Sentences with phrase «care about civil liberties»

Those of us who care about civil liberties and therefore want the tradition of policing by consent to mean something in modern Britain should read this book, if only because one of the most intelligent policemen around does not really get it.

«Anyone who cares about civil liberties will understand how important peaceful gatherings and protests are, and how increasingly difficult the police have made it.

Her on - screen confidence and behind - the - scenes negotiations won the day against some of New Labour's most draconian proposals and kept the flame alive when it seemed as if no - one really cared about civil liberties anymore.

Not exact matches

You can say that is a product of changes around the Lib Dems — that it reflected the return of alienated left - wing voters who cared about Iraq and civil liberties to Labour under Ed Miliband.

It did demonstrate, and perhaps surprised some people, that the Conservative Party cared so much about civil liberties, but we do.

And they would come back to us, but only if we have the right formula for the future - and that's about a progressive economic policy, but also about defending liberties and putting civil liberties at the centre of what the party cares about.»

In economic aspects, our ideologies don't align at all, but I'm sick and tired of the GOP propping up candidates that must tow the line of party leadership rather than giving us somebody principled who actually cares about our budget woes and civil liberties.

Notable mandates: Represented physicians involved in providing care to Ashley Smith during the 2013 coroner's inquest; acted for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne in a defamation action against Ontario Progressive Conservative party leader Tim Hudak and energy critic Lisa MacLeod; in Wise v. Iran, acted for a Canadian victim of a suicide bombing (executed by individuals who received material support from Iran) who sought leave to intervene in ongoing proceedings commenced by United States plaintiffs in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice seeking orders recognizing the enforceability in Ontario of judgments they obtained from a U.S. court against Iran totaling about $ 370 million; in Khadr v. Edmonton Institution, acted as lead counsel for an intervener, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to argue that in interpreting Omar Khadr's sentence for the purpose of enforcing it in Canada, Correctional Services Canada was obliged to consider Khadr's right to liberty and principles of fundamental justice; acted for a physician in a malpractice claim in Moore v. Getahun, a precedent - setting case about restrictions on communication between counsel and experts in preparation of expert reports.