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.

2013-12-10

Reflections on My 2013 Biking Season

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Now that I bike all year there is no end to the season but the putting away of the summer bikes and taking out of the winter bike marks the ...
2013-09-13

The Bottom Line on the Parti Québécois Proposed Values Charter

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I was going to write a long blog post on this but since so much has been written about it I think this captures the spirit and intent of the...
2013-08-18

Thoughts on Taking The Lane

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Updated 2013-11-11 As I am not an expert on cycling safety this post is not intended to be advice on how to safely take the lane but only ...
2013-07-27

Kanata's Secret Segregated Bike Lane

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Yes, Kanata has a secret, or at least unpublicized, segregated bike lane on Huntmar Drive from Maple Grove Road to the Canadian Tire Centre ...
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2013-07-15

The George Zimmerman Verdict: How Does an Aggressor Successfully Argue Self Defence

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After my initial shock at hearing the verdict and my attempt to rationalize it I have further reflected on the verdict. Perhaps it all co...
2013-07-14

The George Zimmerman Verdict and The British Justice System

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The not guilty verdicts in the George Zimmerman trial for the murder of Travyon Martin may be a result of the British criminal justice syst...
2013-06-21

City of Ottawa Kanata South (Terry Fox to West Hunt Club Road) Class Environmental Assessment Study – The NCC Role in Protecting the Greenbelt

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Submission to The National Capital Commission Richard W. Woodley Bridlewood, Kanata, Ontario June 21, 2013 I am providing this submissi...
2013-06-07

Prince of Wales Bridge: Why Isn't This a Bikeway

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(click on image to enlarge) As early as 2005, after the rail line was discontinued and the City of Ottawa purchased the bridge for possibl...
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2013-05-25

Why I Believe Rob Ford

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I believe Rob Ford was telling the truth because of what he did not say. He did not say: I have never used crack cocaine. And he did not...
2013-05-22

The Rob Ford Scenarios

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So what are the possible explanations for the infamous Rob Ford video. Rob Ford says it is just ridiculous, but beyond that he offers no exp...
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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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