Sentences with phrase «dog whistle since»

Not exact matches

Hugh MacDonald Slogan: None Elected experience: MLA for Edmonton - Gold Bar from 1997 to present Background: Since stepping into his role as the opposition labour critic during his first - term and making headlines over the government's shaky handling of rotting pine shakes roofing and lack of whistle - blower protection, Hugh MacDonald earned a reputation as a dogged critic of the Tories.

For example, mandating «challenging» state standards and tests, instead of «college - and career - ready» does actually remove federal force behind Common Core, since the latter is a regulatory dog - whistle for Common Core.

Then again, some informal trainers who own herding dogs can command them through a series of clicks and whistles, and arguably, many of them did not use overt negative reinforcement techniques, relying on positive reinforcement since the dog was a puppy.

Since the Internet consists of dogs, it's easy to hear what's being whistled behind these concerns.