Sentences with phrase «government and industry officials»

Following a year - long review by government and industry officials and condo owner representatives, Queen's Park recently proposed improving Ontario's 15 - year - old Condominium Act in order to offer condo owners, tenants and buyers greater protection.

Millions of dollars worth of asbestos - abatement work in schools across the country is in jeopardy because insurance companies are refusing to underwrite the activities of those involved in the work, according to government and industry officials.

Not exact matches

As much as Australia might benefit from a cut in official interest rates, it would definitely benefit from encouraging a new industry, such as the nuclear - fuel processing facility being championed by the South Australian government, and supported by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Auto industry lobbyists and government officials said they did not expect the USTR negotiators to reveal specific targets on Lighthizer's demand that a minimum percentage of North American vehicles be produced in the United States.

The talks so far have largely focused on the three countries proposing their preferred language for less controversial areas, such as digital and cross-border services trade, according to government officials and industry representatives briefed.

ICIT will present its findings and identify possible solutions for protecting critical infrastructure — along with a panel of industry experts and government officials — on June 29 in Washington.

(Officials from the federal government's ministries of finance, industry, and justice did not respond to requests for interviews.)

Industry group American Petroleum Institute (API) releases its data at 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT) on Tuesday, and the official government report is due at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday.

Hundreds of Chinese film industry representatives attended, as well as Hollywood executives and Chinese government officials that included the vice governor of Shandong province.

«When our whole company is built around educating consumers and industry through content that has government officials in it... Why are we getting taken down, when it's all about informing an otherwise opaque market where there is no information?»

As part of the launch of the S.O.S. Initiative, Schneiderman and Gascón commended New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli for urging the four leaders of the smartphone industry to protect consumers, and shareholder value, by working with law enforcement agencies and government officials to pursue a meaningful solution to the spike in smartphone thefts.

Industry experts, government officials and business leaders come together to discuss opportunities for improvement and efficiencies in how health care is managed in B.C.

To government officials and consumer watchdogs alike, it's a sign that a key element of Washington's chief mechanism for overseeing Facebook — and many of its privacy - infringing tech industry peers — isn't sufficiently independent and may lack teeth.

But China has long been criticized by analysts, industry groups and government officials in the U.S. and Europe for dumping cheaply produced steel and aluminum on global markets at rock bottom prices.

Although industry and government officials support this approach, some noted that the specific program won't work because it is funded by the $ 700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program, which would require firms that sell their SBA loans to the government to hand over ownership stakes and curb executive pay.

While no official government report has been released, it has been estimated that the CBD industry will reach $ 1.1 billion by 2020, and $ 1.8 billion by 2022 in sales; a 63 % increase in a two year period.

Women business owners had the opportunity to hear from and connect with government officials, industry thought leaders, high level corporate managers, and investors.

Already a handful of communities have been approached by industry and government officials seeking disposal sites.

Recounting an official meeting with the new central minister for food processing industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Arora says: «Government is going to adopt positive and liberal policies and will provide incentives to the food industry especially in skill development.»

Food From Finland is the official government - funded programme to promote Finnish foods, drinks and the food industry.

Industry leaders presented the results at a press event held at Fort Mason in San Francisco, attended by the media, government officials, members of the wine community from throughout the state and other key stakeholders.

ALEXANDRIA, VA (March 13, 2018)-- NABCA's 25th Annual Legal Symposium on Alcohol Beverage Law and Regulation offers attorneys, government officials and industry professionals the chance to remain current about the latest legal issues in alcohol beverage management.

A vibrant conference featured a number of industry leaders and government officials who shares their perspectives on the critical issues confronting U.S. agriculture and its growing organic sector.

But public outcry from consumers, parents and school district officials, triggered by YouTube videos and online petitions, drove industry and government to respond.

Rep. Henry A. Waxman's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating allegations from former officials that Carmona was blocked from participating in the breast - feeding advocacy effort and that those designing the ad campaign were overruled by superiors at the formula industry's insistence.

We bring together, work with, and provide information to consumers, health and nutrition professionals, educators, government officials, and food, beverage, and agricultural industry professionals.

Addy wants the government to agree to a new test case to determine whether poppers fall within the definition described under the psychoactive substances bill and for the industry to be allowed to carry on functioning legally until an official decision has been reached.

With LGBT activism going back to the Gay Activists Alliance in 1971 and professional relationships with LGBT leaders, government officials, and real estate industry interests, Geto was a key mediator between the community and Rudin Management, which donated the space for a park.

Also at 11 a.m., construction industry representatives, government officials and transportation advocates hold a news conference to discuss the release of a report about road conditions in NYC and state, and call for increased government funding of public works and renovation projects; steps, City Hall, Manhattan.

Officials believe legalisation allows the government to regulate the industry, helping the fight against those who force women into prostitution and protecting minors from the industry.

They are::: The revelation in November 2007 that Home Secretary Jacqui Smith was aware the Security Industry Authority had granted licences to 5,000 illegal workers but did not think the Home Office's official explanation was «good enough» for the press office or ministers to use;:: The fact that an illegal immigrant had been employed as a cleaner in the House of Commons, which emerged in February this year;:: A whips» list of potential Labour rebels who might vote against the Government over plans to increase the pre-charge terror detention limit to 42 days in a crucial Commons vote;:: A letter from Ms Smith to Prime Minister Gordon Brown warning that the recession could lead to a rise in violent crime and burglaries.

Christopher Tilley from the Home Office who designed a cross-governmental strategy to tackle illegal working and exploitation in the construction industry; coordinate enforcement action at the national level; and advise senior government officials on exploitation and illegal working matters will be giving a keynote address to the International Inspiring Construction Conference.

«The drinks industry continues to have high - level access to Government ministers and officials while no forum currently exists for the public health community to put forward its case in an environment free from vested interests.

As you would expect from a government department seeking to effect public health change through a voluntary deal with industry, a wide group of officials have many different meetings with a vast range of stakeholders, and we utterly reject the allegation of anything untoward in the small proportion of those that took place with the alcohol industry.

Ministers and senior government officials held dozens of meetings with the drinks industry before reversing plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing despite compelling medical evidence it would save thousands of lives, it has emerged.

Officials said Saturday the agency would sit down with the New York Racing Association and other creditors to come up with a long - term plan suitable to U.S. Bankruptcy Court, the industry and state government.

The debate about using dispersants is becoming increasingly politicized and acrimonious, and the National Academy of Sciences has recently assembled a committee of scientists, government officials, and industry to evaluate the use of chemical dispersants in oil spill response.

It brings together industry leaders, scientists, government officials and policymakers to address the broader social implications raised by integrating robots into our everyday lives.

The government's commitment to wind power has been reinforced once again by raising the official target for 2020 to 200 GW, and the industry has responded.»

Scientists, industry officials, and environmentalists are giving mixed reception to a new plan to revamp how the Canadian government assesses the environmental impacts of development projects.

Local officials, charged with meeting aggressive economic targets for their region's industry, tend to ignore national environmental regulations, covering up spills and building new power plants behind the backs of central government regulators.

Pentland participates in a group called id3, which brings together government officials, academics, and industry representatives to establish guidelines for such networks.

Convened in part by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, the meeting will bring together academics, government officials, industry experts, and patient advocates to discuss the use of naloxone both in and out of conventional medical settings.

BEIJING — China has made progress in its carbon trading pilot programs but still has a long way to go, government officials and industry players believe.

WWF is holding a 1 - day Symposium on Responsible Consumption of Tuna here tomorrow where it hopes that government officials, seafood industry representatives, and ordinary consumers will listen to talks on how overfishing, capturing juvenile tunas for fish farming, and poor fisheries management has driven bluefin stocks to 15 % of historical levels.

«The American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls on ridesharing companies, government officials, medical professionals, and law enforcement officers to work together to address fatigue and sleepiness in the ridesharing industry,» said AASM President Dr. Ilene Rosen.

Flanked by an assortment of aviation officials and industry leaders, Foxx said that the government will convene a task force to issue recommendations about how to devise and implement this national registry.

In a series of separate public hearings this fall, members of Congress and New Mexico state legislators heard testimonies from the full range of people who have something to say about uranium mining — community members aggrieved by six decades of mining impacts, industry officials trumpeting new jobs from renewed uranium activity, and government regulators trying to figure out how to address both the past uranium legacy and future uranium developments.

A notable list of speakers, including government officials, industry representatives, and non-governmental organizations, emphasized the important environmental and economic benefits of NuScale's baseload, carbon - free SMR technology.

John Podesta's leaked emails have turned up a number of damning pieces confirming the collusion between the soda industry and high level officials within the U.S. government, including Hillary Clinton.