Sentences with phrase «industry minister in»

As industry minister in the Howard Government since November 2001, Macfarlane has been the greenhouse troglodyte of the Government.

While addressing the Private Enterprise Federation at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in December, Akufo - Addo announced that businessman and former Trade and Industry minister in the erstwhile John Kufour administration, Alan Kyeremanteng will serve as Trade and Industry minister in his government.

Mr. Alan John Kyeremanteng is a businessman, and a politician who served as a Trade and Industry minister in the erstwhile John Kufour administration.

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.

Not exact matches

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

In principle, the Industry minister must determine that a transaction will be of «net benefit» to Canada before allowing it to proceed.

CALGARY — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas industry is being welcomed by environmentalists and, with some reservations, by industry players, as a key step in fighting climate change.

Fisheries minister Norman Moore has imposed new restrictions on the rock lobster industry in a bid to halve the annual harvest from its long - term average of 11,000 tonnes to 5,500 tonnes.

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.

«This Colbertist instinct — that French wealth should serve the French state — runs deep among its elite,» he said in a column in Politico, referring to Jean - Baptiste Colbert, French king Louis XIV's minister of finance and industry.

Bernier served as Harper's first industry minister and later in Foreign Affairs.

«While we understand that the CRTC feels the industry needs time to adjust to the new rules, we call on all industry players to deliver the choice to Canadians that they deserve in a timely manner,» Canadian Heritage Minister Shelly Glover said in a statement.

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.

Ola Elvestuen, Norway's minister of climate and environment, says the International Maritime Organization's agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the shipping industry represents a «great step forward.»

K.T. Rama Rao, a moderator of one of the panels that Ivanka participated in, and the minister for IT and several other industries in the state of Telangana, went so far as to say he hoped the tax plan would pass.

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.

The research cluster in B.C. centred around early developer Ballard Power still accounts for more than a quarter of fuel - cell industry revenues worldwide, said B.C.'s job, tourism and skills training minister, Pat Bell.

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

«It is clear that the latest safeguard measures would violate the WTO rules,» South Korea's trade minister Kim Hyun - chong said in a meeting with industry officials.

Macron was asked by Hollande to replace Arnaud Montebourg as Minister of Economy, Industry, and Digital Data in 2014.

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.

During one event attended by the prime minister that week, an investment seminar hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Pierre Hotel, Dr. Ziad Haider, special representative for commercial and business affairs at the US Department of State said, «Secretary Kerry... likes to say that foreign policy is economic policy, and in saying that he's referring to that interplay between foreign policy, foreign affairs, economic issues, and it's certainly true with bilateral diplomatic relations, as well.»

Aboriginal Relations Minister Ida Chong said the deal is the key to unlocking a whole new natural gas export industry in the province.

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.

Indeed, a press released issued in November 2010 promised then - Industry Minister Tony Clement would unveil a strategy by spring of the following year.

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 ThreIn 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 Threin 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.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on hand in Shanghai in September for the signing of a deal between Winnipeg - based Empire Industries and Chinese partner Altair (Shanghai) Space Technology to develop a $ 600 - million amusement park on the theme of space travel.

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.

Vivendi's defense of its stake in TIM came a day after Italian Industry Minister Carlo Calenda had described the French company as being an «awful» investor in TIM.

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 rejecting U.S. defence giant Alliant Techsystems» takeover of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates» aerospace unit, Industry Minister Jim Prentice is using the Investment Canada Act as a pretense to claim the $ 1.3 - billion all - cash deal isn't in this country's best interestIn rejecting U.S. defence giant Alliant Techsystems» takeover of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates» aerospace unit, Industry Minister Jim Prentice is using the Investment Canada Act as a pretense to claim the $ 1.3 - billion all - cash deal isn't in this country's best interestin this country's best interests.

Secretary General of OPEC, Mohammed Barkindo (R) and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Khalid Al - Falih (L) hold a joint press conference during the 173rd Ordinary Meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria on November 30, 2017.

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.

«I believe the basis of a strong economy is a competitive marketplace and consumer choice,» said Industry Minister Christian Paradis in a statement.

Canada has had five ministers of industry in the seven years since Stephen Harper became Prime Minister in 2007.

The lumber duties are «unjust and punitive» and Canada will continue to push back against American industry, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Brampton, Ontario.

Indeed, with the Prime Minister's Office taking a heavy hand in the portfolio, industry ministers have often been messengers who exist to be shot.

'' 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.

In May 2010, then - Industry Minister Tony Clement conducted a national consultation on the issue, yet 18 months later, there is still no strategy in sighIn May 2010, then - Industry Minister Tony Clement conducted a national consultation on the issue, yet 18 months later, there is still no strategy in sighin sight.

Meeting in Lough Erne in Northern Ireland on 17 - 18 June 2013, the Group of Eight (G8) finance ministers discussed the themes of «Tax, Trade and Transparency» and agreed to make sure the world's poorest people benefit from the natural resources of their various countries by improving the transparency of their extractive industries and land rights.

Timor - Leste's current minister of commerce, industry, and the environment, Constâncio Pinto, sees Canada's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, as a potential ally based on her past experience as a UN adviser in Timor minister of commerce, industry, and the environment, Constâncio Pinto, sees Canada's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, as a potential ally based on her past experience as a UN adviser in Timor Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, as a potential ally based on her past experience as a UN adviser in Timor - Leste.

January 03, 2008 CATAAlliance is hosting a private luncheon with Industry Canada Minister Prentice on Jan. 30th in Ottawa, as part of advancing Innovation Nation.

In Calgary, former Conservative minister of industry James Moore joins Dentons Canada LLP as a senior business advisor

Industry Minister Christian Paradis is in the midst of deciding whether the deal would be of net benefit to Canada.

January 27, 2014 Letter of support to Minister Flaherty: Management institute at WLU for the growth of globally competitive technology industry in Canada

Panama's Commerce and Industry Minister Roberto Henriquez said that «somebody who has 400 million dollars invested in Panama should not speak this way,» and that «I think it was a political stupidity on the part of Donald Trump,» AFP reported.

July 28, 2014 i - CANADA Governors To Meet With Industry Minister: Engage with us in Advancing All that is Digital in Canada

HE Khalid Al - Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, who was in Beijing to participate in the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, attended the ceremony where Saudi Aramco and NORINCO signed an agreement to pave the way for a Joint Development agreement to build a refining, chemicals, and retail network in Panjin.

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.