Sentences with phrase «also federal minister»

From October 1998 until January 2001, she was also Federal Minister for Health.

Not exact matches

A spokesman for Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi echoed that objective, adding the federal government had also commissioned a study of how much it would cost to keep the existing 56 - year - old bridge open to traffic beyond 2018.

Ahead of the morning meeting, part of a three - day cabinet retreat and strategy session in New Brunswick, Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi said the government is also looking at the shared funding formula to see if provinces would also end up paying less, which would leave the federal government on the hook to pay more.

He also served as Vice-President of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in the early 2000s and has been an Assistant Deputy Minister in a number of federal government departments.

CGCC members will also spend the day on Parliament Hill to meet with federal ministers and share their point of view on Canada's International Airports Policy.

Federal Natural Resources Minister James Carr also issued a statement in support of the Trans Mountain expansion project, naming and shaming B.C. Premier John Horgan: «The government of Canada calls on Premier Horgan and the B.C. government to end all threats of delay to the Trans Mountain expansion.

Reporting on Jason Kenney's announcement today that the federal government might challenge Quebec's so - called charter of values in court, the Canadian Press noted that the employment minister, who is also responsible for multiculturalism, was «uncharacteristically terse.»

With Queensland on the cusp of joining the world's elite band of LNG exporters, federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has voiced confidence that the construction cost pressures that could impede further growth of exports are on the wane, but insisted gas would also remain an important fuel for domestic users.

«We are hopeful that this report will get favorable response from the Federal Government especially given the fact that the Honourable Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) was a passionate advocate of this issue during his tenure as the Governor of Lagos State and is also now a representative of Lagos State in the Federal Cabinet.»

Further describing the death of the late Emir and one time Senator and Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a monumental loss to the country, Aregbesola prayed for the repose of the Emir's soul just as he also extended his «profound condolence to the immediate family, the government and the entire people of Niger State.

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton, another Brisbane - based federal MP, also defended the preselection process.

The minister also stated that the Federal Government was very serious about aviation security.

«The Federal Government of Nigeria has also initiated plans to establish modular refineries and other programmes to curb crude oil theft and to promote youth employment in the region,» the minister said.

The Federal Government officials including the CBN Governor, the Ministers of Finance, Budget and National Planning and Minister of State, Petroleum Resources would join the expanding Committee to also take a look at the report for FG's review.

Atiku also congratulate him on his appointment as Minister in the current APC - led Federal Government of Nigeria saying «I think every Nigerian who pays attention to public affairs rightly believes that it is a well - deserved appointment.»

Governor Aregbesola also used the minister's visit to solicit for transformers from the federal government, noting that the state government had supported a lot of distribution centers and would need assistance from the federal government in that regard.

The lawmaker, who represents Dutsin - ma / Kurfi Federal Constituency of Katsina State noted that, «I also think that the NNPC GMD was right when he said that there was no law requiring him to review or discuss with the minister of state or the NNPC board, matters relating to the approval of contracts.

He also charged the federal government through the minister to intensify efforts at rehabilitating the Ilie - Ikirun - Iragbiji Road, stressing that it will be a major break as it will go a long way in Opening a lot of agricultural communities in the area.

Also, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola said the Federal Government had prioritised the rehabilitation of roads that link ports and depots in recognition of the union's contribution to economic development.

Briefing journalists after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday, Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, said Jonathan, who presided over the meeting, insisted that he did not want any of the projects initiated under his administration to be abandoned as such not only traps money belonging to the country but also denies them the use and benefit of such projects.

Also at no time did the Honourable Minister, who addressed the media immediately after Wednesday's Federal Executive Council, make such a statement.

The Minister of Transportation, who is also the Coordinator for the Committee for Re-Imbursement of federal projects executed by states in the South - West region, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, gave the assurance today while inspecting some federal projects executed by Oyo State Government.

«By that ill motivated cowardly and deliberate action, the Igbo killed many northern officers from the rank of lieutenant colonel upwards and also decapitated the Prime Minister and the political leadership of the Northern and Western regions but left the zenith of Igbo leadership at the Federal level and the Eastern region intact.

Secondus also accused the Federal Government of mass killings and instigating violence against the people, adding that «a retired General, former Minister of Defence and elder statesman, General Theophilus Y. Danjuma has openly accused the armed forces of Nigeria of colluding with the killer herdsmen and providing them cover to kill helpless and unarmed citizens.»

The minister who paid a condolence visit to the Kwara state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatai Ahmed in Ilorin also visited the people of Offa, and the told Olofa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi that the Federal government would continue to improve on its security provisions that would ensure adequate safety for all and sundry.

Normand also revealed that he would meet with federal Finance Minister Paul Martin and Brzustowski early in November to discuss the budget crisis and a multiyear strategy for funding.

Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Royal Jet is chaired by His Excellency Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, who also serves as Minister in the UAE Federal Cabinet.

A dramatic reversal of fortune for Canada's tar sands oil industry has cheered environmental advocates, and it may also leave Prime Minister Stephen Harper vulnerable in the coming federal election because of the economic repercussions, some have predicted.

Paulsen was not only publicist for Friends of Science in 2005 - 6, but also planned and executed a Friends of Science radio ad campaign that coincided with the 2006 Canadian federal election campaign that brought Prime Minister Stephen Harper to power.

Naqvi is also pleading with federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson - Raybould to fill the 11 judicial vacancies in the under - resourced Superior Court.

They also made the environmental law rollbacks an election issue in 2015 and led the Prime Minister to direct his cabinet ministers to undertake the review of four major federal environmental laws, processes and bodies: the Fisheries Act, Navigation Protection Act, environmental assessment processes and the National Energy Board.

Former minister of public safety, health and justice in the Liberal governments of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin and also a former law professor at the University of Alberta, Anne McLellan most recently was appointed chairwoman of the Task Force on the Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis, the panel that submitted recommendations to the federal government on the design of a new system to legalize, strictly regulate and restrict access to cannabis.

The Honourable Mary Polak, Minister of Environment, British Colombia, said: «Having both provincial and federal governments and First Nations leading this committee not only provides for stronger environmental protection, it also increases confidence in the rigour of the environmental oversight.

We also know that Provincial Finance Minister Cameron Friesen has indicated that Manitoba feels that the legalization process is rushed and has asked the Federal Government to push back its July 1, 2018 target date for legalization.

The article also indicates that the federal Minister of Justice may intervene.

It also includes another three people chosen by federal Minister of Justice Jody Wilson - Raybould, including two people who are non-lawyers.

That courthouse is also where new federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson - Raybould got her trial by fire as a lawyer — an experience that influences her to this day.

In re-introducing the ATSIC Amendment Bill to Federal Parliament in December 2004, the Minister also stated that «the amount of money can no longer be the benchmark - outcomes must be the measure» (43).

Also on World Obesity day, Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley and ALP Health spokesperson Catherine King had duelling opinion pieces on the epidemic of childhood obesity.

As Michael Woodhead observed, there's also something Orwellian about the way the Federal Government is talking through the politics of its decisions, with Prime Minister Tony Abbott explaining today in an ABC interview:

Mental health groups have also been granted a last - minute funding reprieve from the federal government after Health Minister Sussan Ley announced a continuation of nearly $ 300 million in funding about to expire.

The federal minister may, at any time, vary the five - year lease to exclude land from it.30 This also is done by the federal minister giving notice in writing to the landowner.31 The notice is deemed not to be a legislative instrument.32

AIDA has also called on the Federal Government to support its work in growing the number of Indigenous doctors — who have doubled in number to 204 over the past seven years, saying this clearly fits Prime Minister Tony Abbott's focus in Indigenous affairs on employment, education and health outcomes.

Bal Gosal, federal minister of state (sport), was also in attendance.