpetrators, the Ottawa Police Association go...
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2010-11-28

What is Really Scary is ...

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Some people will support the police whatever they do. When I saw the recent CBC poll I was disturbed, but then when I saw the CFRA poll I wa...
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2010-11-26

The Fifth Columnist is Getting a New Camera for Christmas

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My first serious camera was a Konica Autoreflex T3 35 MM SLR that I purchased in the early 1970s and used for over 25 years. It cost around...
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2010-11-24

Fewer Politicians - Less Democracy

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Everybody loves democracy and hates politicians. It doesn't make sense but it's a fact and it's what drives ideas like Mike Harr...
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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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