Sentences with phrase «federal government doing»

«If the Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister is really concerned with Indigenous youth suicide, then what is the Federal Government doing about racism in the police service, where Indigenous youth are routinely harassed and humiliated every day?»

While many private and nonprofit efforts have sprung up nationwide to mentor and support vets who want to start businesses, I have to ask: Why isn't the federal government doing more?

What has the federal government done to translate the recommendations of the Red Wilson panel into action?

A recent CBC discussion between Prime Minister Trudeau and «Neil from London, Ontario» have left pundits from Aaron Wherry to Adam Radwanski wondering what, if anything, can the federal government do for London and the rest of the southwestern Ontario rust belt.

The federal government does not intervene with legalized marijuana at the state level under the guidance of the Cole Memo written in 2013 by then Deputy Attorney General James Cole.

«The Republicans are saying that the federal government doesn't have the responsibility to make healthcare affordable.»

Since the federal government doesn't have the legal authority to impose its will over the objections of the provinces, it has decided instead to persuade the provinces to collaborate.

«The short answer is that states and the federal government don't fully know.

There's just one problem: States and the federal government don't have much way to know what works and what doesn't because the data isn't being collected and evaluated, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.

State and local governments aren't the only ones that spend public dollars to build private sports stadiums — the federal government does, too.

Private student loans offered by financial institutions not tied to the federal government do not currently qualify for student loan forgiveness under any federal program.

Opinion: As a matter of constitutional jurisdiction, the federal government does not need Alberta's buy - in to legally enact and implement its national climate change policy

So there you have it: some of the dismal evidence that the federal government didn't want to share with the world.

Prior to then, the federal government did not undertake borrowings for these financial Crown Corporations.

«I haven't seen any argument as to why the federal government doesn't have authority to regulate this interprovincial pipeline the way they have authority over all kinds of other interprovincial undertakings,» she said.

This is surprising, given that the CCPA argues that the federal government does not have a «fiscal crisis» and that the Government should to implement stimulus measures to strengthen economic growth.

Provincial governments make mistakes too... just the the federal government does... mostly based upon their own survival.

In this scenario Canada would be required to contribute $ 41 billion of stimulus, which is only slightly less than what the federal government did under its Economic Action Plan.

And those views appear to feed the rural - urban divide: A 56 percent majority of rural residents says the federal government does more to help people living in and around large cities, while 37 percent feel they treat both urban and rural areas equally.

Experts say if the federal government doesn't intervene, other red states will likely follow in Idaho's footsteps.

The fact is the federal government does not have a deficit, debt, or spending problem, let alone a crisis.

In the United States, most consumption taxes are levied by states and local governments (as retail sales taxes), although the federal government does levy some selective consumption taxes, called «excise taxes,» on items such as alcohol, tobacco products, and gasoline.

States tend to allow fewer deductions and credits than the federal government does, but especially in states with state - level Earned Income Tax Credits, eliminating deductions and credits outright (perhaps except for a standard exemption, but even that could be hard to implement) would be a significant change, and potentially a tax hike on poor families.

The federal government does not and never has run Wells Fargo and does not have the power to claw back compensation or fire an employee; that power rests with the board.

We want a country where the federal government does not adopt short sighted policy for political gain, but acts in the best interests of the whole country with a long term vision of what Canada can and should be.

The federal government did nothing after 6 - and 7 - year - olds were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where a gunman killed 20 children, six adults, and himself in 2012.

Whether or not the Federal Government does anything about it has very little to do with what we do here.

The legal bottom line: As a matter of constitutional jurisdiction, the federal government does not need Alberta's buy - in to legally enact and implement its national climate change policy.

The federal government does not have authority to do what you describe and marriage as a states rights issue has been decided in 32 states thus far.

Supporting my contention that individual Americans will grow the economy almost no matter what our federal government does, a WSJ Review and Outlook looks at» The Hard Fiscal Facts ``.

They will continue to litigate until they receive «a final order from the court making clear the federal government does not have the authority to force religious groups to do this,» Rienzi said.

But is it moral or right to expand medicaid with money the federal government does not actually have?

(1) The federal government doesn't include home births in its circumcision statistics.

When schools offer both a school meals program and competitive foods, the federal government does not need to underwrite all of the operating costs of the entire program; it is reasonable to expect the revenue generated by competitive foods to cover a share of production, service, and overhead that can reasonably be attributed to providing those foods.

They self - certify that the car seat meets the standards, and then the federal government does spot checks to ensure compliance.

However, the federal government does not normally prosecute most state level offenses like personal use.

While the federal government doesn't directly fund the program, Schumer has remained involved.

Ayegbusi pointed out that the strike would have been avoidable had the federal government done anything with the ultimatum issued it by the association, adding that the indefinite strike became necessary because nothing had been done on all the issues raised with them.

The federal government does manage the program for the old.

The federal government does not extend the same financial help to members of Congress.

Though the federal government did consent to some tort suits in the Federal Tort Claims Act, the Act expressly excluded the kind of claim you are trying to bring here.

«We are very interested and working strategically to make sure that we take the necessary steps if the federal government does modify the structure of the tax credits,» says Alphonso David, who serves as Cuomo's chief counsel.

-- Stalled meeting delays Cuomo promises on water contamination limits - POLITICO's Marie French and Nick Niedzwiadek: The state has yet to reschedule a postponed meeting to discuss limits on emerging contaminants in drinking water — stalling action on new standards that Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration promised to implement if the federal government did not act.

A government serious about transparency will post information online as interactive maps as the federal government did with Recovery.org, including spending, tax breaks, capital projects, member items, economic development projects, etc..

Federal governments don't appear to be significantly different in income than Unitary governments.

The federal government doesn't execute many laws on paper, for example.

A spokesman for Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos said «it may be best to wait and see what the federal government does before the state acts».

«As at today, Nigerians are faced with serious hardship occasioned by prolonged fuel scarcity that the Federal Government does not have any solution to.

At the time, Eldridge did not have to disclose any of Hughes» wealth because the federal government did not recognize the two as being married.

However, the Harrison Act did not prohibit heroin and cocaine, and it was overturned in 1925 in Linder v. the United States when the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government didn't have the authority to regulate medical practice.