Sentences with phrase «in parliament as»

Annual reports on progress against these indicators should be tabled in Parliament as part of the Closing the Gap commitment.

Dr Jonas advocates amendment of the ATSIC Act to authorise ATSIC to issue legally binding directions and to require the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs to table these in Parliament as disallowable instruments.

On November 17, 2011, the federal government introduced Bill C - 25, the proposed Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act and making related amendments to other Acts in Parliament as a first step to implement the federal portion of the Pooled Registered Pension Plan (PRPP) framework that will particularly be applicable to small businesses and self - employed persons across Canada.

It would also be in the interest of our democracy to allow for secret ballots in parliament as opposed to the current system wherein representatives are simply required to toe the party line, on all issues.

In doing so, the Court rejected the Parliament's argument in favour of a dual legal basis, which would have brought in the Parliament as a veto - player in the adoption process of the contested decision.

In an exclusive interview with TV3, the majority leader stated, «what we have in parliament as MPs I must admit we suffer some weakness today» in response to a question about the quality of MPs on his side.

«You have to lead in parliament as well,» Eagle said.

London mayor Boris Johnson is back in parliament as Conservative MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.

It would have been both economically sensible and politically expedient to get the pain over as early in the parliament as possible and give the economy as much time as possible to recover.

The vetting of President Akufo - Addo's minister nominees continues today in Parliament as more people appear before the committee to be vetted.

For the main opposition party there should be much to play for in this parliament as the Brexit negotiations get underway.

Mr Murray has served in parliament as a Parliamentary Private Secretary and Shadow Business Minister.

A final flurry of activity is taking place in parliament as the government desperately tries to secure various bills before it is dissolved.

Opponents of Brexit lost one of their star players in parliament as Nick Clegg failed to retain his...

He remains in Parliament as a member of the House of Lords.

Basically, the party will still have to cooperate with smaller parties to pass legislation in Parliament as it requires a majority.

The Conservatives win a 12 - seat majority in parliament as Labour are almost wiped out by the SNP in Scotland and the Liberal Democrats suffer major losses.

As for the general election (whenever that may be), well, I think we'll be down to 20 or fewer members in parliament as it currently stands maybe a few more with AV if it passes a referendum.

«The government has committed to hold a vote on the final deal in parliament as soon as possible after the negotiations have concluded.

Flippantly, you could argue that a real test of equality would be when there are as many ineffective women in Parliament as there are men.

Especially with Northern Ireland, a minister is not always able to be in Parliament as much as other ministers.

And Ms Clark remains optimistic that the changing economic climate will bring about a different political climate in parliament as well.

In Carswell's eyes, Ukip stands for independence from the dominant parties in parliament as much as it does from the EU.

Our news story on Wednesday followed events in parliament as Michael Gove faced a committee of MPs minutes after news broke of a barristers strike.

Lib Dem MP Sarah Teather is hosting the group in parliament as they try to apply pressure on MPs ahead of the immigration bill, which could make accommodation for undocumented children unreliable.

Only a half week in parliament as the MPs prepare for their recess.

Will also managed the public affairs team at the Commission for Racial Equality and worked for 5 years in Parliament as a researcher.

(He would later serve in Parliament as a Liberal cabinet minister and become Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.)

No wonder we see a poorer quality candidate and hence elected MP in Parliament as well as a dearth of innovative, relevant policy initiatives being proposed by the major parties.

Not exact matches

The Lords, as its referred to, is the upper house of Parliament in the British system.

Matt Kellway, the federal NDP Member of Parliament for Beaches - East York will be adding to Canadian efforts in Bangladesh as he accompanies media and labour reps from UNIFOR, CUPE, PSAC, the UFCW and USW there later this month.

Minister of Finance Bill Morneau is accompanied by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he makes his way to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 (Sean Kilpatrick / CP)

At a semi-private speech in Montreal this spring, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said that as a member of Parliament and a Cabinet minister, he felt Canadians were «counting on you to ensure their home keeps its value.»

They have also demanded a new vote on the budget for next year after the government approved the spending plan by not putting it though parliament, but holding the vote in an nearby chamber, with a high number of government supporters — something that the country's opposition deemed as «illegal.»

Bourses in Europe were lower Monday as investors took a cautious approach as they came to terms with a hung parliament in the U.K. and awaited a meeting of the Federal Reserve later this week.

He is their representative in the Madrid parliament, where he has carved out a reputation as a rabble rouser, a rock star who marches into the chamber wearing T - shirts with political slogans, confronting the central government with provocative speeches, holding up props - from printers to handcuffs - to bring attention to his cause of the day.

After earning a reputation as a gifted debater in parliament, Fernandez and CUP's radical rhetoric have struck a note with pro-independence Catalans who are angry about the languishing economy and firm in their belief that Catalonia does not get back what it pays in taxes to Madrid.

A snap election is unlikely, however, as PiS has a majority in parliament and could block any vote of no confidence.

After returning to Serbia in late 2015 after 12 years in detention, Seselj led his party back into parliament last year as the strongest opposition force, and he now hopes for success in a presidential election due in April.

May has said she wants a bigger majority in parliament to strengthen her hand as she goes into negotiations with the rest of the European Union about Britain's exit from the bloc.

In late September, Russia's Parliament voted to restrict foreign ownership of local media to 20 %, a move that could affect U.S. companies such as Disney, which has a Russian TV channel, and force the sale of the independent Russian financial paper Vedomosti, which is part owned by News Corp.'s Dow Jones and Pearson.

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Sagawa headed the ministry division that submitted the documents before he was tapped as tax agency chief in July, an appointment critics saw as a reward for his efforts to diffuse the issue with his statements to parliament last year.

Xi began his second five - year term as party chief in October and at the end of the week will be formally appointed by parliament.

The author, who served as a member of the British Parliament and once ran for mayor of London, was convicted in 2001 of committing perjury during a 1987 libel trial.

Elizabeth May, the Green party leader, summarized the mood in Parliament when she recalled, «I never saw Jim Flaherty engage in a single moment that could be described as mean - spirited.

Johnston left in 1978 when he was elected to Parliament, leaving the firm as Heenan Blaikie LLP.

Victor Bostinaru, vice chair of the Social Democratic group in the European Parliament and Romanian MEP, said on Thursday he had evidence that the Russians had interfered in the Catalan crisis, as reported by the Daily Telegraph.

Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz appears before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday June 6, 2013 regarding his appointment as the new Governor of the Bank of Canada.

As Uber petitions municipal governments and battles angry taxi drivers in cities across Canada, at least one person in Parliament will be paying close attention.