Sentences with phrase «major policy commitment»

Even though he announced another major policy commitment outside of Canada, he was playing to his domestic audience to hype his credentials as a sound manager of the government's finances.

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Lastly, the Liberals have recently announced major policy proposals in support of Aboriginals, the most important being a commitment to eliminate significant» gaps» between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.

However, it would require a major refocusing of fiscal policy, with a clear political commitment and hard rules in order to be successful.

G - 20: The Group of 20 major economies wrapped up their annual summit, held in Hangzhou, China, with a stronger commitment to coordinate policies to support growth and promote trade liberalization.

The major challenge for the federal government in the budget expected this month is to maintain its commitment to progressive social and economic policies in the context of a major shift to the political right in the United States.

Twenty years ago I became convinced that one major source of the commitment to policies that often do more harm than good is the way economic progress is measured.

The campaign — held the same month as Earth Day — is designed to inform and engage policy leaders, media, wine trade and consumers about the California wine community's major commitment to environmental and community stewardship.

The government is expected to defer activity such as «taking or announcing major policy decisions; entering into large / contentious procurement contracts or significant long - term commitments; and making some senior public appointments and approving Senior Civil Service appointments, provided that such postponement would not be detrimental to the national interest or wasteful of public money».

«The major aim of the policy is to provide clear direction for reporting disclosures of abuse and commitment to the development of good practice and sound procedures to keep children safe.

A third major proposal would increase the state work force by nearly 2,500, including 355 workers who would carry out new policies on civil commitment of sexually violent predators.

«In 2011, in one of the first major policy announcements of his leadership, Miliband said that Labour would reduce the headline rate to # 6,000, but this did not amount to a manifesto commitment... the policy was resisted by senior figures (said to include Ed Balls, shadow universities minister Liam Byrne, and policy review co-ordinator Jon Cruddas) concerned about the estimated # 2bn cost.

If a country finds a way to meet the basic needs of women by taking loans that the whole society must pay, but the national constitution, and the various policies and services do not show the timely commitment for equity and equality, the chance to eradicate poverty and hunger will only be about the alleviation of these two major indicators of real development and sustainability It is then urgent and important not to fall in such a trap, which only comes to add to the financial and economic indebtedness of the society, and nations, to say the least, and to maintain the system of inequality and impoverishment as it basically exist..

HUDSON VALLEY — «Scenic Hudson appreciates the governor's commitment to fund important shovel - ready projects during the Hudson River's Quadricentennial year and his articulation of the need for clean, renewable energy, but we have major concerns for New York's environment and the future of the Hudson River Valley Region,» said Andy Bicking, director of public policy for Scenic Hudson.

The climate wars between the major political parties have cost us a host of lost business and employment opportunities, even a global leadership role, and yet we drift on without an energy policy that might provide some relief to rising power costs and some strategy to meet our commitments to reduce emissions.

However, the commitments to reduce carbon emissions by the vast majority of the world's countries in the recent agreement from the COP21 in Paris could signify a major policy turning point.31

• Commitment to company's policies and core values • Excellent communication skills in verbal and written English • Knowledge in contract management and experience in organizational effectiveness and operations management implementing best practices • Demonstrated leadership and vision in managing staff groups and major projects or initiatives.

Despite these very significant developments, a major challenge remains for Indigenous peoples: getting governments to implement their international human rights commitments in national laws, policies and programs.

Growing out of a commitment to ensuring high quality education, assessments now play a major role in education policy and classroom practice.

There have been a number of developments in Indigenous policy over recent years where governments have made commitments to addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health inequality a major priority.