Sentences with phrase «failed by public authorities»

Women also continue to be failed by public authorities.

Not exact matches

Political scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal review process.

H.B. 929 Status: Failed Relates to promotion of cybersecurity in the Commonwealth, initiates several efforts to promote economic development, research and development, and workforce development of the cybersecurity industry in the Commonwealth, creates two new matching grant funds, adds one administered by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority for private entities that collaborate with one or more public institutions of higher education on research and development related to cybersecurity.

Much of the damage that has been done to Catholicism in recent decades — by the abuse scandals, by the ongoing horror stories of mid-twentieth century Catholic life in Ireland, by forms of intellectual dissent that empty Catholicism of the patrimony of truth bequeathed to it by the Lord, by the counter-witness of Catholics in public life who fail to stand firm for the dignity of the human person at all stages of life and in all conditions of life — is a matter of self - imposed wounds, which Church authorities have an obligation to address.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority failed to collect more than $ 13 million in fines over two years for public transit - related offenses such as dodging fares, according to an audit released Thursday by New York state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

With so many scandals of corruption that effect and relate to constituents like me who have practically had to beg for proper representation with regard to honest, ethical city and state government leadership, I should not have to lose my pension, present and future because of false, fake and failed leadership — and the very public representatives who have collectively been the obstacle to fair labor practices and treatment, that now overshadow any corruption and misconduct by the Transit Authority and MTA.

By failing to vote for these amendments they will be making it harder for those who voted them into power to exercise their constitutional and legal right to hold government to account and challenge public authorities when they get it wrong.»

A $ 38.5 million state grant to help SUNY Polytechnic Institute stabilize its finances was approved by the Public Authorities Control Board after two previous attempts had failed.

A $ 38.5 million state grant to help SUNY Polytechnic Institute stabilize its finances was approved Monday by the Public Authorities Control Board after two previous attempts had failed.

«By maintaining a significant amount of cash in a checking account, not only did the SCA fail to comply with the investment requirements of the Public Authorities Law, but also lost the opportunity to generate additional investment income on these funds,» said a report by Comptroller Scott StringeBy maintaining a significant amount of cash in a checking account, not only did the SCA fail to comply with the investment requirements of the Public Authorities Law, but also lost the opportunity to generate additional investment income on these funds,» said a report by Comptroller Scott Stringeby Comptroller Scott Stringer.

In a lawsuit, tenant leaders representing the 400,000 people living in public housing have asked a judge to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the New York City Housing Authority because it has failed to provide heat and hot water, keep residents safe from lead, involve tenants in policymaking and hire residents, as required by federal regulations.

12) Illinois: Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) vetoes a bill promoted by Chicago Public Schools that would have «curbed the authority of the Illinois State Charter School Commission, which has overruled CPS and funded charter schools the district rejected for failing to meet standards.»

That is certainly a poor excuse for failing to acknowledge the great harm done to the public good by the efforts of Saunders and her kind to contaminate the public debate with distortions and discredited arguments disguised as expert authority.

(3) A person does not commit an offence under this section by failing to comply with a prohibition or requirement that the local authority did not have power to include in the public spaces protection order.