Sentences with phrase «for issues of public interest»

The City of Toronto is gearing up for its mayoral elections over the next few months, and public transit tops the list for issues of public interest.

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There was also the report recently issued by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre that found internet and other telecommunications services are unaffordable for a large number of Canadians.

The need for extra care in this situation is obvious, the more so when it has to be accommodated with an equally compelling need for the Bank to say more about monetary policy issues in the interests of raising public understanding of them.

Additionally, they wrote, «it is in the public interest for the pipelines to be in closer proximity to each other, so as to maximize monitoring resources and increase the efficiency of response times» with «issues that may arise with either pipeline.»

As the general public, entrepreneurs, regulators, small businesses, educators, students and industry groups become more aware of the facts about crowdfunding and the impact that it can have at the grassroots level for every small business on every street corner to the highest levels of government and regulation, a groundswell of interest has emerged sparking dialogue and events bringing crowdfunding education, awareness and issues into the spotlight.

Whatever agencies oversee non-profits, or other kinds of corporations and companies, and can respond to complaints when non-profits especially are allegedly not functioning within the public interest, or there are other issues with governance, conflicts of interest, inurement (use of a tax - exempt non-profit for the private benefit or excessive benefit of someone with insider relationships), misuse of funds that were solicited to be spent on a specific designation project, etc..

Abu Bakr and Umar, it was the policy when deciding public issues to consult with the leading disciples who were recognized for their accurate thinking, appreciation of the interests of the people, and grasp of the spirit of the legislation of the Qur» an and the Sunnah.

The great issues of our time are moral: the uses of power; wealth and poverty; human rights; the moral quality and character of society; loss of the sense of the common good in tandem with the pampering of private interests; domestic violence; outrageous legal and medical costs in a system of maldistributed services; unprecedented developments in biotechnologies which portend good but risk evil; the violation of public trust by high elected officials and their appointees; the growing militarization of many societies; continued racism; the persistence of hunger and malnutrition; a still exploding population in societies hard put to increase jobs and resources; abortion; euthanasia; care for the environment; the claims of future generations.

During elections we sponsor forums for candidates, try to put before them issues of interest to our membership, and gather public information and post it on the Web.

clearly the Gay Gestapo is working overtime... they pulled out because they do nt want to be bullied in the court of public opinion and abused by the Gestapo lawyers... I personally have no respect for, sympathy for or interest in the Gay issues..

That the issue at stake is a spiritual one is evident in the religious imagery that pervades Callahan's account of technological medicine: that the war on death is a search for «immortality»; that the dying patient might be «saved»; that medicine is seen as «omnipotent, holding life and death wholly in its hands»; that a lobbyist equates heart attacks, cancer, and strokes with sin (interesting rhetoric in the public sphere, but I'll save that discussion for another day).

Perhaps best known for his text on the sociology of religion, The Sacred Canopy, Berger has also shown a keen interest in issues of development and public policy and in the nature of religious belief in the modern world, as evident in A Far Glory: The Question of Faith in an Age of Credulity (1992) and in his most recent book, Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience.

The Washington, DC - based Center for Science in the Public Interest is asking consumers «not to believe» a new video posted online by 5 - hour Energy, which has come under fire recently after reports of health issues possibly linked to the product.

«It's substantively not the most critical health issue, yet it was framed in such a way that the public outcry actually changed food policy in a matter of weeks,» said Sarah Klein, a lawyer at the Center for Science in the Public Intpublic outcry actually changed food policy in a matter of weeks,» said Sarah Klein, a lawyer at the Center for Science in the Public IntPublic Interest.

Although the public long showed a lack of interest on issues of decentralisation for England, this trend too seems to be reversing.

Public interest is often fleeting and voyeuristic, and whether action is taken to rectify the presented situation often depends on the media savvy and eloquence of participants, and whether other issues are, at the time, vying for the attention of netizens.

Issue 2: Whether the acceptance of the gift by the Respondent placed him in a conflict of interest situation under the Code of Conduct for Public Officers and Conflict of Interesinterest situation under the Code of Conduct for Public Officers and Conflict of InterestInterest Rules?

One interesting illustration of the issue came up when the US Republican presidential candidate last fall, Mitt Romney, opened the first of the three presidential debates by saying that he wanted to cut off funding for PBS, the public - funded broadcasting service in the US.

The issue of an MP claiming expenses for a mortgage that has already been paid off really does matter to people, and politicians can not defend extra-marital affairs by pretending that the public isn't interested.

«Meanwhile, we wish to appeal to the Pan Niger Delta Congress to work with PANDEF for the interest of the Niger Delta region, and we want to assure all the indigenes of Niger Delta and the general public that while we await the outcome of the dialogue between PANDEF and the Nigerian government, we shall not fail to respond to any issue that may threaten the collective well - being of the Niger Delta people.»

It's an interesting shift of direction for Policy Exchange, since Godson's expertise is in security issues, rather than the think tank's familiar home ground of public service reform.

The New York Public Interest Research Group, Citizens Union, the League of Women Voters, and Common Cause, are calling for an end to the long Albany tradition of closed door meetings between the governor and legislative leaders where they make key decisions on the budget and other issues, known as three men in a room.

E.J. McMahon, research director of the Empire Center for Public Policy, said that for the first time since Cuomo took office in 2011 — when he reached a wide - ranging pact over Medicaid spending with various interest groups — such spending could be a major issue in the 2018 budget.

«This issue will be like running for office with cinder blocks on his feet,» said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

«The comptroller's office is to me the independent voice to look out for taxpayers» interests and the issues we raised about oversight, proper checks and balances, transparency, it all speaks to the accountability agenda which I know the public expects the comptroller's office to be a forefront of.»

Individually and collectively legislators should seek to uncover and publicise issues of public concern and citizens» grievances, giving effective representation both to majority and minority views, and showing a consensus regard for the public interest.

They promise to study the views of public and professional interests before deciding whether action by government is needed on delicate issues such as screening for the condition called fragile X syndrome.

For those interested in career issues, this week's highlight is the special section, Communication in Science: Pressures and Predators, which Science and AAAS (publisher of Science and Science Careers) have made free to the public.

Impetus for SciSIP however stems from a larger federal interest in the interactive development and application of this new knowledge to a longstanding yet continuously evolving set of public policy issues, typically summarized under the headings of «policy for science» and «science in policy.»

Reform that makes it less easy to use the law as a tool of intimidation and that introduces a robust public interest defence will be of critical importance for the future open discussion of issues of scientific concern.

Harvard's Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) brings computer scientists together with a broad range of scholars from other fields to develop new computer science theory and technology in the public interest, informed by a deep knowledge of the societal issues at stake.

Existing literature on infectious disease policy, ethics, and law, outside the context of genomics, describes the potential for stigmatization of individuals or subpopulations, the challenge of balancing individual interests and protections (for example, privacy, autonomy, freedom of movement) against risks of harm to others and to public health, issues of justice, and employer or health professional obligations [27], [28].

The Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Qatar Leadership Centre hosted a roundtable on February 15 - 16, 2017, in Doha, Qatar, to discuss some of the most pressing challenges facing market participants in the global energy landscape, with a focus on several issues of paramount interest to Qatar and the broader Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

During the film's climax, which sees Wiley taking on the vaunted Harvard debate team (in real life, this never happened — they did battle wits with USC however), the content of the arguments, while discussing weighty issues, barely passes for interesting public discourse.

The Seminar on Advancement Leadership provides a distinctive opportunity for leaders of public and private institutions in the United States and abroad to ask important questions, gain practical insights, and learn new information about key issues affecting institutional advancement planning and execution in the company of interesting and interested colleagues, knowledgeable faculty, and expert practitioners.

Interest groups ranging from the National School Boards Association to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, from the National Governors Association to the major civil rights groups, all issued statements of approval.

Because union interests are narrowly defined (unlike, for instance, those of the business community), teachers unions can go after an issue with laserlike focus, and they are quite adept at drawing on the public's generally supportive view of teachers.

A classic case for the debate about whom the American public education system serves more — parents and taxpayers or unionized employee special interests — is the issue of tax - funded teachers union release time.

As we demonstrated in our 2015 analysis of the Common Core debate on Twitter, the dispute about the standards was largely a proxy war over other politically - charged issues, including opposition to a federal role in education, which many believe should be the domain of state and local education policy; a fear that the Common Core could become a gateway for access to data on children that might be used for exploitive purposes rather than to inform educational improvement; a source for the proliferation of testing which has come to oppressively dominate education; a way for business interests to exploit public education for private gain; or a belief that an emphasis on standards reform distracts from the deeper underlying causes of low educational performance, which include poverty and social inequity.

In accordance with the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Labor may issue such rules and regulations as he may consider necessary or appropriate for carrying out this Act, and may establish such reasonable exemptions to an any or all provisions of this Act as he may find necessary and in the public interest.

At present — the issue of public libraries is peripheral to the interest of the large publishers and is only a PR problem for them.

A heartbreaking selection from the book — also interesting for its glimpse into how Oates separates her personal and public personas — was just published in the most recent issue of Atlantic Magazine.

Although the focus of this article is largely on the writing contest (described below), through which the winner gets his or her work provided for library loan through Overdrive, the broader issue — the partnership between Smashwords and public libraries — is, I think, even more interesting.

Interest is, of course, a cash cost, while capitalization rates for publicly - traded common stocks have nothing to do with most companies, since they do the bulk of their equity financing by retaining earnings rather than by selling new issues of common stock to the public.

Highlights for the firm's sales representatives the salient features of a new issue, both pro and con in order to successfully solicit interest to the general public.

That part of the issued shares that are outstanding and available for trading by the public, and not held by company officers, directors, or investors who hold a controlling interest in the company.

While it is impossible for the economy as a whole to «rotate» out of bonds and into stocks — since both must be held in exactly the amount that has been issued — global central banks have already forced a «rotation» by the public out of Treasury bonds and into far more zero - interest money than they would ever voluntarily hold.

I note with pleasure that its PR department has been active issuing a number of press releases over the past couple of months, important for a newly public company in attracting institutional interest.

Considering these issues and shared interests, we outline here a set of goals and policy statements, for both public and private animal shelters, which represent positions that the ASPCA affirmatively supports.

We provide a platform for members to discuss technical and public interest issues related to the practice of the actuarial and finance profession besides educational assistance to our members.