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.

2011-05-28

The NDP, The Quebec Question and 50% + 1

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Much has been made of Jack Layton's "controversial" comments on a possible Quebec sovereignty referendum . The fact is that it...

2011-05-27

Reflections on Mapping the South March Highlands Kanata Lakes Trails

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For purposes of simplicity, although both trail systems are within the South March Highlands, I will refer to these trails, across from the ...

2011-05-19

Obama Gets it Right on Palestine

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President Obama understands what I wrote three and a half years ago, that ending the Israeli Palestinian conflict depends on recognizing t...

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2011-05-13

And The Contempt Continues

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Before Parliament even resumes Cabinet Ministers are issuing decrees to Parliamentary committees: "Industry Minister Tony Clement said ...

2011-05-02

REMEMBER

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It's Time To Vote

2011-05-01

Best CN Cycle for CHEO/Tour Nortel Yet

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Well surprisingly this was the best year ever that I have had riding in the Tour Nortel or CN Cycle for CHEO. I've been fighting somethi...

2011-04-28

Go Canada Go

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2011-04-27

A Message to Canadian Voters from Tommy Douglas

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Historical Background Mouseland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tommy Douglas and the NDP | CBC Archives

2011-04-23

It's Time

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You don't have to choose between tweedle dumb and tweedle dumber

2011-04-22

Gordon O'Connor on the South March Highlands

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"it isn't special ... there's nothing special about it"

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rww: Kanata, Ontario, Canada; 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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