Sentences with phrase «calls on federal»

The Close the Gap campaign calls on the Federal Government to prioritise Indigenous health in its May 2017 budget.

It calls on the Federal government to adopt and report on eight metrics to reduce the overincarceration and abuse of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in prisons:

The Close the Gap campaign calls on the Federal Government to prioritise Indigenous health in its May 2017 budget.The Campaign's 2017 Budget Position paper lists nine priorities that will help close the gap in health inequality for Aboriginal and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CCLA CALLS ON FEDERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES TO RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO UPHOLD THE CHARTER AND PROMISE TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY IN LAW - MAKING Ottawa, ON — Last week, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) intervened in the Federal Court case of Schmidt v. Attorney General of Canada, arguing that (1) the government has a responsibility to -LSB-...]

MWAC calls on the Federal government to:

The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) at the University of Ottawa released a white paper yesterday that calls on the federal government to enact a data security breach notification law.

The letter, organised by Australian National University climatologist Andrew Glikson, calls on the federal government to make «meaningful reductions of Australia's peak carbon emissions and coal exports, while there is still time».

To address this plastic pollution disaster, our petition calls on the federal government to gather data and assess the nature and extent of the plastic pollution in one of the areas most afflicted by it.

The Utah House of Representatives approved a resolution yesterday that questions global warming and calls on the federal government to not proceed with legislation regulating carbon dioxide emissions.

The Commission's report calls on federal education leaders to formulate a more comprehensive education agenda that recognizes and responds to the deep and troubling impacts of poverty on students and their ability to learn.

ASCD's 2015 Legislative Agenda (PDF) calls on the federal government to reauthorize education policies in a way that addresses and supports the needs of today's students and educators, bolstering the development of the whole child at every level of the education system.

Endorsed the Time Out for Testing resolution calls on federal and state policymakers to reduce standardized test mandates and base school accountability on multiple forms of measurement.

The panel calls on federal, state, and community leaders to plan carefully so that such alternatives — including charter schools and vouchers — actually help children whose parents exercise new options, while avoiding harm to the...

The report calls on federal agencies and other research funders to support efforts to build the surveillance systems and develop case studies on the health of individual marine mammals and populations.

He writes that if the the league doesn't start voluntarily paying corporate income taxes, state officials should take action themselves considering that calls on the federal level have met strong resistance.

The proposal, which follows calls on the federal level to do the same, comes after a series of highly publicized assault cases involving NFL players around the country.

The Fraser Institute is calling on the federal government to further tighten Old Age Security eligibility rules in an effort to «to better target lower and middle - income seniors.»

The Western Australian government has called on its federal counterpart to beef up its Trade Practices Act (TPA) to help protect small business against predatory pricing by big business.

The Vancouver Board of Trade is calling on the federal government to invest in transit and trade - enabling projects across the Greater Vancouver region, as part of its pre-budget consultations with the Department of Finance Canada.

A bill currently in the US Senate would call on federal personnel, including from the Department of Homeland Security, to develop and share with other law enforcement bodies a threat assessment describing how cryptocurrencies could be used to support terrorist activity.

Did you know we called on the federal government to create a local airport authority to run YVR in 1987?

The provinces and mayors have called on the federal government to help them in addressing this infrastructure gap, but Harper refuses to meet with them.

She also called on the federal government to act.

Since this debate over pipelines began in earnest last Fall, Jason Kenney and others have been calling on the federal government to invoke clause 92 (10)(c) of the Constitution, which allows the federal government to exert authority over infrastructure such as pipelines which, «although wholly situate within the Province, are before or after their Execution declared by the Parliament of Canada to be for the general Advantage of Canada or for the Advantage of Two or more of the Provinces.»

One of the most high - profile resolutions — co-sponsored by nine chambers or boards of trade from across the country — called on the federal government to refrain from changing the current governance model of Canada's ports and major airports, given that they are economic drivers for our national economy and crucial pieces of transportation infrastructure.

Ottawa — On the cusp of Thursday's federal election debate on the economy, the Trade Justice Network, (www.tradejustice.ca), a coalition of Canadian unions, environmental groups and citizens» groups, is calling on federal leaders to mandate the Parliamentary Budget Officer to do real fact - based analysis before they sign «free trade» deals that are destructive to Canadian -LSB-...]

Canadian manufacturers urge federal government action on pipeline development OTTAWA (February 02, 2018 / Updated April 10, 2018)-- Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME), is calling on the federal government to immediately t...

Canadian tech CEOs have called on the Federal Government to ensure their «innovation agenda» is targeted towards helping high - growth technology companies scale - up and compete in the global innovation race.

«We're calling on the federal government to help attract new airlines to Canadian airports, offer more choices to Canadian consumers and in turn make our Canadian airports more competitive with their rivals in competing jurisdictions.»

Backed by the Koch brothers and their American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, legislators across the American West, where most of the public lands are located, are calling on the federal government to cede control and management of them to counties and states.

The Jewish Telegraphic Agency: German court ruling on circumcision riles Jewish community Germany's top Jewish leader called on the federal Parliament «to ensure religious freedom» following a Cologne court ruling that said circumcising young boys on religious grounds amounts to grievous bodily harm.

The group, which calls itself Farmer Power, is calling on federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce to «urgently intervene to establish a totally independent review» of Australia's dairy industry.

Animals Australia is joining tireless advocates Colin Riddell and Bob Irwin in a Coalition of 28 animal welfare and conservation groups calling on the Federal Government to ban the hunting of all endangered and vulnerable native species.

Spurred on by a successful revolt against artificial food dyes in the United Kingdom, a prominent U.S. food safety advocacy group Tuesday called on federal regulators to ban several colorings, claiming they're linked to hyperactivity in children.

An elder statesman, Aare Afe Babalola, has called on the Federal Government to restructure Nigeria before the next election.

The elders also called on the Federal Government to observe restraint while making pronouncements on the matter and consult widely with relevant stakeholders when major decisions concerning the amnesty programme are to be taken.

The NANS president called on the Federal Government not to wait until the dying minutes before evacuating Nigerians from South Africa.

The statement however called on the Federal Government to adopt a holistic approach and be proactive in its response to issues of security in order to abate the carnage.

The Democrat is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to suspend Liberty Helicopters» operating license until the facts of the crash are known.

Hassan joined with GOP governors calling on the federal government to stop accepting refugees from Syria until vetting «is as strong as possible.»

Governor Cuomo is calling on the federal Environmental Protection Agency to establish an official drinking water standard for the unregulated contaminant 1,4 - dioxane.

Also Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice called on the Federal Railroad Administration to investigate workplace safety practices at the LIRR's rail freight contractor, after allegations in a lawsuit that New York & Atlantic Railway was having untrained and uncertified day laborers perform dangerous jobs on LIRR tracks.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D - NY) is calling on the federal government to release the funding that was included in Congress» recently passed budget to battle the opioid epidemic.

The leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUJ, has called on the Federal Government to investigate the alleged invasion and brutalization of teachers of the...

Peter Dada, Akure The All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools has called on the Federal Government to take the future of pupils of secondary schools in the country seriously by providing better education through employment of quality teachers.

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on the federal government to beef up security as Nigeria heads towards the 2019 general elections.

He therefore called on the Federal Government to fast track the release of funds to the contractor in charge of the project to ensure speedy completion in order to ease the hardship faced by the people plying the road.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC Councilmen Mark Levine and Carlos Menchaca, along with Reps. Yvette Clarke and Adriano Espaillat, call on the federal government to require ICE agents to wear body cameras during field operations and removal proceedings, City Hall Park, Manhattan.

However, President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki called on the federal government and security agencies to live up to expectation in the war raven zone.

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Monday called on the Federal Government to adopt a dual price regime for marketers.