Sentences with phrase «liberal cabinet minister»

Keynote speakers will include former Liberal cabinet minister Martin Cauchon, now with Heenan Blaikie LLP, as well as Patricia Kosseim, general counsel of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

«It's a bombshell, there's no other way to describe it,» says Benoît Pelletier, a constitutional law professor at the University of Ottawa and a former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister.

You can look up if there is a headquarters near you for the Liberal Party of Canada, or search online to see if a Liberal Cabinet Minister or Justin Trudeau himself is holding a speaking event or fundraiser near you.

The audience included David MacNaughton, Canada's ambassador to the U.S., and Monique Smith, a former Liberal cabinet minister who is Ontario's representative in Washington, D.C.

(He would later serve in Parliament as a Liberal cabinet minister and become Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.)

In 2003, she heard the channel was planning a new political program called SqueezePlay, built around O'Leary's right - wing free market cheerleading and the left - leaning views of Brian Tobin, the former Newfoundland premier and Liberal cabinet minister.

The former Liberal cabinet minister in January became president and CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, a business association representing 150 of the country's biggest corporations.

He name dropped more liberal Cabinet ministers, pointedly ignored May and set out a commendable vision of an open, compassionate, multiracial Britain.

Not exact matches

In contrast to the new U.S. administration, Canada's Liberal government has remained positive on free trade, with prime minister Justin Trudeau and various members of his cabinet touting the economic growth it creates and suggesting the country could benefit from its continued openness to global commerce.

He went on to be a cabinet minister and Liberal party president.

Long suggested his own frustration is a symptom of a much wider problem — an unhealthy gap between Liberal backbenchers» political instincts and the sort of policy thinking that emanates from the well - staffed offices of the Prime Minister and top cabinet ministers.

Opinion polls showed that just 22 % of New Brunswickers supported the deal, and a two - month - long diet of protests and loud public outrage convinced five of Graham's Liberal MLAs, including three cabinet ministers, to tell the premier in early January that they couldn't support the transaction.

Among the many well - known Canadians scheduled as «participants» were Stephen Harper's Conservative cabinet ministers Stockwell Day (who at first denied attending) and the then - defence minister Gordon O'Connor, deputy ministers (Defence) Ward Elcock, Peter Harder (Foreign Affairs), Associate Deputy Minister William Elliott (Public Security), Liberal continentalist Anne McLellan, Canada's former deputy prime minister and a defender of the oil patch, the Alberta minister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Majminister Gordon O'Connor, deputy ministers (Defence) Ward Elcock, Peter Harder (Foreign Affairs), Associate Deputy Minister William Elliott (Public Security), Liberal continentalist Anne McLellan, Canada's former deputy prime minister and a defender of the oil patch, the Alberta minister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, MajMinister William Elliott (Public Security), Liberal continentalist Anne McLellan, Canada's former deputy prime minister and a defender of the oil patch, the Alberta minister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Majminister and a defender of the oil patch, the Alberta minister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Majminister of energy, Greg Melchin, General Rick Hillier, Canada's chief of defence staff, former Conservative cabinet minister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Majminister Perrin Beatty, now president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the infamous continentalist Thomas d'Aquino, head of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, Rear Admiral Roger Girouard, Maj. - Gen.

The Liberal MP, who was the first openly gay federal cabinet minister, spoke about the «true progress» that has been made in his lifetime in Canada for the LGBTQ community.

International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, named to cabinet a day before the finalized treaty was made public, reiterated that the Liberals believe in trade, but she was careful to note the deal was negotiated by the Conservative government.

VICTORIA — Energy Minister Bill Bennett called his own B.C. Liberals cabinet colleagues «a bunch of nervous politicians» who don't even know what the «upper range is yet» on the cost of the proposed Site C hydroelectric project.

After the interim Liberal leader had expounded on the «absurd situation» before us — a cabinet minister unable or unwilling to stand in the House and explain his actions in helping divvy up millions in «border infrastructure» funds for bike racks and gazebos in his riding — the Prime Minister stood and restated the script about this having been «thoroughly aired» and there being «process improvements» to be made and sminister unable or unwilling to stand in the House and explain his actions in helping divvy up millions in «border infrastructure» funds for bike racks and gazebos in his riding — the Prime Minister stood and restated the script about this having been «thoroughly aired» and there being «process improvements» to be made and sMinister stood and restated the script about this having been «thoroughly aired» and there being «process improvements» to be made and so forth.

She was re-elected as MLA in 1997 and in 1998 she placed third in the Liberal Party's leadership contest, behind former Tory cabinet minister Nancy MacBeth and Lethbridge MLA Ken Nicol.

Vying to become the new Assembly Speaker are former cabinet minister and Edmonton - Mill Creek PC MLA Gene Zwozdesky, Deputy Speaker and Calgary - Fort PC MLA Wayne Cao, former cabinet minister and Red Deer - North PC MLA Mary Anne Jablonski, and long - time Edmonton - Centre Liberal MLA Laurie Blakeman.

While I spent a considerable amount of time knocking on doors for candidates in Edmonton, I was also working with a group of MLAs, lawyers and former PC cabinet ministers on what would have been the plan to transition the Liberals into government if the party had won that election ten years ago today.

His father, Walter Runciman, became a prominent Liberal politician and cabinet minister, later notorious for an appeasing report in 1938 that recommended Czechoslovakia should hand the Sudetenland to Nazi Germany.

Labour should begin backroom talks with the Liberal Democrats immediately, former Cabinet minister Andrew Adonis has urged in an interview with politics.co.uk.

Proposals for mandatory jail sentences for possessing a knife, were rejected by Liberal Democrat ministers, according to cabinet papers leaked today to the Daily Mail.

Peter Bone, the outspoken MP for Wellingborough, attacked the «appalling behaviour of Liberal Democrat Cabinet ministers» in not having backed Jeremy Hunt last week.

The collapse of the Conservative government and the formation of a Liberal one in 1906 gave Lloyd George the chance to be a formidable cabinet minister.

The few departments it controlled were not the big spenders and, when they were, the Liberal Democrat cabinet minister did not have autonomy or sufficient resources.

The education secretary offered an almost Shakespearian assessment of his fellow Cabinet minister as the Liberal Democrats continued to consolidate their position in the Eastleigh by - election.

David Cameron became Prime Minister on 11 May after Gordon Brown's resignation and the Liberal Democrats formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party, with Nick Clegg as Deputy Prime Minister and other Liberal Democrats in the cabinet.

[88][89] Prominent Liberal Democrat MPs who lost their seats included former leader Charles Kennedy, former deputy leaders Vince Cable and Simon Hughes, and several cabinet ministers.

Alun Wyburn - Powell's latest book is Political Wings (published by Pen & Sword), a biography of William Wedgwood Benn, first Viscount Stansgate, father of Tony Benn, defector from the Liberals to Labour and cabinet minister under MacDonald and Attlee.

[1] The Liberal Party, founded in 1859, were descended from the Whigs, Radicals and Peelites, while the SDP were a party created in 1981 by former Labour members, MPs and cabinet ministers, but also gained defections from Conservatives.

Options under consideration include Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister Chris Huhne's Eastleigh, the SNP's Western Isles constituency and Conservative backbencher Louise Mensch's Corby seat.

Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister Vince Cable is to warn the government against complacency over the economy in a speech on Wednesday.

Yesterday, on LeftWatch, Matthew Barrett ran a rolling blog, listing the ways in which senior Liberal Democrats, including Cabinet ministers, were attacking the Conservatives.

Just as the formation of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition tipped the balance towards the privately educated, Oxbridge - educated ministers are in the majority in the cabinet - although the number has dipped very, very slightly with this latest reshuffle.

Jo Coburn spoke about the fortunes of each party with former Labour Cabinet minister Hazel Blears, Liberal Democrat Stephen Lloyd, Conservative Stuart Andrew, and UKIP's Nigel Farage who has previously stood in the seat and was seen in a Daily Politics film about the constituency.

Another Labour cabinet minister admits he is happy to work with Liberal Democrats as PM's aides move to quash exit rumours

Among those elected to the National Union of Students executive on the «Broad Left» ticket of Labour, Liberals and Communists was Charles Clarke, a future Labour cabinet minister.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says he is «shocked and saddened» after the former cabinet minister Chris Huhne admitted perverting the course of justice over claims his ex-wife took speeding points for him a decade ago.

Their possible intervention emerged after former Liberal Democrat Cabinet minister Michael Moore tabled a private member's bill proposing to legislate on the issue.

The Tories» Liberal Democrat partners, who apparently saw keen as their sixth cabinet minister during his time a justice secretary, were given an affectionate pat on the head.

In a sign that Fox's decision to fall on his sword will not mark the end of the furore engulfing the Tories, both Liberal Democrat and Labour politicians stepped up their demands for the prime minister to explain why several senior members of his cabinet were involved in an Anglo - American organisation apparently at odds with his party's environmental commitments and pledge to defend free healthcare.

Speaking on a day when several cabinet ministers suggested that Labour voters should cast their ballot for the Liberal Democrats in some seats, the former prime minister set himself against the tactic, and was contemptuous of Nick Clegg's party and its claim to represent real change.

The inquiry will also on Tuesday hear evidence from Norman Lamb, the Liberal Democrat MP, and David Mellor, the former cabinet minister responsible for the press, whose private life became the subject of lurid tabloid headlines in the early 1990s.

It is the fact that there are no Liberal Democrats in this cabinet, there is no deputy prime minister, there is no «Quad» - in which David Cameron and George Osborne were forced to negotiate with Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander before any important policy could be announced.

Both leaders went out of their way to deny instant claims that the initiative - which caught all but a select handful of MPs and ministers by surprise - is a prelude to a merger, coalition or even the long - rumoured seat at the cabinet table for the Liberal Democrat leader.

Among Labour MPs voting for the Liberal Democrat motion were home affairs committee chairman Keith Vaz, ministerial aide Stephen Pound and former cabinet minister Andrew Smith.

The other 19 are: 7/7 hero Paul Dadge; TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson and her former husband Lance Gerrard - Wright; former FA executive director David Davies; Shaun Russell, whose wife and daughter were killed in 1996; former cavalry officer James Hewitt; ex-Labour cabinet minister Tessa Jowell; Sara Payne, mother of murdered Sarah Payne; celebrity Abi Titmuss; former Liberal Democrat MP Mark Oaten; former MP George Galloway; Michelle Milburn, who is reportedly a theatrical agent; Colette Bos; singer Dannii Minogue and her brother, Brendan Minogue; police officer Dan Lichters; Cornelia Crisan; celebrity Calum Best; and Meg Matthews, ex-wife of former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher.

Former cabinet minister Chris Huhne has resigned from the Liberal Democrats and his partner Carina Trimingham is also believed to have quit her party membership.

Some cabinet ministers hope that Gordon Brown could defy the disaster of Labour coming third in the share of the vote by joining forces with the Liberal Democrats in a «progressive alliance» to keep the Tories out of power even though Mr Cameron might have won more seats and votes than Labour.