Sentences with phrase «approached by a minister»

But I happened to be approached by a minister handing out tracks on the street.

Not exact matches

To ensure that the Government delivers on its commitments, a new results and delivery approach will be implemented that includes the establishment of the Cabinet Committee on Agenda, Results and Communications, chaired by the Prime Minister, and a Results and Delivery Unit, housed in the Privy Council Office.

It appears that either the Department of Finance is unable to forecast direct program expenses, or the Minister of Finance has adopted the previous government's approach of ensuring that his deficit targets are met or bettered by «hiding» extra prudence in his budget forecasts — an approach he criticized the previous government for.

The current Liberal government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is approaching two years in office, and with a relatively new Minister of Immigration and a swathe of new approaches within the department, now is as good a time as any to reflect on how this government is faring on immigration.

Britain has already felt the impact of the tougher Xi approach over Hong Kong with the refusal late last year to allow a Commons select committee to visit the former colony and, in January, the snubbing of the Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire by the two most senior Hong Kong officials.

His approach to the problem of life and the beginnings of his «theology of crisis» were made when as a minister he first realized the utter impossibility of communicating to his hearers the faith by which he himself was animated.

Pastoral counselor Claude Guldner reports on an illuminating approach which easily could be adapted by a parish minister.

In the schools the lack of a clear - cut conception is evident there where a frankly pluralistic approach to the work of the ministry has been accepted and where men are prepared for the varieties of the ministry as well as the varieties of ministerial work without reference to a common function to be carried out by all ministers and by every minister in all the things he does.

The approaches and methods here suggested can be used as resources by individual parents and by ministers and other leaders in planning parent training groups and marriage enrichment events.

The affirming human potentials approach to premarriage work is never more salutary or important than when it is used with couples who feel self - criticism and guilt, or expect rejection by the minister.

One of the few helpful discussions of an effective pastoral approach to homeless alcoholics is in an article by Thomas B. Richards, who was mentioned earlier; it is entitled «The Minister and the Bum.»

Passive - aggressive techniques are used characteristically by parish ministers to block what they perceive as high - handed approaches «from the top.»

There are some who, having felt stifled by EU rules and regulations for so long, now see the allure of that buccaneering approach to global trade; but this would not be the «ambitious global role» a prime minister concerned for social justice and good governance seeks.

The prime minister, seeking to reboot his right - wing credentials with a «tough but intelligent» approach to law and order, sought to adopt a nuanced approach by committing to making payment - by - results the norm by 2015.

Lib Dems hope business minister Ed Davey, the party's former shadow foreign affairs spokesman, could influence a new approach to Europe by the government.

Yesterday deputy prime minister Nick Clegg articulated the fundamental acknowledgement from those within power that they are likely to be punished by their approach.

Energy sector wide approach The Deputy Minister of Power, Mr John Jinapor, in his remarks, indicated that the government had adopted the energy sector wide approach which involved consolidating all debts by the power sector to pay them off.

Former prime minister says he failed to rally the nation but stands by approach to economy in autobiography

This innovation, led by the Prime Minister, will help deliver a more robust and integrated approach to Britain's national security policy.

The rector of Imperial College London, Richard Sykes, warned that ministers were taking a «back to front approach» by focusing on creating «scientifically literate» pupils with understanding of issues such as GM food, the environment and nuclear power.

As regards malnutrition in the country, the minister conceded that this could occur as result of unbalanced food nutrients ingested by some people, wrong approach to food processing and materials used for packaging of food.

Appearing on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff for the second day running, the Conservative MP - who was axed as culture minister by Theresa May - explained why he had not been told off for criticisms of the government's approach to Brexit that he made yesterday.

One of the repercussions of the prime minister's vacant approach to politics is Britain's declining international influence, as evidenced this week by his continued holiday while Iraq descended into chaos.

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, John Peter Amewu, has said that government intends to sustain its fight against illegal mining by using an aggressive approach where necessary, to ensure that the culprits do not return to the site when the reclamation program begins.

President Akufo - Addo also recounted how in July 2008, Ghana began preparations for the establishment of the outer limits of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles, and highlighted the unique role played by the then Minister for Lands, Forestry and Mines, Prof. Dominic Fobih, who discovered and brought to the attention of President Kufuor's administration, the conditionality of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea's (UNCLOS) approaching deadline of 13th May, 2009.

Probably, to give bite to the President's promise to deal with forces threatening the corporate survival of the country, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has approached the Federal High Court for the revocation of the bail granted the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, by Justice Binta Murtala Nyako of the same court, last April.

«The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubabar Malami SAN, should move swiftly to approach the court to set aside those portions of the budget that were not parts of the original estimates submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly.

He is approached by British intelligence service MI5 and tasked with a secret mission to obtain information about a British government minister (Roache) and his wife (Hawes), whom he has recently befriended.

Exam board OCR has condemned a proposal to create a single state - run awarding body, which is currently being considered by ministers as a «Corbyn-esque» approach that would lead to political interference.

«The approach by the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, seems to be «tell us what you want, EU; then we'll react».

«This is a review where the outcome was pre-determined by the minister's choice of reviewers and a long - running media campaign of promoting a «back to the basics» approach,» he said.

In 2015, the school was named as the winner of the Department for Education's character education awards, and has since been praised by ministers for its approach, which includes the use of «King's passports» in which character education is logged.

The reason for his appointment to replace Justine Greening is largely seen as an attempt by the Prime Minister to ensure a more «May - like» approach to education.

Schools are actively encouraged to follow a knowledge - based curriculum by the schools minister Nick Gibb, and schools which adopt and promote the approach are often praised by the government.

Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks Brooks approaches her latest novel through the character of Bethia Mayfield, a minister's daughter with a hungry mind who has picked up her learning a piece at a time while eavesdropping on the lessons of her older (and less intellectual) brother Makepeace.

TORONTO — The best way to secure retirement for more Canadians is with a third option for pension plans, and not the way Ontario is approaching the problem by expanding the Canada Pension Plan, says Kevin Sorenson, minister of state for finance, on Thursday.

Minister Kent then committed to a, «systematic approach of regulating GHG emissions sector by sector,» to meet the goal of 17 % below 2005 emissions by 2020.

She views federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna's public statement to her B.C. counterpart, George Heyman, proposing a panel on spills as nothing more than a «public - relations stunt,» further illustrating the approach taken by the Trudeau government on Kinder Morgan's $ 7.4 - billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

Canada's Environment Minister Peter Kent announced today that the Federal Government will continue to pursue a sector - by - sector, regulatory approach to meeting it's climate change goals.

[35] Considering all of the foregoing, and keeping in mind that «[i] nterpretations of treaties and statutory provisions which have an impact upon treaty or aboriginal rights must be approached in a manner which maintains the integrity of the Crown» (Badger, above), the Minister clearly erred in reaching his decision by failing to take into account the First Nations Applicants» Treaty Rights and the honour of the Crown in interpreting his mandate under subsection 80 (2).

[35] Considering all of the foregoing, and keeping in mind that «[i] nterpretations of treaties and statutory provisions which have an impact upon treaty or aboriginal rights must be approached in a manner which maintains the integrity of the Crown» (Badger, above), the Minister clearly erred in reaching his decision by failing to take into... [more]

Bill C - 65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, introduced on November 7, 2017, by the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Patty Hajdu, seeks to amend both the Canada Labour Code and the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act to, according to the federal government, replace the patchwork of laws and policies that address violence and harassment within the federal jurisdiction, putting into place one comprehensive approach that takes the full spectrum of harassment and violence into consideration.

Bill C - 65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1, introduced on November 7, 2017, by the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, Patty Hajdu, seeks to amend both the Canada Labour Code and the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act to, according to the federal government, replace the patchwork of laws and policies that address violence and harassment within the federal jurisdiction, putting into place one comprehensive approach that takes the full spectrum of harassment and violence into consideration... [more]

While the Supreme Court of Canada rejected the approach taken by a majority of the BC Court of Appeal that the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity protected InSite as a creation of the province's purported «core» legislative power over health issues — the SCC could not identify a «core» power over health exclusive to provinces, found that the ousting of criminal law from the domain of health could potentially create problematic «legal vacuums», and that the CDSA as a whole was still valid and applicable legislation — the Minister's decision to deny an exemption to InSite violated the claimants» section 7 Charter rights.

She views federal Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna's public statement to her B.C. counterpart, George Heyman, proposing a panel on spills as nothing more than a «public - relations stunt,» further illustrating the approach taken by the Trudeau government on Kinder Morgan's $ 7.4 - billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

By the early years of this decade, the criticism had become so broad that Prime Minister Paul Martin in his first election pledged to develop a more open and transparent approach.

«That approach could include a more broadly representative and inclusive judicial advisory selection panel, where no political party has a majority (as the government now gives itself), parliamentarians as a whole are in the minority, and the provincial attorney general and provincial bar are represented, along with the Canadian Bar Association and the Canadian Judicial Conference; a protocol of consultation published by the minister of justice, setting out whom the minister intends to consult and with whom the advisory panel will meet; a public announcement by the minister of the criteria by which each candidate will be evaluated; and a final hearing at which the minister of justice — and not only the nominee — answers questions from parliamentarians, notably regarding how the nominee meets the established criteria,» he wrote then.

1847 — Dr. Adolphus Egerton Ryerson, Methodist minister and educational reformer, commissioned by Assistant Superintendent General of Indian Affairs to study Native education, supports Bagot approach (as does Governor General Lord Elgin); proposes model on which Indian Residential School system was built.

Finally, the deputy prime minister stressed that the «still evolving» virtual currency space is being watched closely by the MAS as it determines a balanced approach that fosters innovation in the space.

This group will influence the policy making process by bringing disabled young people together with ministers and officials who are taking forward the government's reforms set out in its green paper, «Support and aspiration: a new approach to special educational needs and disability».