Sentences with phrase «liberal groups in»

But liberal groups in Washington believe that CarbonWA's claims are misleading and that its policy is fatally incomplete and insufficient.

He's the reason why I created the term «weaponized philanthropy» to describe how lefty - liberal groups in this city are under his sway.

Within days, the two Liberal groups in the House of Lords decided to accept Viscount Grey as their leader in the Lords.

«I think the main impact has been to solidify the alliances between the gay community and the other liberal groups in the Democratic Party,» Krasner said.

In a startling move that threatens a major diplomatic row, the leaders of the conservative, socialist and liberal groups in Brussels have written to the European commission and the European council, whose members represent the 28 EU states, to reject the appointment of Ted Malloch.

The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party, for example, represents the interests of liberals in Europe while the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe is the predominant liberal group in the European Parliament.

Not exact matches

The liberal - funded watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington complained to the GSA that it should terminate its deal or take legal action because the president had violated the conditions of the lease.

Democrats, liberal advocacy groups, and immigrants» rights activists have long been opposed to the idea, which has been repeatedly proposed by Republican lawmakers in recent years.

Moveon.org, a liberal political action group, immediately put out a statement denouncing Tester's vote, saying it was «yet another outrageous example of how our elected officials in Congress are beholden to the NRA.»

Liberal legislation that received royal assent today means publicly traded companies are now required to disclose the number of women and others from equity - seeking groups, such as visible minorities, on their boards and in senior management.

The group is trying to push for less regulation and smaller government in an industry known for its liberal leanings.

Quebec's Liberal government adopted the requirement in 2011 that boards of state - owned enterprises include an equal number of women and men, thereby legislating «gender parity» for that group.

March 23, 2016 Innovation Lobby Group Gives New Liberal Government Thumbs Up for preserving Stock Options as a key resource for attracting and keeping talent in Canada

Rumours are swirling about the BC Liberals» strategy to kneecap their opposition This week Victoria welcomes a group of people it hasn't seen in some time: our MLAs.

However, business groups have been urging the Liberal government not to raise taxes further, warning that such a move could place Canada at a competitive disadvantage in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to support a «massive» tax cut for the middle class.

Some liberal groups, meanwhile, say there's little point in restoring the cost - sharing payments at all.

That, in itself, was an oddity in a country at a time it was becoming normal for government climate policies to be cooked up in the boardrooms of Calgary oil lobby groups, as happened with B.C.'s «climate leadership plan» under former premier Christy Clark's Liberal government.

In 1993, after the Liberals won their largest vote share with 39.7 % and 32 seats, a group of MLAs and party members were not satisfied with official opposition status called for his resignation.

I had been a supporter of the Liberal Party led by Kevin Taft in the 2000s and was part of the group that tried to build the Alberta Party before the 2012 election.

While I spent a considerable amount of time knocking on doors for candidates in Edmonton, I was also working with a group of MLAs, lawyers and former PC cabinet ministers on what would have been the plan to transition the Liberals into government if the party had won that election ten years ago today.

Past Red Deer - North Liberal candidate Michael Dawe announced via email this week that he will «investigate what might be involved, and what might be possible, in creating cross partisan alliances in the next election, in order to ensure that the people who elect us come first, instead of a group of semi-anonymous backroom players, who are always trying to set the agenda, regardless of what the general public might feel.»

SNC - Lavalin Group Inc. is pressing Canada's new Liberal government to adopt corporate corruption settlement deals like those in place in the United Kingdom and the United States, saying federal charges laid against the company are hurting its ability to compete against rivals in Group of 7 countries.

In the past, these groups have perceived conservatives to be suspect on racism, while on the other hand they worked with liberals in the fight for civil rights, and several of their theological heroes are crucial forerunners if not advocates of radicalisIn the past, these groups have perceived conservatives to be suspect on racism, while on the other hand they worked with liberals in the fight for civil rights, and several of their theological heroes are crucial forerunners if not advocates of radicalisin the fight for civil rights, and several of their theological heroes are crucial forerunners if not advocates of radicalism.

At the same time, Posner, in describing moral academics as split between «two main subsets, the liberal «secular and the conservative «religious,» may mislead readers into believing that the academy is more or less equally split between those two groups.

«The Catholic bishops and their allies in the Republican Party are increasingly isolated,» James Salt, executive director of a liberal group called Catholics United, said in a statement over the weekend supporting the White House's contraception rule.

In fact one of the most interesting features of the revisionist position is that it can harbor both liberals and radicals, a feat of significant proportions given the tension between these two groups.

Yeah, Henry Rollins might provide a workable way (for sophomoric liberals) to protest LAPD heavy - handedness in the early 1980s, and other minor Western maladies, and maybe punk music really could strengthen your spine in the aughties if you're an alienated Egyptian liberal youth under the boot of Mubarak, but no, the example of Rollins and such sure can't find help you navigate your way to political effectiveness between the Egyptian military on one hand and popular Islamist groups on the other.

The role of theological liberals seemed especially significant in 1876, because some of them were joining Liberal Leagues, thus creating an identifiable and potentially politically - powerful group known as the «Liberalsliberals seemed especially significant in 1876, because some of them were joining Liberal Leagues, thus creating an identifiable and potentially politically - powerful group known as the «LiberalsLiberals.»

Finally, while broader trends in American culture might seem closer to the ideals of liberal Protestants than their evangelical counterparts, I think both groups simply now find themselves on the margins of an American culture that seems out of synch with either brand of Protestant Christianity.

The Reverend Bob Edgar, a former Democratic congressman, led the organization from 2000 to 2007, when he left to head Common Cause, a liberal lobbying group in Washington.

Liberal groups accuse Republicans in Washington of pulling a bait and switch on social issues, saying the GOP took back the House last November by campaigning on fiscal issues, turning to hot buttons like abortion only after taking office.

That group grew out of what some have said are liberal Christian activist groups but in recent weeks has grown to include a broad scope of Protestant, Catholic and evangelical leaders.

In 1942 people from this group formed the National Association of Evangelicals — and found themselves attacked by the hardline fundamentalists just as they attacked the mainstream moderates and liberals.

I have argued that liberals, like evangelicals, can claim considerable support from Wesley, but that both groups in their present form have departed from valuable parts of Wesley's thought and spirit.

He argues that «liberal» and «conservative» voices in the church tend to mimic the groups that share those labels in the wider political culture.

This overall agenda would not differ from those of most liberal Protestant or Jewish groups — except in the high level of consensus, and in the fact that the most important religious goal for UUs is «a community for shared values» (rather than theology or personal growth or social change or experiences of transcendence).

By labeling people groups (i.e., Christians) in negative ways, it makes it easier for one group (liberals?)

I'd rather be proudly in the group called «libtards» before I share the label «liberal» with you.

In an unfortunate liberal regime (which probably won't be liberal for long), the forms of group, family and associational life yield indifferent or even illiberal citizens.

The Roundtable project got its start with a meeting at Yale in March 2003 and a follow - up meeting the next July, to which Geoffrey Boisi invited a group of mainly liberal usual suspects to think and plan about the future of the Church in America.

Since, however, free riders make little contribution to what people are looking for in religion — in terms of inspiration, fellowship, strong conviction, and communal security — liberal groups tend to spawn apathy and a lack of direction, which is a sure formula for institutional decline.

Representatives from liberal church groups in the USA have responded to the Nashville Statement, a document affirming the traditional understanding of marriage and sexuality.

The group that held this conviction the most explicitly, and who acted on it in the largest sector of independent higher education — that which belonged to the Liberal Protestants — is well represented by William DeWitt Hyde, elected president of Bowdoin College in 1885 at the age of 26:

Some hardlining evangelicals may suspect that Outler is here subverting groups that might otherwise engage in some political takeovers, but have instead stayed around to speak and to listen to the moderate - to - liberal camps.

The group add that Hinds is not the only one receiving money from the Catholic Bishops» Conference, they claim Labour and the Liberal Democrats were also donated money in return for interns in their offices.

But the only groups in which majorities support gay marriage are Post-Moderns and Staunch Liberals — but they do so in such numbers that the overall picture is evenly divided.

I discovered this lack of community when I taught in a fine small suburban liberal - arts college; my otherwise delightful, intelligent students were almost illiterate in group experience.

A number of radical and liberal groups were surprised to find a minister among their number and in accord with their views.

O'Malley is especially single - minded in eschewing the use of terminology such as «liberal» or «conservative», making the valid point that such broad groupings were not easily identifiable at the time and were often marked by a certain fluidity in connection with particular issues.

As a result, Jewish groups, though usually nervous about evangelicals» intentions regarding public schools, have pointedly distanced themselves from the position of People for the American Way — one of the active liberal advocacy groups — that parents with religious concerns should enroll their children in private schools.