Sentences with phrase «nation governments with»

We have also assisted First Nation governments with specific land claims and internal governance matters.

Not exact matches

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government has spent the past three years quashing foreign investment, dedicated its summer to quibbling over cellphone bills and filled its speech from the throne with promises to fuss with credit card fees, retail prices and the nation's cable television packages.

The African nation of Zambia, for instance, has only enough food available to provide its population with 1,870 calories on average, per day, according to a striking global map in the October issue of National Geographic — and in truth, in much of the world, such calorie counts offer an inflated view of what's actually accessible to most citizens, due to widespread poverty, civil unrest, natural disasters, corruption, government mismanagement, food - distribution failures, and other issues.

If Britain stays in a customs union it must agree to apply the same tariffs on imports from outside the EU and can not negotiate free trade deals with other nations, as the government currently hopes to do once the U.K. leaves the bloc.

Organized by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI), the UAE Innovation Month seeks to foster innovation with more than 1,000 activities across the nation from February 1 - 28, 2018.

In 2010, red shirt protestors shut down Bangkok's central business district for weeks; the government responded with a crackdown that resulted in 92 deaths, and provoked the torching of Bangkok's biggest megamall and the nation's stock exchange.

The duty to consult with First Nations resides with the Federal government — as Chief Justice McLachlin wrote in the 2004 Haida Nation v. British Columbia [2004] decision of the Supreme Court, «the ultimate legal responsibility for consultation and accommodation rests with the Crown.»

VANCOUVER — The B.C. government has struck a deal with the Haisla First Nation that the province says could help fast track a liquefied natural gas plant near Kitimat.

When asked recently in a Compas Inc. poll whether the Canadian government should step in to block the sale of the nation's largest fertilizer company to Sinochem, CEOs agreed strongly, with a mean of 5.7 on a seven - point scale.

The nation's capital, with its many museums, government buildings, and iconic public spaces, needs little description.

If that's not enough choice, the university also offers four courses in development: strategic leadership, First Nations, peace — building, and international business, with courses on government, business and sustainability marketing coming in 2011.

Fox: I've been debating with this fellow [Nigel] Farage, creator of the Brexit and promoter of the Brexit, about the nation - state, about a powerful government that controls borders but also controls individuals.

If we're going to be talking about partnering with First Nations for developments in the area, we need to understand how that's different from negotiating with the government.

So important was this cash infusion that the nation's nine largest banks were required to participate, with deliberations on the intervention taking place in private meetings between the government and financial insiders.

Among developed nations, Slovenia, Denmark and Norway are the most equal, with Gini Co-efficients under 0.25 after taxes and government programs are taken into account.

The U.S. and Papua New Guinea are the only countries among 185 nations and territories that hadn't imposed government - mandated laws requiring employers to pay mothers while on leave with their babies, according to a study released last year by the United Nations» International Labor Organinations and territories that hadn't imposed government - mandated laws requiring employers to pay mothers while on leave with their babies, according to a study released last year by the United Nations» International Labor OrganiNations» International Labor Organization.

She supported the department's mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure, working with all areas of the department, government agencies, law enforcement, and the private sector.

As part of the explanation as to why Europe gives proportionately more ODA, Gunzburg noted that countries with bigger welfare states — like those for which the Scandinavian nations are famed — tend to pay higher taxes, leading to more government revenue that can be spent on aid.

Nearly half of the businesses with black CEOs cluster around our nation's capital — in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia — and a third overall provide services to government agencies.

And the nation has built out a cyberpolice team, which is funded by the U.K., while government agencies run regular simulations so that employees know how to deal with hacks when they take place.

The state government has taken steps to bring Western Australia's broadband network into line with those of leading developed nations following the recent launch of its Statewide Broadband Network Strategy.

Well, although a number of states have stringent concealed carry laws, Illinois was the only state in the nation with such a sweeping ban, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Engaging constructively with governments is central to advancing BlackRock's mission, and, in the United States, we desperately need to find common ground on which Americans of different views and from different parties can come together to move the nation forward.

Salameh says Pacific Future has a project office staffed up and a preliminary design from an Italian engineering firm, and has initiated discussions with the B.C. and federal governments, first nations and Asian customers.

Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world - renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

Additionally, the memo says, Colombia needs a political ambassador with a «wider world view who can use the Colombia assistance we rendered to push [its government] to aid us with training, experience - sharing and the posting of seasoned policy and military officers with other nations (e.g. Mexico, Afghanistan) facing similar narco - terrorism threats.»

When the federal government is unable to set basic policies (or at least stick with them), approve a budget or even resolve to pay its bills by raising the debt limit, the nation's private sector leaders get worried.

What began as a small, focused Enbridge campaign with northern First Nations grew into a political juggernaut that arguably contributed to the Harper government's 2015 defeat, after the pro-tanker Conservative party lost more votes in B.C. than in the rest of the country combined.

Hosted by China's Ministry of Commerce and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, with support from the World Trade Organization and the United Nations, the event aims to promote trade liberalization and economic globalization, and actively open the Chinese market to the world.

In Victoria this afternoon, Premier Gordon Campbell said the project would provide «hundreds and hundreds» of jobs to First Nations in the north, adding that government's job is to «try and find ways we can get the First Nations people engaged with pay cheques building the kind of economic future they need...»

In general, the First Nations political organizations in BC have been particularly active in undertaking activities to build relationships with Chinese businesses and government officials.

The most disastrous development is that hackers are now funded by nations and groups, providing them with ample opportunities to hone their skills and target the largest corporations and even governments.

Although resetting and transforming the relationship with First Nations is a «foundational piece» of the power sharing agreement between the NDP and Green Party, the government has not kept this commitment at the centre of its responses to Kinder Morgan.

Senior government officials in Beijing reviewing the nation's foreign - exchange holdings have recommended slowing or halting purchases of U.S. Treasuries, according to people familiar with the matter.

Jaish al - Islam, one of eastern Ghouta's main rebel groups, said on Monday it had reached an agreement with the government's ally Russia to evacuate wounded people, after communicating with Moscow through the United Nations.

In July 2004, MOFCOM, one of the two key government departments overseeing China's investment abroad, released the first industry - based guidelines, Guidelines for Investments in Overseas Countries» Industries (No. 1), which cover 67 nations including Canada with highlighted 10 industries encouraging Chinese investments.

One of the mentors at Z Nation lab is Mr. Nitin Pradhan, founder of Washington DC - based Launch Dream Accelerator and Govonomy to help technology startups grow in US government markets and provide them with the opportunity to work with the US government.

The officials recommended that the nation closely watch factors such as the outlook for supply of U.S. government debt, along with political developments including trade disputes between the world's two biggest economies when deciding whether to cut some Treasury holdings, the people said.

The Climate Leadership Team will also advise Victoria on how the province can further its relationships with First Nations and local governments to achieve climate leadership.

New whistleblower evidence suggests that the Canadian government — while carrying out «consultation» about Kinder Morgan with First Nations — may have already made up its mind to approve the project.

Myanmar's government leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with United Nations Security Council envoys on Monday over the plight of nearly 700,000 mainly Rohingya Muslims who fled to Bangladesh amid a military crackdown, pledging to investigate any credible accusations of abuse, said diplomats who attended the meeting.

If her government had spent the last three years negotiating on aboriginal title with First Nations — rather than spending millions of taxpayers» dollars fighting a losing battle against the Tsilhqot» in — there would today be more opportunity and benefits for First Nations and greater certainty for investors and workers on where and how LNG related pipelines and plants will proceed.

«We have a long way to go as a government and as a society to show that we have moved beyond the legacy of racism and colonialism that long defined our relationship with B.C.'s First Nations peoples,» said New Democrat aboriginal relations critic Doug Donaldson.

It's an important early test of Trudeau's economic policies: Resist the bailout request, and he'll go a long way to silencing critics who've claimed he can't be trusted with the nation's finances; cave to Bombardier's demands, and his new government will be born into the original sin of corporate welfare.

The plan calls for a coordinated, aligned, and strategic approach that includes collaboration with government, industry stakeholders, First Nations, and entrepreneurs across the province.

And in any case, the federal government is not stopped from partnering with the provinces on nation - wide initiatives in health, welfare and education.

The company said that to proceed, it must reach agreement by May 31 with the various stakeholders: the British Columbia government, First Nations, municipalities, etc..

The visit was organized with the support of the Honourable Daniel Lang, Senator for Yukon and included meetings with Council of Yukon First Nation's Grand Chief, Peter Johnson; Council of Yukon First Nations; Commissioner Doug Phillips; Whitehorse Mayor Dan Curtis; Representatives from the Yukon Government; Yukon Environmental and Socio - economic Assessemt Board; Yukon Energy Corporation; Interim President of Yukon College and business leaders from the Yukon Chamber of Mines; Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce; Yukon Chamber of Commerce; the Yukon First Nation Chamber of Commerce and Klondike Placer Miners» Association.

«Investing in food producing farmland in the tax - friendly nation of the Republic of Vanuatu with our cluster concept in agriculture Malekula farm lets offers an investment that is out of reach from being diminished by most currency meltdowns and loss of value by state and local government seizure and also provides a cash return.

It will go ahead if Enbridge satisfies the NEB's conditions, reaches an accord with the First Nations and persuades the Trudeau government to accept the NEB's recommendation.