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.

2013-01-19

If a Tree Falls in the Forest is it not Canadian if it Originated in Norway

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I remember way back when when I was in school, not back in the days of the one room schoolhouse but back in the days of the eight classroom ...

2013-01-18

Rogers and Me Part 2: When You Have A Monopoly I Guess You Don't Have to Tell Your Customers What They Are Paying For

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After my original attempts to get Rogers to answer my questions via e-mail failed I posted my questions to Google Drive (originally Googl...

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2013-01-11

The Teachers Dilemma

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Nobody wants to give in to a bully. Indeed teachers teach students not to give in to bullies and teachers are expected to be role models and...

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2013-01-10

Teachers Political Protest Not a Strike and Not Illegal

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First of all it is not a strike because it is not part of the collective bargaining process because with a government imposed contract, impo...

2012-12-18

The Fatal Weakness of the United States Constitution Bill of Rights

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Americans love their Constitution and beloved Bill of Rights . However it has one fatal weakness in that it's provisions are unrestrict...

2012-12-12

An Atheist Celebrates a Secular Christmas in a Multicultural Canada

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So why would a non-Christian celebrate Christmas. Well first of all from a religious point of view Jesus Christ is not just the Christi...

2012-12-10

Rogers and Me: Father Corporation Knows Best in Mister Rogers Neighbourhood

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I prefer to deal with companies using email because it allows me to carefully ask questions and carefully consider the answers before asking...

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2012-12-03

Stop Signs as Yield Signs for Cyclists - Ontario Cycling Strategy and The Idaho Experience

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The following, based on a previous blog post , was submitted to the Ontario Cycling Strategy public consultation process . Stop Signs as ...

2012-11-26

Hackland Ruling Not About The $3,150

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The ruling by Justice Charles T. Hackland was not about the $3150 that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford improperly solicited for his football team bu...

2012-11-05

America The Ugly

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With friends like this Romney doesn't need enemies: It's enough to make an atheist want to believe in god so we can call on him...

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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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