Sentences with phrase «former liberal»

«As I know both Kevin and former Liberal leader of Manitoba Jon Gerrard, this pulled at my heart strings as I remembered the flag's debut as a high schooler.»

The review was chaired by Neville Bonner, a former Liberal Senator and the first Indigenous person to be elected to the Australian Parliament.

Former Liberal adviser Terry Barnes took to Twitter over the weekend to publicly criticise Department of Health Secretary Professor Jane Halton for her role in the Government's GP co-payment Budget initiative.

Keynote speakers will include former Liberal cabinet minister Martin Cauchon, now with Heenan Blaikie LLP, as well as Patricia Kosseim, general counsel of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.

Jason Kenney, who is making headlines daily these past few weeks on a variety of subjects, once commented on former Liberal MP Don Boudria when his name was registered by an antagonistic party:

While audits concluded that Duffy, Wallin, and Brazeau collected expense claims to which they were not entitled and they are under RCMP investigation, along with former Liberal Senator Mac Harb, at this point they have not even been charged under the Criminal Code.

In his last act as a member of Parliament, former Liberal justice minister Irwin Cotler introduced a private members» bill that would allow judges to impose a fair and appropriate sentence, notwithstanding mandatory minimums.

An amendment to the code was written into law in 1996 by former Liberal justice minister Allan Rock and was first tested

Notable mandates: successfully represented former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a libel and defamation action; representing former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj in litigation proceeding contesting election in Etobicoke Centre; acting on the establishment of a large residential real estate private equity fund; acted on a complex reorganization of an existing real estate private equity fund into private REIT in a matter involving investors such as Canada's largest pension plans and mutual funds; acted for the purchaser in excess of 230 quick - service restaurants in Ontario, B.C. and Quebec.

«The former Liberal government adopted amendments to provide for specific information that has to be submitted when you want to do any shale gas exploration,» he says.

Notable mandates: Successfully represented former Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a libel and defamation action; representing former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj in litigation proceeding contesting election in Etobicoke Centre; acting on the establishment of a large residential real estate private equity fund; a complex reorganization of an existing real estate private equity fund into private REIT in a matter involving investors such as Canada's largest pension plans and mutual funds; acted for the purchaser in excess of 230 quick - service restaurants in Ontario, B.C., and Quebec.

Notable mandates: Successfully represented Toronto mayor Rob Ford in a libel and defamation action; representing former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj in litigation proceeding contesting election in Etobicoke Centre; acting on the establishment of a large residential real estate private equity fund; a complex reorganization of an existing real estate private equity fund into private REIT, the investors in which include several of Canada's largest pension plans and mutual funds; acted for the purchaser in excess of 230 quick service restaurants in Ontario, B.C., and Quebec; acted for management in a proxy dispute involving an interlisted TSX and ASX company, involving various interest holders in several international jurisdictions; represented Pharmascience Inc. at Federal Court of Canada; represented clients such as Apotex Inc. in trademark dispute; represented Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association in matters before the Trademark Opposition Board.

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In 2011, Borys Wrzesnewskyj, the former Liberal Member of Parliament for Etobicoke Centre, lost his seat to Conservative candidate Ted Opitz by a mere 26 votes.

Family First are also climate deniers and oppose the carbon tax, and Business Spectator points out Family First Senator - elect Bob Day is, like Palmer, a successful businessperson and former Liberal — making 38.

Meanwhile, former Liberal Democrat environment spokesman, Norman Baker, called them «an absurd invention» saying that «It is ludicrous that people are trying to heat the open air».

Former Liberal leader Malcolm Turnbull has used a speech in Sydney to deliver a vigorous defence of climate change science.

Nigel Lawson being a Conservative, he's rounded out the numbers with peers from the other main parties: Lord Donoughue, former senior advisor to two Labour Prime Ministers, and Baroness Nicholson, former Liberal Democrat MP - all very tripartisan.

Former Liberal Senator and powerbroker Nick Minchin, an outspoken climate science denier, was key to Abbott gaining enough support to oust leader Malcolm Turnbull during a bitter leadership contest in 2009.

Liberal leader Stéphane Dion made the environment one of the «three pillars» supporting his leadership campaign platform and has been stressing his record as environment minister in the former Liberal government.

The former Liberal Democrat schools minister David Laws, who is now chair of the Education Policy Institute, was also appointed to the NSN's advisory council last September, along with ex-Ofsted chair Sally Morgan.

The former Liberal Democrat leader has added his voice to criticism of the move after Schools Week revealed that the government had discontinued funding for the grant, worth # 2,300 a year to schools with 150 pupils or fewer, some of which are already making a loss to feed their children.

Mr Laws, a former Liberal Democrat MP, said that a «lot of political capital has been invested» in presenting academies as the way to raise school standards.

During a forceful speech in parliament this afternoon, the former Liberal Democrat leader said he had been told there was «one un-elected political apparatchik in Number 10» who had attended a grammar school and has «persuaded the prime minister that therefore it's a good idea».

David Laws, executive chairman of EPI and a former Liberal Democrat minister for schools, said he was «delighted» Wilshaw was joining the board.

«Former Liberal governments closed down schools in the inner city and we are doing the exact opposite — investing in schools like Albert Park College so they can grow and accommodate more students.»

Hugh Grant has the time of his life as the former Liberal leader who faced trial for conspiracy to murder

The actor plays the role of politician Jeremy Thorpe in the series, based on the true story of the former Liberal Party leader and his fall from grace after he was accused of plotting to murder his alleged gay lover Norman Scott.

John Leech, a former Liberal Democrat MP for Manchester...

But last February the Parliament voted down a bill by former Liberal Member of Parliament Ted Hsu to reinstate the census.

At a recent debate on false balance in coverage, an additional potential solution was put forward by Evan Harris, the former Liberal Democrat MP who is now associate director of Hacked Off, which campaigns for the implementation of the recommendations of the Leveson Inquiry, which examined media practices and ethics.

The prime minister was also criticised by the former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell, who suggested Cameron could mollify Pakistan by pledging more money to the relief effort after floods that have killed more than 1,000 people.

Lord Ashdown, the former Liberal Democrat leader, has disclosed that senior Labour members told him they were prepared to leave the party because they fear it could lurch to the Left.

The former Liberal Democrat leader argued Brexiteers were attempting to «shamelessly rewrite history» in his first major intervention in the EU campaign.

Former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has criticised the business secretary, Vince Cable, and his allies for undermining the coalition.

The former Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg, has said the media's focus on a possible Labour / SNP coalition in the general election helped hand a majority government to the Tories and was the equivalent of «hundreds of millions of pounds of attack advertising funding» for David Cameron.

«For a lot of people it was a vote against London, «them down there»,» the former Liberal Democrat leader said.

Speaking in Brussels, Clegg, the former Liberal Democrat leader, said the chancellor's decision to renege on a manifesto commitment by increasing national insurance contributions for self - employed people had been forced on him by the former administration.

The former Liberal Democrat member will continue to stand as an independent on the city and county council.

But it appears from Mandelson's account that after the election Clegg repeatedly demanded that Brown stand aside as the price of a deal, a position repeated by Lord Ashdown, the former Liberal Democrat leader.

Meanwhile former Liberal Party boss Ray Harding was engulfed in a pay - to - play pension scandal involving the state Comptroller's Office.

The technology used by Britain's intelligence agencies is «out of control», former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown has warned.

Members of the Commission included former Labour Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, the former Ofcom Chair Dame Patricia Hodgson, former Liberal Democrat MP Alex Carlile, former Conservative Party leader Michael Howard.

Mr Clegg, a former Liberal Democrat leader, quizzed international trade minister Greg Hands in the Commons over the situation.

Former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown says he feels «depressed and ashamed» following last night's Syria vote.

Lord Rennard, the former Liberal Democrat chief executive, will start court proceedings on Thursday to sue the party for damages unless his suspension and the threat of disciplinary action are lifted.

This explains why Clegg is prepared to confront Steel, the former Liberal leader, who is hoping introduce some modest Lords reforms in the autumn.

Former Liberal Democrat leader Lord Ashdown said his wife had picked him up in her silver Renault Scenic from Crewkerne Railway Station at 4.50 pm.

The former Liberal Democrat leader warned IS posed a «real case of wider threat», but tried to reassure voters airstrikes were legal and the UK had been invited to join the coalition by the Iraqi government.

In the UK, Sebastian (now Lord) Coe went from leading track - and - field athlete to Conservative politician and life peer in the House of Lords, while former Liberal Democrat leader Menzies Campbell was once known as «the fastest white man on the planet» and held the British 100m record.