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.

2018-10-13

On Democracy

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What a better way to restart The Fifth Column than by a treatise on how to make our democracy actually democratic. Hopefully this will be...
2017-04-17

Unable to “View in Google Earth” GPS tracks opened in Garmin BaseCamp or Mapsource – Solution

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When I first installed Garmin MapSource (and later BaseCamp) I could open GPS tracks (gpx files) in it and select “View in Google Earth”...
2015-06-05

Backroad Mapbooks Ontario GPS Map Version 5 Now Available With My Greenbelt Trail Maps Included

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Backroad Mapbooks now has Version 5 of their Ontario GPS Map available. Actually it has been available since the fall but I only checked f...
2014-11-01

The Old Stone House - To Be Saved or Destroyed

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There is an old stone house in what was once a rural area and now is within the Emerald Meadows portion of Bridlewood in Kanata. A few weeks...
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2014-10-29

Started Enjoying Our New Community Mail Box Last Week

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I know as a progressive I am supposed to oppose the transition to community mailboxes (CMBs) for all urban and suburban residents but logic ...
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2014-09-09

What Are Cyclists Lives Worth

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While I cannot answer that question I can tell you what our society and its governments have decided cyclists lives are not worth. Cyclists...
2014-08-10

Much Ado About Religious Accommodation

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Much is being made of a decision by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) managers at Toronto's Pearson airport to allow a small group of...
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2014-02-13

Why Does Canada Participate in the Olympics Anyway

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I took this screenshot (CBC website) of the standings yesterday showing Germany in first place with 8 medals, Canada second with 10 medals...
2014-01-28

He Was Supposed to Live Forever - And He Will

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You can read more about Pete Seeger on the Pete Seeger Appreciation Page website .
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2014-01-08

The War on Cars Starts Here – My Municipal Election Slogan

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You don't have to actually run for office to have an election slogan, do you. Although my wife did suggest I take on our car loving, par...
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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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