Sentences with phrase «current members of the government»

And the irony is that in opposition, current members of the government criticised the last government for its «modest» PV Fit scheme.

They reason they do that is because they, short - sightedly, do not want to pay for more judges, court rooms and court staff out of the public purse (especially if doing so would cost the current members of the government a slice of their future income increases).

Not exact matches

«How the political process plays out largely depends on the number of parliament members the current government loses.»

-- Lethbridge - East MLA Bridget Pastoor scored a win for the Liberal Opposition this week when the Assembly approved her motion to ``... urge the Government to establish an independent Commission to review the current salaries and benefits for Members of the Legislative Assembly...» It is important to note that as this was a Private Member's Motion, it is non-binding.

The growth of the sport is curbed nationwide by strict regulation on the construction of new facilities, current president Xi Jinping has told members of his ruling Communist Party not to play the game, and the government closed 111 courses just last year alone.

However, the European Commission regulations, like current regulations, fall far short of the minimum requirements the UK Government (like other EU Member States) has backed at the World Health Assembly, the world's highest health policy setting body.

The publication gives a multitude of examples of the severe violations of the right to food and nutrition that the current food system is provoking: from forced evictions and land grabbing by companies or corrupted members of governments, as illustrated by the articles on Mexico and on the Arab Spring, to inappropriate food supply programs or speculative investments in agrofuels, described in the articles on Bangladesh, Paraguay and the Philippines.

To ensure some quality control, the list was compiled by a team led by Keith Johnston, the current Chairman of the Government Affairs Group, carefully advised by two previous chairmen of the Group, as well as senior members of the current GAG Committee who, naturally, have removed themselves from consideration in the rankings.

«I am saying this because Nana Addo's way of dealing with issues as a leader always shows he has no intentions of becoming a president, as he always connive with his members to make false statements and also speak against whatever the current government does.»

Compare this model with that of the current government, whereby we have an unelected body of wealthy individuals, laden with conflicts of interest running the country and forcing through policies made up in a closed room that not one member of the electorate has had an opportunity to vote on.

NATO's current «Smart Defence» initiative, aiming to boost cooperation among Alliance members, is a direct result of broad trends in a new global economy of constrained resources, which is prompting governments to trim defence budgets and force structures.

«In today's current political climate, when the average wealth of a member of Congress is $ 1 million, we are showing that a grassroots campaign focused on low - dollar and local support, can keep the doors to the halls of government open to those who can't write them selves a large check or rely on large corporate donations.»

The 66 Labour MPs who voted with the Government on the main motion to support «taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria» represented well under a third of the 231 current Labour members of Parliament.

Current Conservative officeholders who are members of the group include the Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith; David Cameron's PPS, Desmond Swayne; Nick Clegg's Parliamentary Under - Secretary, Mark Harper; the Minister of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers; a Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice, Jonathan Djanogly; three government whips, Angela Watkinson, Mark Francois and Greg Hands; the Chairman of the Procedure Committee, Greg Knight; and the Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, John Whittingdale, who was Mrs Thatcher's Political Secretary in the late 1980s.

The government on Wednesday set out areas of agreement between it and the joint committee: a mainly elected chamber, elected members voted on a system of single transferable vote, staggered elections with one third coming up for renewal at a time, peers to serve 15 - year terms, current peers to leave in stages, a reduced number of peers, and powers to expel peers.

Broadly, the plan would seek to upend the current structure of state government through a shortened legislative session as well as term limits on statewide elected officials as well as members of the Senate and Assembly.

Dr Apaak among other allegations submitted that, current senior members in government and other party grass root encourage vigilantism and have therefore failed in condemning acts of lawlessness being carried out by party members in the country.

The Member of Parliament for the Effia constituency in the Western Region, Joseph Cudjoe says current spate of violence in the country proves that the government is incompetent.

With the current Welsh Government being a minority government run by Welsh Labour, the main opposition party from May — mid October was Plaid Cymru but after one of Plaid's Assembly Members resigned from the party, it had equally the same seats as the Welsh ConsGovernment being a minority government run by Welsh Labour, the main opposition party from May — mid October was Plaid Cymru but after one of Plaid's Assembly Members resigned from the party, it had equally the same seats as the Welsh Consgovernment run by Welsh Labour, the main opposition party from May — mid October was Plaid Cymru but after one of Plaid's Assembly Members resigned from the party, it had equally the same seats as the Welsh Conservatives.

Bonacic wants to replace the current 17 - member NYRA board with a 15 - member board, with eight of the appointments controlled by the association and four of the appointments controlled by the state government.

«In our investigation we found out that some cars that were bequeathed to the current government were taken away by some members of the invincible forces and some members of the party who had no car and since they have won power they carried some of the cars away»

An upcoming book, «The Confessions of Congressman X,» purports to be a tell - all from a current or recent member of Congress, detailing how money and power have corrupted the government and the people elected to serve.

Of note is that the US government already favors secular rights over religious rights for certain things; for example, members of a religion that consider people with dark skin to be evil would still not be allowed to discriminate against such people under current US laOf note is that the US government already favors secular rights over religious rights for certain things; for example, members of a religion that consider people with dark skin to be evil would still not be allowed to discriminate against such people under current US laof a religion that consider people with dark skin to be evil would still not be allowed to discriminate against such people under current US law.

For those who do not know, there are Fulani District Chief Executives, there are Fulani Members of Parliament, Fulani government officials and indeed, the current 2nd lady of Ghana, Her Excellency Samira Bawumia is a proud Fulani.

Mr. Nellis is also a former president of the Association of Erie County Governments, and founder and current member of the South Towns Coalition for Community Enhancement.

Libertarian Party Executive Director Carla Howell is quoted in the current issue of the New American which suggests that many Tea Party members remain unaware of Republican Mitt Romney's voting record (as well as that of Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich)-- all Big Government:

ALBANY, NY (03/15/2012)(readMedia)-- «Speaking today for the 54,000 members of the New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF), we are appalled that state legislators finally broke last night and gave in to the governor's relentless demand for a new pension tier that will do nothing to help the state or local governments deal with their current budget demands.

Walsh's team consists of past and current government officials, non-for-profit leaders, clergy members, neighborhood organizers and people from the private sector.

He was a housing minister in the previous Labour government, one of few current Shadow Cabinet members to hold a role under Blair or Brown.

Government sources are now suggesting that concern over immigration is so great that restrictions will have to be imposed on citizens from some of the current 27 EU member states.

The Osun State Government said at the ceremony that the current administration had commenced the process of paying the allowances of corps members, who served in the state from 2014 to 2016.

Dzifa Attivor is on record to have said that she and the current Minister of Transport, Fiifi Kwetey, are likely to be jailed under an NPP government and has thus called on NDC members to ensure that the NDC does not lose the upcoming elections to the NPP.

A questionnaire distributed recently to potential jurors contains a long list of current and former members of state government, Cuomo's administration, state higher education institutions, and also people connected to development and business firms across the state.

The Office of Government Relations conducts an integrated program of activities designed to provide timely, objective information to Members of Congress and their staff on current science and technology issues.

The government's initial plan, announced 27 August, would have expanded TÜBA's membership from its current 140 members to 300: 100 appointed by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdoğan, 100 appointed by the government - run Council of Higher Education, and the rest elected by sitting members.

The current crisis actually has its roots in a row as far back as 1989 when members Kerstin Ekman and Lars Gyllensten left their chairs after a majority of the academy voted against a proposition to submit an appeal to the Swedish government to engage against the fatwa issued by Iran against Salman Rushdie for his controversial novel The Satanic Verses.

«The findings of a survey of NUT members provide no comfort for the Government and HSE's view that the current policy of managing asbestos in situ is working.

Current board of directors members represent K - 12, higher education, youth - serving nonprofit organizations, government, business and philanthropy.

The most recent message to members from Russell Hobby, NAHT General Secretary, highlights the concerns of headteachers across England about the current situation of assessment and outlines what the government needs to do...

Tuesday's Feral Cat Task Force meeting has been postponed until Sept. 16 because of the recent rabies outbreak in Volusia County.In a letter to task force members, Chairman Michael Brim said «because of the current rabies problems,» he and County Animal Control Director Bill Foster «feel there is a lack of support from government agencies toward the needs of feral cats at this time.

In a letter to task force members, Chairman Michael Brim said «because of the current rabies problems,» he and County Animal Control Director Bill Foster «feel there is a lack of support from government agencies toward the needs of feral cats at this time.»

The movement, which once decried government corruption, has spared criticizing members of the current government (despite numerous investigations into alleged wrongdoing) and has re-positioned itself as an extremist, neoliberal advocacy group in favour of dismantling the state, with connections to the American Koch brothers.

While the current government has sworn to go after bloated programs, there are some members of the ruling Democratic Party who still support the country's whale hunts.

The men featured in the video and the members of the FoS Scientific Advisory Board are all signatories to letters sent in 2003 to Canada's then Liberal Finance Minister Paul Martin and in 2006 to current Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, calling on them to «examine the scientific foundation of the federal government's climate - change plans» and «conduct a review of the Kyoto Protocol».

However, Venezuela will be the host for next year's negotiations and they have decided to try something new: invite to a dialogue governments and all members of civil society, even those not represented by the UNFCCC's current constituencies.

The right to associate also prohibits the government from requiring a group to register its members and forbids the government to deny benefits on the basis of an individual's current or past membership with a group.

Federal Court judges have been elevated in the past (most recently in the case of the Harper government's very first appointment, Justice Marshall Rothstein in 2006), but none had ever been promoted to fill one of the three spots on the Supreme Court reserved for current members of the Quebec bar, the Quebec Superior Court, or the Quebec Court of Appeal.

Our members have appeared in many of the leading cases in this area, from the swaps litigation of the 1990s, through the claims arising out the collapse of the Icelandic banking system, to current challenges to Government sanctions and legal aid cut decisions.

Indeed, it's even reasonably possible that at least one or two of Ms. Smith immediate superiors in the current Canadian government are members of that portion of the Canadian citizenry.

In addition, Joanne co-chairs the City HR Consultation, Legislation and Policy Committee, is a former Chair of the Employment Lawyers Association and a current member of its Legislative and Policy Committee, which plays an important role responding to key Government consultations.