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.

2024-08-11

Digital Photography Nostalgia – Sony Mavica FD-91 Photos

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What is this about digital photography nostalgia. Are we not supposed to be nostalgic about film photography rather than digital photography...
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2024-07-22

Thoughts on American Politics

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First of all what is a non-American doing commenting on American politics in the middle of an American election. Do I hear people screamin...
2024-07-12

What If The Next President Of The United States Is Not Mentally Competent For Office ?

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My surprising take on that is that it won’t make much difference. Many experts are already suggesting Trump is verging on dementia and...
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2024-06-04

Canadian Diversity and Right Wing Hate of Justin Trudeau

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Yes, Justin Trudeau is a mediocre Prime Minister, but that is not why the right hates him. Nor is it because of carbon taxes or provincial ...
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2024-05-12

The Scourge of the Internet

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No I am not writing about the fear and hate mongering taking over the Internet although they are the greatest evils of the Internet. And I ...
2024-05-04

Annual Report on Kanata South Pathways Deterioration, Spring 2024

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Another year has gone by and it is time to report again on the deterioration of the Bridlewood and Glen Cairn pathways in Kanata. Bridlewood...
2024-04-23

Doug Ford: Should we be thankful for small mercies ?

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So is there anything good to say about Doug Ford. Well he is not Pierre Poilievre or Danielle Smith. A t least Ford does not seek vote...
2024-04-08

How the Fossil Fuel Industry Can Save Itself and the Planet

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The fossil fuel industry seems to have a romantic fascination with “all the oil in the ground”, a fascination that shields it from financial...
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2024-04-02

Housing As A Right

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Should housing be a right. That is the question. But the real question is what would that mean and how do we make it more than a token right...
2024-03-22

On Television Part 3 – Cutting The Cord, Where We Ended Up

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The Fifth Column first talked about “cutting the cord” in June 2019 in my post On Television that looked at the history of television from...
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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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