Sentences with phrase «debate in parliament over»

New Zealand's Harmful Digital Communications (HDC) Act has undergone extensive debate in Parliament over 3 years before being passed earlier this year, but appears to have borrowed heavily from some of the least effective aspects of the American Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

Not exact matches

Canada Post's decision to phase out home mail delivery over the next five years reverberated through headlines Wednesday morning and spurred a lively debate in Parliament this afternoon.

Instead of running ads, they would define Scheer more slowly, over time, with a series of forced choices in Parliament, through government motions, much as opposition parties usually seek to define governments (you'll note that «define» in Ottawa politics is almost always pejorative by implication) through clever use of their occasional opportunity to define a day's parliamentary debate through so - called «supply motions.»

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.»

Ministers were warned during a debate in Parliament this week over a host of countries and minorities affected by persecution.

Parliament is currently locked in a debate over the approval of Energy Minister - designate Boakye Kyeremateng Agyarko and Senior Minister - designate, Yaw Osafo Maafo.

In his last address to parliament after 8 years in power, President Kufuor opened a debate over presidential tenure when he suggested that at least a five - year tenure should be suitable for the African situatioIn his last address to parliament after 8 years in power, President Kufuor opened a debate over presidential tenure when he suggested that at least a five - year tenure should be suitable for the African situatioin power, President Kufuor opened a debate over presidential tenure when he suggested that at least a five - year tenure should be suitable for the African situation.

The CIOT also calls for a debate on whether the House of Lords should play a greater role in scrutinising tax legislation as it goes through Parliament, without detracting from the powers of the House of Commons over tax matters.

Tory grandee Ken Clarke said: «On the question of the parliamentary role, I think the Prime Minister was not relying on the archaic, narrow interpretation of the Royal prerogative, which no government has invoked in this country for over 50 years - they have always come to Parliament for debates and votes if possible on any military action.

Real social change is to be achieved over the long term through organisation, agitation, and direct action, as much as it is through debates, votes, and detailed committee work in parliament.

And the government is consulting on how in future the ISC should be appointed and should report to parliament - with, where possible, hearings in public, a strengthened capacity for investigations, reports subject to more parliamentary debate and greater transparency over appointments to the committee.

The speech comes on a day when all three main parties focus on policy issues, in a bid to escape the protracted debate over a hung parliament.

Eight years ago, in his last address to parliament after 8 years in power, President Kufuor opened a debate over presidential tenure when he suggested that at least a five - year tenure should be suitable for the African situation.

The debate over the circumstances surrounding the death of former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North constituency, Joseph Danquah Adu appears to have been rekindled in Akyem Old Tafo in the Eastern Region, the hometown of the legislator.

Mark Williams, Member of Parliament for Ceredigion and Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, has reiterated his calls for assurance from the government over continued funding for S4C during the St David's Day debate that took place in Parliament this week.

Labour MPs turned out in force on Wednesday to help defeat a parliamentary motion calling for Tony Blair to be held to account for allegedly misleading parliament over the Iraq war by 439 votes to 70, after a sometimes angry debate.

Public debate over the ethical issues raised by medical advances is likely to be rekindled in France by three bills being presented to parliament in the coming weeks.

Political expediency and self - interest are well to the fore as parliament starts to debate the plan, which is closer to the original Gonski model than present arrangements and would inject an extra A$ 18.6 billion in federal funding across the government, Catholic and independent school sectors over a decade.

The petition has so far reached over 50,000 signatures but many more are needed if it is to stand a chance of being debated in Parliament.

Over 110,000 people signed the e-petition and the issue is going to be debated in Parliament on September 4th 2014.

«The experience of working in Parliament changed my life and those debates over the War Measures Act confirmed my interest in criminal law.»