Sentences with phrase «decisions by other governments»

The remoteness of the decisions by other governments, especially at the Federal level for a minority government that holds no seats in the City of Toronto proper, makes the interests and concerns of that political body that much more distant from the citizens of this city.

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The Federal Reserve Bank is considered to be independent because its decisions do not have to be ratified by the President or any other government official.
However, the decision to suspend trading in order to implement better protocols will likely benefit exchanges in China in the long run, as they'll be able to operate for many years to come, without facing other issues, and risking closure by the Chinese Government and its financial authorities.
If you need a government contract, sanctioned by the government and granted by the government to make sure you are not discriminated against — for rights to make decisions in a hospital or to pass on your SS benefits or for other human rights — work towards that kind of thing.
I do not forget the position assumed by some that constitutional questions are to be decided by the Supreme Court, nor do I deny that such decisions must be binding in any case upon the parties to a suit as to the object of that suit, while they are also entitled to very high respect and consideration in all parallel cases by other departments of the government.
Like others who support the original understanding of the Constitution, I disagree with many of the Supreme Court's decisions under the establishment clause, but in our system of government a federal - district judge like Judge Jones is bound by those decisions.
Speaking at a conference hosted by the Local Government Network, Mr Denham said: «Local taxpayers should be vigilant if they are asked to accept reduced services because their council won't take tough decisions to introduce shared services, sharing senior staff with other local authorities, PCTs [primary care trusts] or other bidders, or through making the best use of public buildings.
• offering training, information, professional development and support • promoting the value added to society by the profession • being the focused voice to Governments and other decision makers on transportation expertise and knowledge.
CIHT supports its member's professional endeavours by: • offering training, information, professional development and support • promoting the value added to society by the profession • being the focused voice to Governments and other decision makers on transportation expertise and knowledge.
«I would rather have those risks that we are likely to face, headed off by a government elected by the British people [and] governing for the British people, than having a government that is one of 27 others where the decisions you want to take - that you believe are best for the United Kingdom - can not be taken because the others don't agree with you.»
According to President Akufo - Addo, Government has taken the decision that «we want our relations with other nations, within and outside of the continent, to be characterised by an increase in trade and investment co-operation, and not aid.»
The council said he should not only apologise but rescind the decision, «If the terrain is not conducive for Nigerians from other parts of the country, then it should also be unsafe for continued oil exploration activities by multinationals and the Nigerian government
, he envisions a form of government that among other things includes the dissolution of the state, and indeed also a large number of citizen juries, selected by lot, that take decisions on public policy issues.
Despite the misgivings of some cabinet colleagues, the Home Secretary stuck by the government decision to offer the citizens of Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic and five other East European nations unlimited access to the British labour market.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Cybercrime, Dr. Abdulfatai Buhari has insisted that he and other 17 Senators from the South West geopolitical zone would continue to align with the decision of the leaders of the zone in rejecting the proposed cattle colony by the Federal Government.
The bill passed by the Senate includes anti-nepotism provisions, today: · Prohibits gifts from lobbyists and their clients of more than nominal value, including travel, lodging and other expenses, and broaden the types of lobbying activities that lobbyists must disclose; · Prohibits elected government officials and candidates for elected local, state or federal office from appearing in taxpayer - funded advertisements; · Closes the «revolving door» loophole by prohibiting former legislative employees from directly lobbying the Legislature for two years, and expands the revolving door restrictions for Executive Chamber employees to preclude appearances before any state agency; · Prohibits non-legislative employees from using their authority or influence to «compel or induce» any other employee to make political contributions; · Prohibits state employees from participating in any personnel decision or contracting matter concerning a relative.
Dr. Daniel Ellsberg is an American activist and former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top - secret Pentagon study of U.S. government decision - making in relation to the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other newspapers.
Blair responded post-1997 by crafting a Presidential Premiership, giving political appointments such as Jonathan Powell and Alistair Campbell the authority to instruct civil servants, and instituting what David Cameron in opposition called «Sofa Government» - in other words, making decisions in meetings unminuted by Whitehall.
And there are other indications that ASCC is back on track: A new board and chairperson was announced on 8 May, and the federal government is due to make a decision on a new strategic plan for the center by June.
A team led by Duke University, in collaboration with the Census Bureau, has developed new methods that enable people to learn as much as possible from Census data and other government workforce statistics for things like disaster management, policy - making and funding decisions, while guaranteeing that no one can trace the data back to your household or business.
Officially, the results will be used by the OST to decide how it shares out its Science Budget to the research councils, to «inform» spending decisions in other government departments, and to encourage industry to exploit foresight more than it does now.
There's the ongoing special - counsel investigation into whether the Trump campaign aided a Russian campaign to aid Trump's candidacy and defeat his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton; there's the associated inquiry into whether the president obstructed justice when he fired former FBI Director James Comey, whom he had asked not to investigate his former national - security adviser; there are the president's hush - money payments to women with whom he allegedly had extramarital affairs, made through his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, and facilitated by corporate cash paid to influence the White House; there is his ongoing effort to interfere with the Russia inquiry and politicize federal law enforcement; there are the foreign governments that seem to be utilizing the president's properties as vehicles for influencing administration policy; there's the emerging evidence that Trump campaign officials sought aid not only from Russia, but from other foreign countries, which may have affected Trump's foreign policy; there are the ongoing revelations of the president's Cabinet officials» misusing taxpayer funds; there is the accumulating evidence that administration decisions are made at the behest of private industry, in particular those in which Republican donors have significant interests.
This new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps — one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark's surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
The work is guided by seven design principles: o State and local decision makers — not other researchers, nor the federal government — must be the primary audience.
They consider the effects of decisions made by consumers, producers, businesses and governments in Australia on other countries, and the way decisions in other countries affect the Australian economy.
By contrast, government - run schools turn the curriculum, what books are read, and what values are taught into political decisions, which can pit factions against each other and create winners and losers.
The new law prohibits the federal government from mandating teacher evaluations or defining what an «effective» teacher is and calls for many decisions for local schools and states be determined by collaboration between educators, parents and other community members.
Simbli makes board management easy by providing school boards, governments, nonprofits and other decision - making bodies with the tools and resources they need to simply get more done.
By demonstrating that high - performing schools are possible even on a developing country's limited budget, Bridge has empowered governments and others to make informed decisions on how to improve learning.
The General Attorney occupation covers professional legal positions involved in preparing cases for trial and / or the trial of cases before a court or an administrative body or persons having quasi-judicial power; rendering legal advice and services with respect to questions, regulations, practices, or other matters falling within the purview of a Federal Government agency (this may include conducting investigations to obtain evidentiary data); preparing interpretative and administrative orders, rules, or regulations to give effect to the provisions of governing statutes or other requirements of law; drafting, negotiating, or examining contracts or other legal documents required by the agency's activities; drafting, preparing formal comments, or otherwise making substantive recommendations with respect to proposed legislation; editing and preparing for publication statutes enacted by Congress, opinions or discussions of a court, commission, or board; drafting and reviewing decisions for consideration and adoption by agency officials.
The decision was announced Tuesday by Seongnam City Government and the vendors» association of Moran Market, which represents the market's 22 dog meat dealers, as well as those who sell vegetables and other products.
You can make a difference by contacting government agencies and other decision makers to express your concerns about the welfare of Jamaica's animals.
Since then the Aviation facilities (Apron, terminal building, and others) were gradually developed by PERUM ANGKASA PURA, which in 1986 based on the Government decree No. 25 year 1986 changed name to become PERUM ANGKASA PURA I. Meanwhile the Indonesian term Pelabuhan Udara was changed into BANDAR UDARA based on the Transportations Ministerial Decision No. 213 / HK.207 / Phb - 85 on September 1, 1985.
With UNFCCC decision - making by consensus, the possibility of all nations deciding to trust all other nations and agree to forgo verification is near zero, and without official accreditation BECDCS is of zero diplomatic value to governments.
This is achieved by supporting climate scientists, but also by ensuring dialogue and knowledge exchange takes place between researchers, government officials, politicians and other decision - making groups.
The case, brought forward by the Gitga'at and other coastal First Nations, argued the province erred when it handed over decision - making authority for the project to the federal government under a provincial - federal Joint Review Process managed by the federal National Energy Board.
It seeks to «inspire» and enable» action on climate change adaptation, acting as a «guide to responsible actions by natural resource managers and other decision - makers at all levels of government
The governor in a statement after the judge's decision said «At a time when the federal government has abdicated its leadership on climate change, [this ruling] ensures our progress will not be blocked or rolled back by fossil fuel interests and others seeking to maintain the status quo.»
They have an enormous stake in the ability of the courts to render decisions based on the law, without interference by other branches of government.
One other striking aspect of today's decision was the unusual dissent by Commissioner Marc Patrone, who objected, among other things, to the absence of sufficient evidence that Al - Jazeera English is truly free of «bias», the absence of proof that the Qatari government will not interfere in its content, and the absence of proof that Al - Jazeera Arabic and Al - Jazeera English are sufficiently separate.
There is little in the point that many other decisions will have to be taken by the government in connection with leaving the EU.
The Superior Court of Quebec found, among other reasons, that the class action was not based on any fault or abuse by the government, but rather the government's decision not to provide the necessary budget to put into place measures to reduce the noise level.
The decision will have significance in other areas of Canada, as it counters arguments (made by several of the intervenors in Keewatin) to the effect that the federal government should always be engaged whenever treaty rights are at issue pursuant to its section 91 (24) jurisdiction.
This is probably due, to a large extent, to five levels of redundancy built in their email servers / MX records In terms of security, Los Angeles City Council's decision appears to have been influenced by the prospect of Google providing GovCloud (see reason 2 in this article), enabling, in the future, email / calendar / other Google Apps info from government clients to be segregated from other Google Apps users, located in the US and encrypted Re: your comment «I can rely on the infrastructure of a large firm to make sure all the necessary security is in place.
Judicial Review applications — typically challenges to decisions by Councils and other government related bodies — now have to be made within 3 months of the decision challenged and there is a need to get the Court's permission to proceed.
At a time when the revised national curriculum is about to be piloted by the government, the release of our new study assessing sexuality education policies, curricula, and their implementation in Nairobi, Homa Bay, and Mombasa counties provides evidence and an opportunity for policymakers and other decision makers to explore how best to strengthen the content and delivery of comprehensive sexuality education.
The decision of Justice Wilcox in the first Noongar case was appealed by the Western Australian and Commonwealth governments and other parties.
In applying the provisions of this Convention, Governments shall: (a) Consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly; (b) Establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision - making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them; (c) Establish means for the full development of these peoples» own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.
A. the exclusive right to consent to medical, dental, and surgical treatment involving invasive procedures and to consent to psychiatric and psychological treatment of the child; B. the right to represent the child in legal action and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the child; C. the right to consent to marriage and to enlistment in the armed forces of the United States; D. the right to make decisions concerning the child's education; E. the right to the services and earnings of the child; F. except when a guardian of the child's estate or a guardian or attorney ad litem has been appointed for the child, the right to act as an agent of the child in relation to the child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United States, or a foreign government; G. the duty to manage the estate of the child to the extent the estate has been created by community property or the joint property of the parents.
Its members do this by expressing their views and helping Government and other organisations to make decisions about family justice.»
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