Sentences with phrase «on questions of policy»

On the question of policy risks amid a weekend that saw Capitol Hill promote a tax plan with many surprising and potentially damaging proposals, Severino was clear: «I think there's pretty good evidence that tax cuts don't pay for themselves.»

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The question that should be on the mind of every political leader and policy - maker in the country is: how do we prepare for this evolutionary change to the global economy?

The 25 - question, multiple choice quiz produces a «gratitude score» for your business, giving you a baseline from which to improve and flagging up the kind of experiences and policies that encourage — or discourage — on the job thanksgiving.

Tom Mulcair's recent article for the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) raises perhaps more questions than it answers about the NDP's positions on the economics of energy and the environment.

There have been just two questions on income inequality asked so far during the debates — one of which was directed at Sen. Rand Paul right before a commercial break (he focused on Federal Reserve policy), and the other which was for Gov. Mike Huckabee (who bemoaned general government incompetence).

United will adopt a «no questions asked» policy on permanently lost baggage, paying customers $ 1,500 for the value of the bag and its contents, beginning in June.

«I am asking when you knew that you'd be asked these questions and would be relying on that policy, did you not ask your staff to show you the policy that would be the basis for you refusing to answer the majority of the questions that have been asked of you?»

One of the questions on the minds of Canadian officials and policy - makers is whether the overreaching aspects of the Volcker rule were intentional or just merely an oversight.

This weekend when Liberals are voting on policy resolutions, delegates should ask themselves a series of questions:

Understandably, in the wake of revelations that a shady firm working for Donald Trump's presidential campaign got backdoor access to as many as 87 million Facebook profiles, much of the questioning focused on Facebook's privacy policies.

But there no question of any EU «boots on the ground» in Libya, which has become a main launching point for people traffickers since being plunged into chaos with two rival governments and a significant number of Islamic State militants, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said last week.

It has, in fact, been heartening to see how much of the campaign has focused on legitimate questions of policy.

Separately, some Republican senators were questioning the repeal of a 40 percent inheritance tax levied on estates worth more than $ 5.5 million, or $ 11 million for married couples — a tax paid only by the wealthiest American taxpayers, or about 0.2 percent of Americans, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a research and policy instPolicy Priorities, a research and policy instpolicy institute.

«In addition to my well known differences with Donald Trump on public policy issues, I have raised questions about his character after his comments on Prisoners of War, the Khan Gold Star family, Judge Curiel and earlier inappropriate comments about women.

Leaving aside any potential issues with our hiring policies or company culture, what sort of questions / puzzles / brainteasers can I ask in our online application form or phone interview that can potentially screen those candidates who are motivated by providing great work and service, rather than those who want a «cool» name on their resume?

Whenever I analyze a policy proposal, I start by using the Public Policy Keltner List, a series of six questions that helps clarify my thinking on the mpolicy proposal, I start by using the Public Policy Keltner List, a series of six questions that helps clarify my thinking on the mPolicy Keltner List, a series of six questions that helps clarify my thinking on the matter.

My remarks will focus on the following question: Should a central bank's decisions on monetary policy account for the stability of the financial system and, if so, how?

As the debate has taken on a decidedly Asia focus, with some recent studies and popular media coverage pointing to investors from Asia as one of the drivers of Vancouver's soaring housing prices, the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) has written a background document aggregating the available facts, outlining similar challenges in other jurisdictions, and raising the question: Is public policy required?

The catch is that most of the dollars for policy work don't arrive until 2018 or later — more on that question below.

A policy committee, comprised of senior members of MSCI's index research team and firm leadership, have the final say on methodology and market classification questions.

«The Ambassador's team made it clear that he would want some kind of response on the last round of foreign policy questions.

A policy committee, comprised of senior members of MSCI's index research team and firm leadership, has the final say on methodology and market classification questions.

So it was this afternoon that he yawned his way through three questions from Michael Ignatieff on the government's policies on climate change and shrugged away three questions from Jack Layton on the extension of this country's military mission in Afghanistan.

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Her policy recommendations for untethering the stranglehold that the Fed has on America is to «implement actual oversight of the conjurers and dedicate effective channels through which to question and curtail their authority and actions.»

A bipartisan group of governors working to strike compromise on hot - button policy issues took on the question of health care.

The speech goes on to suggest that even if the recent volatility was not a reflection of fundamentals, it is worth ensuring that all the information has been extracted from it and that the big policy questions that are «lurking» have been considered, as they may play a role in future bouts of market nervousness.

To pick up on this discussion, post cancellation of the TransAlta's Pioneer CCS project, a number of questions will undoubtedly be raised as to what went wrong and if this is a foreshadowing of turbulent times for CCS in Alberta (and Alberta Climate policy).

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Below are highlights from the question and answer session of a House Financial Services Committee hearing with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifying on monetary policy and the U.S. economy.

«One important policy question on which most economists appear to agree, however, is that there is very little to be said in favour of taxing corporations.1 Many would agree, for example, that the title of a recent paper — «The Corporate Income Tax and How to Get Rid of It» (Vickrey, 1991)-- adequately conveys the main message of the extensive economic literature on this subject.

A bipartisan group of governors working to strike compromise on hot - button policy issues will take on the health care question.

It's about how Trump's haziness on policy questions, while often giving him a superficial appearance of moderation, tends in practice to push him relentlessly toward far - right positions.

This paper also includes an addendum addressing some of the most frequent questions that we received from companies during our meetings, as well as an overview of changes we made to the application of our UK policy based on the feedback we received from issuers, investors and other stakeholders.

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Yet this isn't the first time in the present campaign that the Conservatives themselves have trespassed on traditional Bank of Canada terrain. On July 22 Joe Oliver publicly rejected the use of quantitative easing in Canada (the unconventional credit - expanding strategy that has been used successfully in the US, the UK, and now Europe) despite dimming economic projections here. Decisions about the use of QE should, in theory, be the purview of the central bank. Several economists publicly questioned Oliver's statement, noting that it throws into question the Bank's future decisions on monetary policon traditional Bank of Canada terrain. On July 22 Joe Oliver publicly rejected the use of quantitative easing in Canada (the unconventional credit - expanding strategy that has been used successfully in the US, the UK, and now Europe) despite dimming economic projections here. Decisions about the use of QE should, in theory, be the purview of the central bank. Several economists publicly questioned Oliver's statement, noting that it throws into question the Bank's future decisions on monetary policOn July 22 Joe Oliver publicly rejected the use of quantitative easing in Canada (the unconventional credit - expanding strategy that has been used successfully in the US, the UK, and now Europe) despite dimming economic projections here. Decisions about the use of QE should, in theory, be the purview of the central bank. Several economists publicly questioned Oliver's statement, noting that it throws into question the Bank's future decisions on monetary policon monetary policy.

«As CEO, you didn't know some key facts,» said Debbie Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, ticking off a list of questions Zuckerberg said he'd get back to members on, from «major court cases regarding your privacy policy» to «all the kinds of information Facebook is collecting from its own users.»

As members of the Opposition it is our civic moral obligation to every taxpayer in Alberta to question the government on their policies and actions to ensure that Albertans get the most from their representation.

These actions, along with the board's assertion of «substantial liquidity» just months before the collapse and a progressive dividend policy (apparently at the expense of employees» pension fund contributions), have prompted questions on whether oversight failures relate to coziness with management, or simply competence.

Powell has in the past expressed a view that Fed communication «should do more to emphasize the uncertainty that surrounds all economic forecasts, should downplay short - term tactical questions such as the timing of the next rate increase, and should focus the public's attention instead on the considerations that go into making policy across the range of plausible paths for the economy.»

«Such social doctrine provides directions but, with few exceptions (for instance, the defense of innocent human life), does not provide directives of immediate applicability to policy questions on which people of good faith, guided by reason and conscience, can come to different conclusions.»

His detailed responses to complex questions on issues of economy, foreign policy, etc., reflect his excellent ability to make sound policy that can help get this country back on track and fix some of the flawed policies and spending sprees of «normal» politics in recent years and decades.

On most of the questions of public policy we debate today ¯ even many important ones ¯ there is no Catholic position.

That this has had the most profound impact on our politics is obvious: The American culture war, which is one of the preeminent issues - beneath - the - issues, shapes the public discourse on both domestic and foreign - policy questions every day.

Ehud Barak's insouciant assurance that he can procure an acceptable peace with the Arabs on his own terms has shown itself, at least to date, to be a most imprudent policy» which is why his position as leader of the nation is, as I write, seriously in question.

People of integrity can disagree on precisely what policies are best, or are attainable, with respect to clearly moral questions in medicine and genetics.

Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.

They may frequently engage moral questions in institutional contexts where the theological warrants for a specific ethical issue may not be honored — as when they advise on matters of medical ethics, public policy and ecological practice.

Anderson focuses on three questions: «What is marriage, why does marriage matter for public policy, and what are the consequences of redefining marriage?»

The Revolution of 1989 in east and central Europe» a world - historical series of events ignited by moral passion, informed by moral conviction, sustained by deft and morally sophisticated politics, and supported by a resolute demonstration that the Soviet Union could not compete with the United States in a serious arms race» raised further questions about classic foreign - policy realism and its narrow focus on «hard power» as the analytic prism for understanding both the dynamics of world politics and the exigencies of American foreign policy.

Titled «The Basic Viewpoint and Policy on the Religious Question During Our Country's Socialist Period,» it reasserts the standard Marxist view of religion as a response to the human fear of the terrors of nature — a response manipulated by class societies to rationalize the power of the upper classes and justify the plight of workers and the poor.