Sentences with phrase «including election promises»

This will reduce economic growth in Canada even further and could push the deficit (including election promises) to $ 25 to $ 30 billion (1.5 % of GDP) in the next few years.

Not exact matches

In first promise of the official 2015 federal election campaign, Stephen Harper said the Conservatives would increase the apprenticeship job creation tax credit to $ 2,500 from $ 2,000 and expand the program to include a third and fourth year of training.

There had been speculation one or more of the following election promises would be included: • Increase the annual contribution limit for the TFSA to $ 10,000; • Increase the limit for Children's Fitness Credit to $ 1,000 (and make it refundable); • Introduce Adult Fitness Tax Credit of up to $ 500; • Permit income splitting of up to $ 50,000 for couples with children under 18.

In Ontario, for instance, Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne has included a separate provincial pension counterpart as one of her party's key election promises ahead of the province's June 12 election.

The Conservatives dangled several pricey promises during the 2011 election campaign that were contingent on them balancing the books, including tax - splitting for couples with children under 18, doubling the annual tax - free savings account limit and doubling the children's tax credit.

Donald Trump's surprise U.S. presidential election victory promises to result in an overhaul of U.S. trade policy, including the immediate end of support for the Trans Pacific Partnership, the controversial trade pact involving 12 Pacific countries including Canada, the U.S., and Japan.

Facebook «will never be unprepared again» for attempts to undermine the democratic process, including elections, Mr. Zuckerberg promised.

Including Mr. Harper's vow in 2008 that a government led by him would «never» go into deficit, this is the second time in three years that the Conservatives have made a balanced - budget promise during an election campaign only to abandon it after being reelected.

His latest Update does not include the cost of the Liberals» election promises.

That includes how the Liberals will be able to afford all of their election promises.

By 2017, B.C. families and industries will have seen their power costs increase by 80 per cent on the B.C. Liberal's watch, including as a result of Premier Clark's broken election promises on hydro rates.

Other top Republicans, including House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wis.), said the election results underscored the importance of the GOP delivering on promised changes to the tax code.

These revised deficit forecasts are on a «status quo» basis; that is they do not include the impact of most of the election promises.

The NDP's election platform included a promise to raise the carbon tax, but the increases would not begin until 2020.

In the 2010 election manifestos, the Liberal Democrats, Labour and the Conservatives each promised to legislate and the coalition agreement included it as a firm proposal.

The PSOE 1982 general election manifesto included the following statement: «The PSOE will keep its promise to hold a referendum, so that the people may decide on Spain's NATO membership.»

[76] At the conference, Miliband pledged to focus on six national goals for Britain until 2025, including boosting pay, apprenticeships and housing; a mansion tax and levy on tobacco companies to fund # 2.5 billion a year «time to care» fund for the NHS; a commitment to raise the minimum wage to # 8 or more by 2020; and a promise to lower the voting age to 16 ready for elections in 2016.

It is essential that the new legislation delivers on the coalition's election promises, such as a Green Investment Bank and pollution standards for power stations - saying they «may» be included in the Energy Bill is just not good enough.

Cameron, under pressure from Ukip and Tory Eurosceptics, has promised that if the Tories win the next election he will hold a referendum by the end of 2017 after having renegotiated the terms of UK membership, including rules on freedom of movement.

In talks brokered by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Cuomo promised, in exchange for the WFP's support, to back progressive policy priorities, including a higher minimum wage, the DREAM Act, decriminalization of marijuana, and the public financing of elections.

They remain torn between the demands of a shadow treasury team (which includes Shabana Mahmood, the previous universities spokesperson) who are eager not to be seen to make unaffordable promises and a political opportunity to put a radical offer on tuition fees at the centre of the Labour election manifesto.

The Labour Party under Ed Miliband subsequently went into the 2015 general election with a promise to implement an even more limited Job Guarantee (specifically, part time jobs with guaranteed training included for long - term unemployed youth) if elected; [12] however, they lost the election.

«If Labour were serious about more responsibilities for the Scottish parliament, the speech would have included actual legislation before the general election, not simply empty promises.

President Akufo - Addo, during the election season promised to split some existing regions including the Western and Volta Regions

Immediately after the House passed the House Republican budget in April that includes their proposal to dramatically change Medicare, House Democrats promised to make that vote an issue in the 2012 elections.

Suppose the Conservatives include in their next election manifesto a promise to hold an in - or - out referendum early in the next parliament.

He said this was something that the Tories had promised before the election and that it was included in the coalition agreement.

Skandera's time in New Mexico began with the 2010 election of Governor Susana Martinez, a Republi - can whose campaign promises included turning around failing public schools.

Proposed K - 12 budget does not include an additional $ 61 million governor proposes for teacher - salary increases that he promised during his election campaign.

The coalition document confirms many other Conservative election pledges, including promises to allow state schools to offer the iGCSE favoured by some independent schools, to «review» the national schools tests (Sats) and to create «Technical Academies», where students can follow vocational courses from the age of 14.

A: If the Liberals do indeed follow through on this election promise, you'll need to factor in a number of variables, including how dividends are treated in the province you live in.

The weaker economic conditions have put pressure on the new Liberal government's election promises, which include big - ticket spending for projects like infrastructure that it says will produce jobs and growth.

The election platform included a promise to roll back the TFSA contribution limit to $ 5,500 / yr with indexing to inflation, which I agree with.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Joe Oliver will make a major announcement Thursday that is expected to include some of the fiscal measures for families promised in the last election campaign.

Many veterans say they are ready to fight if the government doesn't live up to its promise, including on the hustings, as happened when the community turned against the Conservatives in the last election.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has promised, in the run up to the snap general election next month, that by a conservative government workers» rights would see a huge expansion, including a statutory right to leave for a relative's care, and to leave for a parent whose child had passed.

2017 election, but included within the June Queen's speech was a promise of a Courts Bill, which will «end direct cross examination of domestic violence victims by their alleged perpetrators in the family courts».

When the Liberal Party won a parliamentary majority in the 2015 federal election, their platform included an exciting promise for Canadians: they intended to legalize marijuana in Canada.

The Canadian Real Estate Association says the tax changes outlined in the federal government's economic statement are «one step in helping Canadians buy a new home», but the association wants the government to include other initiatives in the next federal budget, including fulfilling an election promise to address capital gains taxes.