Sentences with phrase «government industry minister»

It comprised the Telstra chair, Catherine Livingstone, a former Reserve Bank board member, Dick Warburton, and the former Labor government industry minister Greg Combet.

The CIBC senior executive and former Harper government industry minister, regarded by many as a potential future leadership candidate, issued the blunt assessment in a speech in London, England, that contains some indirect criticism of his former colleagues.

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But Bernier's 18 - month tenure as industry minister stands in retrospect as a golden age for this government's business policy.

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The next swing he felt was in 1980, when Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's Liberal government introduced the National Energy Program, seeking more federal control over the energy industry.

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.

In a recent speech to the Empire Club of Canada, Manley recalled that, while serving as industry minister, he had his departmental budget cut by 50 % as the government struggled to eliminate a close to $ 40 - billion deficit.

The Conservative government regularly overrules its independent regulator, the courts overrule the government, and Industry Minister Tony Clement announces major policy decisions via Twitter between discussions of the White Stripes» breakup and updates on his squash game.

In the meanwhile, myriad high - profile news stories — from Industry Minister Tony Clement overruling the CRTC's ruling that Windmobile violated foreign ownership guidelines to the government's decision to block the sale of Potash Corp. to BHP Billiton — made clear why Canada's foreign investment guidelines must be updated.

On March 14, Industry Minister Christian Paradis unveiled the rules for the federal government's wireless spectrum auction, which will allow Canada's telecommunications companies to bid on some prime new electromagnetic real estate.

A statement appeared on Industry Minister James Moore's website late last month reiterating the government's commitment to bringing more competition to the market.

Industry Minister Christian Paradis has said that the federal government remains committed to having at least four competitors in each region of the country.

Industry Minister Tony Clement has set off a firestorm of controversy with the government's decision to ax the mandatory long - form census from Statistics Canada, which caused the head of the national polling agency to resign in protest.

Russia's industry and trade minister told reporters last week that the government had not received a detailed request for help from any of Deripaska's companies.

In a press conference last night and in a subsequent interview, Industry Minister James Moore told me the government is certainly expecting Videotron to bring service to Ontario, Alberta and B.C. «The money is non-refundable and that spectrum can not be transferred to the Big Three.

This is frustrating to the pro-business government of Prime Minister David Cameron and Britain's energy industry at a time when output of both gas and oil from the North Sea is declining.

Undeterred, Open Innovations aims to put all the right pieces — big traditional industry, high tech startups, government ministers, foreign and domestic investors, global media — all in the same room in an effort to alter these larger realities.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has made «responsible resource development» a central tenet of his government, completely overhauling legislation and government operations to spur investment in extractive industries.

In 1998, Le, then 20, was named Young Australian of the Year, a highly publicized government honor that made her a national celebrity and put her on a speaking circuit, where she hobnobbed with prime ministers, scientists, and international captains of industry.

Nirmala Sitharaman, minister of commerce & industry, Government of India

The 49 - year old Clement has a prominent place in Stephen Harper's government; he is arguably the most ambitious industry minister in a decade, pursuing new copyright legislation, anti-spam legislation, strategies to improve Canada's online business acumen and exploring more foreign investment in the wireless sector.

'' The Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) sent a letter to Minister of Industry, Hon. Tony Clement expressing its concern and requesting that the Conservative government reverse its decision to eliminate the long - form questionnaire in the 2011 Census.

With Industry Minister Arthur Sinodinos set to open The Australian Financial Review Innovation Summit in Sydney on Tuesday, the government is hoping equity crowdfunding will help bring start - ups and innovation closer to the average Australian, and boost support for the «ideas boom» agenda blamed for nearly losing it the 2016 election.

In a series of interviews last weekend, Industry Minister James Moore also suggested the government may enact protections to prevent airline customers from being bumped from overbooked planes, clamp down on mobile roaming charges in Canada and control hidden credit - card fees.

Underscoring that concern, Jake Enwright, press secretary for Industry Minister James Moore, issued an e-mailed statement last month saying: «Our government believes roaming costs are too high.»

Industry Minister Tony Clement has indicated again that the federal government, rather than the sector's regulator, will make the decisions about issues of foreign ownership in Canadian telecommunications.

We will continue to work with the Government of Canada, our fellow Atlantic Provinces and the softwood lumber industry toward achieving an exclusion,» said the trade minister.

Australia's biotech industry group AusBiotech was among those cheering Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's government in December after it announced a National Innovation and Sciences Agenda (NISA) designed to position Down Under as a leader in biotech and other technologies.

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T >:: UK BUSINESS MINISTER CLARK SAYS UK CAR INDUSTRY ONE OF THE MOST PRODUCTIVE IN WORLD, GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE WORK TO CREATE THE BEST POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENT TO MAINTAIN THIS RELATIONSHIP.

When the Alberta government released its Climate Leadership plan in November 2015, I said that Premier Rachel Notley and Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips had made pigs fly by uniting a coalition of industry leaders and environmental leaders in our province.

Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane said Toyota had not asked the government for any financial assistance in the lead - up to its decision.

In fact, last week reports suggested that Industry Minister James Moore and the government had established a target of 2019 for universal access to broadband.

While the Canadian government has yet to respond publicly to the recommendations, my weekly technology law column (Toronto Star version, homepage version) reports that according to documents recently obtained under the Access to Information Act, earlier this year Industry Minister James Moore launched a series of private consultations with Canadian business on intellectual property issues.

Suresh Prabhu, minister for commerce and industry and civil aviation, Government of India, launched digital initiatives by the Export Inspection Council (EIC) for the ease of export in New Delhi.

MoFPI streamlining Food Laws: Badal Union Minister of Food Processing industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal has assured the food industry of all help and said that the government is working towards establishing a transparent system in place and the ministries concerned are working in close coordination for that system but it

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.»

He was backed by new Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane, who last held the job under the Howard government when handouts to car manufacturers, including the since - departed Mitsubishi, were frequent.

Welcoming the investment, Irish minister of state Shane McEntee identified the British market as one that held «considerable growth potential» for the Irish dairy sector, within the context of industry targets under the government - led agri - food initiative Food Harvest 2020.

If the Prime Minister, on advice from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, signs off on a voluntary code it will relieve industry and retailer fears about rumoured plans within government to impose a mandatory code on the sector.

During Prime Minister's Question in the House of Commons yesterday, Glyn Davis, MP for Montgomeryshire, Wales, asked Cameron if he «accepts that the Government must consider all ways to bring stability» to the dairy industry.

The previous federal Labor government agreed to hand over the cash, but the new industry minister, Ian Macfarlane, is proving a tougher nut to crack.

Agriculture minister Luis Mayol, who reported that 30 per cent of the fruit that Chile exports has been affected and pledged aid for farmers, said the government will give its estimate on the cost to industry in the next two weeks.

He was special adviser on European Affairs to the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair (1997 — 2004) and chaired the Government's New Industry, New Jobs Advisory Panel in BIS (2009 - 2010).

In the presence of the Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, President Akufo - Addo noted that the topmost priority of his government is to create jobs for the people of Ghana, and, thereby return the country onto the path of progress and prosperity.

Mr. Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuye Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry said government has an agricultural base policy that aims at ensuring the production of the necessary raw materials to feed the nations industries.

According to the Senior minister, «this had become possible because the government wants to invest a significant revenue generated from the oil industry to finance key programmes and bolster sectors of the economy.»

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kyeremanteng has announced that one hundred and fifty (150) and foreign investors have submitted applications to the government to establish factories under the one - district, one - factory policy initiative.

The president - elect was reported to have said, «I came here with Alan Kyeremanten, because he is the man who is going to be the Minister of Trade and Industry in the Akuf - Addo government.

Fallon will now work with another Lib Dem Cabinet minister - Ed Davey - to ensure that the Government accelerates the policies towards the nuclear, renewables and gas industries that will achieve a rebalancing of the UK economy and an energy prices regime that supports manufacturing.