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Archive for November 26th, 2008

Saudi’s first all-girl rock band cannot perform in public

November 26th, 2008 | 1 Comment

It’s not easy being an all-girl rock band in Saudi Arabia. Not only are women oppressed but rock music is also forbidden. They cannot perform in public. They cannot pose for album cover photographs. Even their jam sessions are secret, for fear of offending the religious authorities in this ultraconservative kingdom. But the members of [...]

Keith Martin: The ball is in Parliament’s court

November 26th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Commenting in today’s National Post on the significance of the Moon Report, Liberal MP Keith Martin says it’s time for Parliament to act on free speech. While Prof. Moon’s report is excellent, the actual power to implement his recommendations, or any others that relate to the CHRA, resides not with the commission but with Parliament. [...]

Global warming predictions overestimated

November 26th, 2008 | 3 Comments

Empirical observations throw doubt on the accuracy of climate models. A detailed analysis of black carbon — the residue of burned organic matter — in computer climate models suggests that those models may be overestimating global warming predictions. […] As a result of global warming, soils are expected to release more carbon dioxide, the major [...]