Sentences with phrase «for liberal reforms»

Maintaining a balance between the need for liberal reforms and the demands of the deeply conservative and reactionary forces which exist in the country has long been the backbone of Saudi stability.

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In an op - ed for The New York Times, Marc Mauer, executive director of the Sentencing Project, and David Cole, a professor of law and public policy at Georgetown University, write that many liberals and conservatives alike acknowledge the US criminal justice system needs reform.

The Liberals» income - sprinkling measure was among Finance Minister Bill Morneau's controversial tax - reform proposals for private corporations.

In their 2015 election platform, the Trudeau Liberals identified a number of items related to Employment Insurance (EI) that they would change: reversing the Harper EI reforms defining «suitable work»; reducing the waiting period for EI benefits; reducing EI premiums; introducing more flexible parental leave; providing better access to compassionate care; and increasing funding for employment and training programs managed by provinces, territories and Aboriginal labour market organizations.

In the 2000 election, Mr. Anders defeated both former Calgary - North West Liberal MLA Frank Bruseker and PC candidate Jim Silye (a Reform Party MP for Calgary - Centre from 1993 to 1997).

Schleiermacher was a liberal theologian because he thought modernity represents something fundamentally new and positive for humanity, something that stimulates Christian reform, enabling the true genius of our faith finally to achieve full expression.

This majority report is a road map for the Liberal government to make good on its clear and oft - repeated electoral reform promise.

For our efforts to go beyond such survival - mode, and to actually do what conservative pundits are calling for, depend a great upon a broader reform movement to restore genuine liberal education to the general curriculum and to give its champions real powFor our efforts to go beyond such survival - mode, and to actually do what conservative pundits are calling for, depend a great upon a broader reform movement to restore genuine liberal education to the general curriculum and to give its champions real powfor, depend a great upon a broader reform movement to restore genuine liberal education to the general curriculum and to give its champions real power.

Liberal feminism, known for valuing androgyny, seeks reform through education, equal political rights and economic opportunities, and exploring terminology and values.

The prevalent indeterminate sentence (one to ten years, two to 20 years, etc.) once was considered a liberal reform that would allow well - adjusted prisoners time off for good behavior.

I think a lot of Catholics would like to come back to the Church, but it will take a Vatican III council, with broad liberal reforms especially for women, to get them back.

Reform Judaism (known in Europe as Liberal Judaism) seeks to preserve the basic moral precepts of the Torah and other ethical aspects of Jewish tradition — including a passionate concern for social justice.

The Rev. Gomes again: «The victims would have themselves a victim; the lawyers would be able to proceed without credible opposition in the search for compensation; liberal voices for reform in the Church would see a nemesis removed; and the press would have brought down a mighty figure in a near - Watergate victory with Pulitzers all around.»

Modern reformation movements in traditional Indian religions especially the movements of Neo-Hinduism indicated the impact of modernity on Indian life at its religious level, and India's liberal democratic and leftist ideologies guiding the struggle for political independence and nation - building in independent India, indicate the assimilation of Enlightenment humanism at the ideological level, though qualified a great deal by the reformed religious view of Gandhism.

Demographers criticized the survey on methodological grounds for exaggerating the numbers of Orthodox Jews in the area, while representatives of Reform and Conservative Judaism and secular Jews warned that, if the survey's figures were correct, the New York Jewish community was leaving a golden age of liberal activism and intellectual modernism and entering a period of social insularity and religious obscurantism.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg announced today that the government will abandon its plans for reform of the House of Lords.

Here are the videos that accompany my DN column today about critics of Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice accusing her of flip - flopping on a touchstone issue for liberals — Rockefeller Drug Law reform.

An inkling of the movement for constitutional reform at the practical level of electoral politics may be traced to the Joint Commission on the Constitution set up in 1981 by the Alliance, with the purpose to «examine the policies for reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional Reform 198reform at the practical level of electoral politics may be traced to the Joint Commission on the Constitution set up in 1981 by the Alliance, with the purpose to «examine the policies for reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional Reform 198reform of the British constitution, in particular of the electoral system... that our parties should present together at the next election for implementation» (Joint Liberal / SDP Alliance Commission on Constitutional Reform 198Reform 1983: 1).

Uncle Petie I hope LibDems (especially those with an instinct for either social democratic or LibDem traditions) would not take the view that «more egalitarian reformed (liberal) market outcomes» will make redistribution unnecessary.

The Liberal Democrats are extracting a heavy price for the Conservatives» Lords reform snub.

For instance, they struck a bargain with the Liberal Party (the so - called «Lib - Lab Pact») in a desperate bid to cling to power in 1977, by the terms of which Labour agreed to take on board certain policy proposals favoured by the Liberals, including electoral reform.

Clegg claimed on Monday that Lords reform was the Tory offering in exchange for Liberal Democrat support over the constituency boundaries review, but Cameron is now insisting the actual deal was over the AV referendum.

Senior Liberal Democrats have already warned there will be «consequences» for boundary changes if Lords reform does not go ahead.

Nick Clegg and David Cameron had been wrestling each other for months over House of Lords reform, with the Liberal Democrat leader very publicly pulling the plug on his pet project in August 2012 after the prime minister admitted he would not be able to guarantee the support of his backbenches for the far - reaching reform.

The IDC, however, insisted the one - house budget resolution of its own should not be read as a break with the Senate GOP as liberal advocacy groups press for juvenile justice reform and other long - sought issues this session.

Liberal policy for the last eight years has been on the ascendancy — gaining successes on issues ranging from climate change to health care reforms.

Cuomo has faced increasing pressure from the left to unite the party in the Senate, which liberals have blamed for blocking or helping to dilute reform legislation.

Co-sponsors of the event included Downtown Independent Democrats, Downtown Progressive Democrats, Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, Lower Manhattan Democrats, Village Reform Democratic Club, Greater NYC for Change, Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats, and

Sponsors included: Barack Obama Democratic Club of Upper Manhattan; Chelsea Reform Democratic Club; Coalition for a District Alternative (CoDA), Democracy for New York; Downtown Independent Democrats; East Side Democratic Club; Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club; Frederick E. Samuel Community Democratic Club; Gramercy Stuyvesant Democratics; Greater NYC for Change; Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club; Lenox Hill Democratic Club; The Lexington Democratic Club; Lower East Side Democratic Club; Manhattan Young Democrats; Muslim Democratic Club of New York; Northern Manhattan Democrats for Change; Pride Democrats; The Samuel J. Tilden Democratic Club; Stonewall Democratic Club; Upper East Side for Change; Village Independent Democrats; The Village Reform Democratic Club and 504 Democratic Club.

* Adam Corlett is an economics researcher at CentreForum, the liberal think tank, and vice-chair of the Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy liberal think tank, and vice-chair of the Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy Reform.

Starting in the 1960s, liberal Democrats began pushing for immigration reform and gun control.

It's time for someone else to have a chance at leading us — my personal choice would be the Liberal Democrats, but — oddly — Labour completely FAILED at constitutional reform, meaning the Lib Dems will be on the sidelines for another generation.

In the meantime, to those Tom Harris charcaters in the Labour party who want to present electoral reform as an issue of relevance only to bourgeois liberal Guardian - readers (like me), I say: how dare you oppose a system that — on the evidence of Soskice and Iversen's study — is better for social spending and economic equality?

The Liberal Democrats lost the referendum on the alternative vote electoral system and proposals for House of Lords reform were defeated in the House of Commons.

In the run - up to the 2010 general election, following a meeting of the editorial staff, [131] the paper declared its support for the Liberal Democrats, due in particular, to the party's stance on electoral reform.

For example, if Labour managed to get its act together, a big «if» I know, and they put an amendment to the voting reform bill designed to introduce AV + on to a referendum question rather than AV, how will the Liberal Democrats vote?

Prior to this act, drugs policy in the UK was relatively liberal but was reformed under pressure from the US, who pushed for the global criminalisation of drugs.

But there really was no way for someone to back those reforms and call themselves a liberal.

In the buildup to the politicking of the last 24 hours tensions were undoubtedly raised by Nick Clegg's departing adviser Richard Reeves, who threatened the withdrawal of Liberal Democrat support for boundary changes — which will benefit the Tories disproportionately — if, as has now transpired, Conservative MPs wreck Lords reform.

Co-Sponsored by Village Independent Democrats, The Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, Village Reform Democrats, CODA, Chelsea Reform Democratic Club and DID this forum follows the very successful first round which included candidates for City Council.

Liberal Democrat and experienced member - nominated trustee Janice Turner will deliver a policy motion on Saturday — backed by pensions minister Steve Webb — pushing for reform of both defined benefit and defined contribution pensions.

And, apart from the Liberal Democrats, who has ever made the case passionately for electoral reform that could meaningfully devolve power to people beyond London?

The Liberal Democrat leadership withdrew their support for boundary reforms in a tit - for - tat move following the collapse of their cherished plans to introduce an elected Lords this week.

The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party, for example, represents the interests of liberals in Europe while the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is the predominant liberal group in the European ParlLiberal Democrat and Reform Party, for example, represents the interests of liberals in Europe while the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is the predominant liberal group in the European Parliberals in Europe while the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is the predominant liberal group in the European ParLiberals and Democrats for Europe is the predominant liberal group in the European Parlliberal group in the European Parliament.

The Radical Reform Group was a pressure group inside the Liberal Party, set up in 1952 to campaign for social liberal and Keynesian economic apprLiberal Party, set up in 1952 to campaign for social liberal and Keynesian economic apprliberal and Keynesian economic approaches.

Tony Blair's manifesto commitment to a referendum on electoral reform gives him an option for hanging onto government office, in coalition with the Liberal Democrats, by introducing PR when Gordon Brown and Frank Field's policies produce the inevitable dénouement with the electorate.

Daily Mail, 03/08/12: Cameron risks Lib Dem backlash as he gives in to Tory rebels and kills off plans to reform House of Lords Huffington Post, 20/07/12: Liberal Democrats Should Stop Looking for Reasons to Leave the Coalition... And Start...

If they get the Lords reform they're asking for, the Liberal Democrats might have to kiss goodbye to political influence entirely.

But of course, changing Britain's current constitutional arrangements raises some difficult questions for the Liberal Democrats — particularly when it comes to House of Lords reform.

Electoral reform is viewed as a key policy goal for Liberal Democrat grassroots activists, who many Conservative ministers fear could force the premature collapse of the coalition if they do not succeed in making major policy gains.