They can only do what they have been tasked to
do by ministers.
But on the other side, the noun «pastor» has been applied as a substantive to the minister, and then anything that he did as pastor was regarded as «pastoring» or «shepherding,» thus equating shepherding with anything properly
done by a minister.
They added that two clear months after the submission of the petition to the AGF, nothing concrete had been
done by the Minister to look into their matter.
More needs to be
done by ministers to tackle the effects of poverty on low school achievement, a report says.
Not exact matches
Only two years ago they were rating AAA all the toxic bonds that created the crisis,» said Greek Prime
Minister George Papandreou, adding that the downgrade was executed «not because of what Greece is
doing but because of the decisions being taken
by the EU that are not considered as going far enough.»
There is little that he or his cabinet
ministers do that isn't justified
by supporting the «middle class and those seeking to join it.»
New country - of - origin food labelling laws agreed to
by the Australian and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council are welcome news but don't go far enough, according to Agriculture
Minister Kim Chance.
It is
done behind closed doors
by an inter-agency committee in Ottawa led
by the deputy
minister of finance.
The country's powerful Interior
Minister Horst Seehofer shocked the government and the public opinion last week
by saying that «Islam
does not belong to Germany.»
The prime
minister's glowing assessment
does not overlap fully with those put forth
by the State Comptroller's Office.
An agreement
by the International Maritime Organization to cut the shipping industry's greenhouse gas emissions
by 50 percent — from 2008 levels —
by 2050 will not be easy, but it can be
done, Norway's
Minister of Climate and Environment said.
Their concern stems from testimony Thursday
by International Trade
Minister Francois - Philippe Champagne, who said he doesn't see Parliament ratifying the 11 - country Pacific Rim trade pact before this fall.
An agreement to cut the shipping industry's greenhouse gas emissions
by 50 percent — from 2008 levels —
by 2050 will not be easy, but it can be
done, a Norwegian
minister said.
The only call to action was for governments to
do more to encourage economic growth, as finance
ministers acknowledged they had fallen behind on their 2014 promise to increase GDP
by 2 %.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff called for social media to be regulated like the tobacco industry on Tuesday, while British Prime
Minister Theresa May on Thursday called for tech companies to
do more to protect users, saying they can not «stand
by while their platforms are used to facilitate child abuse, modern slavery, or the spreading of terrorist and extremist content.»
Many Chinese commentators think the Plaza Accord of 1985, reached in New York
by finance
ministers from five developed countries,
did not solve many problems in the world and was partly to blame for the Japanese asset bubble and subsequent slowdown.
Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailYou wouldn't know it from the media coverage, but the biggest energy story coming out of last week's visit to Canada
by Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi had nothing to
do with oil and gas prospects, or uranium.
For all you kids out there, Bennett was the Conservative prime
minister who
did the Liberals a favour
by winning the 1930 election, relieving William Lyon Mackenzie King of the responsibility of dealing with the Great Depression.
Finance
Minister Joe Oliver's only job strategy is to hope for a recovery in the U.S. Apparently, he believes there is nothing the federal government can
do to strengthen domestic demand and job creation, except to stick to its plan to eliminate the deficit
by 2015 - 16.
Premium rates are currently based on analysis
done by the Chief Actuary with the underlying economic assumptions provided
by the
Minister of Finance.
As Erin noted, MyersÂ
did not argue (as did Neil Reynolds and Finance
Minister Flaherty) that corporate income tax cuts are self - financing in the sense that corporate income tax revenues are unaffected
by a rate cut.
The delayed Saudi arrival comes after energy
minister Al - Falih hinted on Sunday in Dhahran that OPEC doesn't necessarily need to cut output; a comment viewed
by analysts as a bargaining position that could result in a price crash if no deal is reached.
Indonesia and Australia are pushing to get a free trade deal
done by August, leveraging off the strong relationship between Prime
Minister M...
Premium rates will continue to be based on analysis
done by the Chief Actuary with the underlining economic assumptions continued to be provided
by the
Minister of Finance.
The only way to
do that — as well as advance the key first principle identified
by Minister of Democratic Institutions Maryam Monsef to underpin the new system — is a proportional system.
And for me, that makes up for any amount of sloshing around in wet socks waiting to be ignored
by the Prime
Minister I have to
do.
Minister Flaherty had
done an excellent job of pre-conditioning on what to expect: a commitment to eliminate the deficit
by 2015 - 16; no new «risky» spending; some funding for infrastructure and skills training; and further restraint measures to offset revenue losses due to slower economic growth in 2013.
Did the Liberals inherit a small surplus (less than $ 1 billion) in 2015 - 16 as recently forecast
by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) or a deficit of $ 5.4 billion as forecast
by the Finance
Minister in his 2016 Budget?.
Fortunately, Prime
Minister Harper and President Park recently agreed this should be
done by the end of 2013.
However shuffling the cabinet deck
by replacing a few
ministers simply won't
do it,» Conservative MP Candice Bergen said.
The government was urged to
do so
by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police last year, with Prime
Minister Stephen Harper saying at the time he would consider it.
«The difference between the previous government and our government is that our prime
minister recognizes the need that more can be
done,» said Government House leader Bardish Chagger, who as small business
minister signed off on a $ 69,625 relocation claim
by one staffer in her office.
Chinese trade
minister Zhong Shan conceded that China doesn't want a trade war but kept an aggressive stance
by relaying «[China] can handle any challenge and will firmly defend the interests of our nation and our people.»
Moreover, in Europe, Italy's new Prime
Minister, Enrico Letta, has taken a different tack than his French neighbors
by acknowledging that sustainable growth
does not come from government spending programs but rather from policies such as labor market flexibility, job training and simplification of Italy's archaic civil justice system.
Prime
Minister Trudeau, in turn, stated that his government remains open to
doing everything possible to protect the marine environment
by expanding, if required, the plan.
They're surrounded
by legions of rookie staffers who are assigned to populate the rookie
ministers» social - media accounts with gigabytes of flattering photos and nonstop cheerleading about what a progressive, green, innovative bunch of things they're
doing for the middle class!
The feedback echoed those manufactured
by Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras who advised Germany's Der Spiegel: «If we ended up to keep a referendum tomorrow with the issue, «
do you want your dignity or a continuation of this unworthy coverage,» then absolutely everyone would select dignity regardless of problems that would accompany that determination.»
It is expected that any cabinet
ministers appointed from outside the Assembly would be required to run in
by - elections alongside Mr. Prentice, who currently
does not hold a seat in the Alberta Legislature.
And the PDAC is
doing its best to ensure juniors don't get overlooked in the fray of politics on the Hill — which almost saw Prime
Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government toppled
by an opposition coalition in December.
The federal infrastructure
minister responded to critics
by saying Ottawa is
doing everything in its control to ensure the $ 7.4 - billion, Sherwood Park - based Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is built.
He could raise the GST, but the Prime
Minister has ruled that out; he could fulfill an election commitment
by undertaking a serious simplification of the income tax system, which could yield substantial revenues (about $ 3 to $ 5 billion), but he seems reluctant to
do that; or, he could take the easy way out and simply cut his fiscal prudence in half and «miraculously» free up $ 3billion annually for his cabinet colleagues.
When plans for a major naval operation had been approved
by the proper agencies, to what extent
did the Naval
Minister exercise control over the manner of conduct of that operation?
European Commission chief Jean - Claude Juncker on Sept. 13 called for the appointment of a euro zone finance
minister role to coordinate economic policy across the currency bloc, but suggested the job could be
done by someone who was already a senior European commissioner.
Ms Brenner's departure was welcomed
by Prime
Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Treasurer Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, but
did little to buoy the AMP share price, which rose just 3 cents to hover near six - year lows at $ 4.04.
All who were in the Bible spoke in and
by the Holy Spirit in boldness when it came time for them to
minister the Word, even as it is with me, also to bring forth my testimony as a witness: I can not fellowship with unbeliever's because all they
do is cause division, and Christ is not divided: Therefore; remain as you are: This is the third time I have come to you, and you rejected me for the Word of God: Many
did not even know that Jesus spoke the Word of God through Holy Spirit, so how is it that you are to know unless it be given to you to know: My God is Just and He is right, He knows the hearts of man are wicked and have turned from Him: Thank - you all, there are some that
did get it: Thank - you Father in Jesus name Alexandria:
Yes, ironic... ironic that the fellow who is on the slow train to hell, who she was warned
by the pastor not to get involved with because he was an atheist, the fellow who has never had anyone in the church leadership say more than a sentence to when he
did go with her to church, is the
minister behind the
minister of coffee.
I was one of those cutting edge
ministers who was hired
by a mainline church to start a «contemporary» service (read: a church service with a live band and worship team instead of an organ and choir) in the late 90's when it was the trendy thing to
do.
As we know, even confidentiality guaranteed
by law doesn't always work, so even more important (and I hate to say this, but it is true) that with lay people /
ministers that your expectations of confidentiality are clearly stated.
That reading seems to me too clever
by half» it attributes to Barak a Machiavellian imagination he has not otherwise displayed» but it
does obliquely suggest a quite different, and more plausible, interpretation of the Prime
Minister's behavior.
Jura Nanuk, founder & President of Central - European Religious Freedom Inst.itute, wrote the
minister an open letter in which she stated: «
Did it ever occur to you that instead of pretending to be a victim due to your hurt feelings you might show some compassion for people who were taken to the brink of extinction
by your ancestors?