Sentences with phrase «national voice on»

She has committed the commission to four goals: helping usher in a new era of indigenous rights, ensuring that everyone in Canada can fight for their rights, affirming the commission's independence from government, and becoming the national voice on human rights.

Since it was founded in 1957, the CFHS has earned its solid reputation and enviable credibility as the go - to national voice on animal welfare issues for industry, media, government, non-governmental organizations, and the public.

Since being founded in 1957, Humane Canada has earned a solid reputation as the «go to» national voice on animal welfare issues for the media, government, non-governmental organizations and the public.

The council was founded in 1995 as a conservative - leaning national voice on school issues.

The signatories include philosophers and RE professors, consultants, advisors and teachers, including professors from Britain's top universities, leading national voices on RE, and classroom teachers already teaching their pupils about humanism and objecting to its exclusion in the draft criteria:

Leading national voices on this hot topic will debate how school choice is delivering on its promise, how it is not, and what steps can be taken to improve public school choice options to families and students.

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The IMF, Royal Bank, and National Bank are three of the non-partisan voices that have called on the Trudeau government to put in writing its verbal commitment to contain debt at current levels.

President Donald Trump and his national security aides on Thursday discussed options on Syria, where he has threatened missile strikes in response to a suspected poison gas attack, as a Russian envoy voiced fears of wider conflict between Washington and Moscow.

FAIR Canada (Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights) The mission of FAIR Canada is to be a national voice for investors on securities regulation and a catalyst for enhancement of the rights of Canadian shareholders and retail investors.

Built on the strength and tradition of the 104 year old Financial Post, National Post provides readers with comprehensive reporting from across the country and around the world, all with a distinctly Canadian voice.

Dan, a Millennial, brings a unique background and experience, ranging from writing New York Times bestselling career books, consulting for Fortune 500 companies, speaking globally on workplace related issues, and appearing regularly on national TV programs as the «voice of the Millennials.»

In the days since, those voices have grown even louder: pointed speeches, essays in the New York Times, interviews on national news networks.

VICTORIA — The National Energy Board is shutting out important voices by limiting the scope and depth of participation in the Joint Review Panel hearings on the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion, say the New Democrats.

While Clinton's views on targeted killings appear to tack closely to those of President Obama, there are those within her national security circle who have voiced more divergent opinions.

Democratic National Committee Chairman Thomas Perez said earlier this year that abortion rights are a «non-negotiable» for Democrats, and urged the party to speak with «one voice» on the lightning rod issue.

In an interview with National Public Radio, Torpy voiced his opinion that it is inappropriate for military personnel to pray with fellow soldiers before going out on missions.

After the achievement of independence when the Episcopal Church of its own volition got an Episcopate, and in spite of the pompous pretensions and sober protestations of such High - churchmen as Connecticut's Samuel Seabury, the new American church in order to attain organization on a national scale had to make the lay voice in its councils an essential part of its being.

We have some of the smartest voices around leading the conversation about sports from a national level and impassioned contributors who address the most granular concerns of the hardcore fan on our team brands.

Yes we can not stop a big business man taking over a club, and would have to depend on national rules, but we can voice our disapproval if we are clear on what the issues are.

I hope they continue their efforts and are heard on a national level as their voice is a very important one.

I think the sign off from CRA above says it all... Just like when you read a voter ballot on propositions, I go straight to the source of who is behind the voice, and CRA consistently has used this «trace» argument time and again, just like the chem companies do with the lead in lipstick (I just attended the Teens Turning Green national summit, and found the debriefing almost verbatim to the CRA «counterpoint» above... it's only a «little» lead, not enough to... blahdeblah, times «x» amounts of applications per day times «x» amounts of other products with «trace» amounts, ad infinitum...)

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Voices for Healthy Kids is a national advocacy initiative focused on uniting the movement to prevent childhood obesity.

EVEL's singular focus on the constitutional anomaly related to the current imbalanced representation of England's national voice within the UK means it overlooks the way that English national, regional, and local policy - making and governance are interconnected.

Building on her role as de facto leader of the out - of - work and out - of - luck on James Turner Street, Dee has emerged as something of a spokesman for the many people whose voice is rarely heard in the national political debate.

On December 31, 1981, Ghanaians woke up to hear the voice of Flt Lt Rawlings on radio claiming that he had overthrown the government of the PNP and launched a revolutionary government called the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) to re-arrange the social and economic order of the countrOn December 31, 1981, Ghanaians woke up to hear the voice of Flt Lt Rawlings on radio claiming that he had overthrown the government of the PNP and launched a revolutionary government called the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) to re-arrange the social and economic order of the countron radio claiming that he had overthrown the government of the PNP and launched a revolutionary government called the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) to re-arrange the social and economic order of the country.

«But then, when we get to the final part of the campaign, he will be a national figure, and then everything he talked about being a powerful voice for Thanet will take on a completely different perspective and people will be able to marry the two.»

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The NYT determines there is «near - universal agreement,» that though de Blasio is «on more of a glide path to re-election in New York City than any mayor in a generation, he is still struggling to project his political voice in a job that has long produced towering national figures.»

«Students across the country are leading the national conversation on gun violence in our schools,» Maloney said, adding «their voices should be heard.»

De Blasio has positioned himself as a national voice for the progressive wing of the party and his op - ed, published in the Huffington Post, was followed by appearances on Al Sharpton's radio show and an evening interview with Chris Hayes on MSNBC.

National Campaign Coordinator of the NDC, Kofi Adams, added his voice to the call on Dr Bawumia to come back to where he belongs, adding «the New Patriotic Party will never win and it is better for him to join us.

This month, the governor hoped to capitalize on anti-Trump sentiment and emerge as an early frontrunner for the nomination by hiring prominent former Clinton staff and fundraisers, taking well - publicized trips abroad, and asserting himself as a national voice against RyanCare.

Greenberg says when Mario Cuomo gave his speech in 1984, the address put him on the map as the national liberal voice in opposition to then President Ronald Reagan's conservative policies.

Founded in 1935, NACo brings county officials together to advocate with a collective voice on national policy, exchange ideas and build new leadership skills, pursue transformational county solutions, enrich the public's understanding of county government and exercise exemplary leadership in public service.

At the Niagara USA Chamber, we provide a powerful and collective voice for Niagara County businesses on all levels: local, regional, and national.

On this his speech also reflected a recent evolution, as he's more forcefully adopted that attack line of equating Astorino with the more angry and hateful Republican national voices.

It is a non-partisan movement which seeks to represent the voice of the masses on key national issues by putting the interest of t he nation first.

Until his death, Sen. Okpozo was a leading voice on national issues and a strong pillar of the APC in Delta State.

Some non-governmental organizations including the Center for Democratic Development, IMANI, WACAM and the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), have all added their voices to the campaign and called on the government to act fast to address the menace.

They premised their opinion on how the governor led the voice against the National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, when he attempted to impose his stooge, Dr. Segun Abraham on APC before the party governorship election primary in September 3, 2016.

The unending leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party appears to be taking its toll on the unity of its members in the House of Representatives as the lawmakers can no longer speak with one voice on who to support between the National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, and Ahmed Makarfi.

Rev. Martey stoked controversy last year after alleging that the out - going Mahama administration sought to bribe him to keep him silent from voicing on national issues.

«I want to see him take on a national voice for the Democratic Party.»

Wearing an orange t - shirt to mark the event, 17 - year - old senior and student council president Lily Hutton said the event is a chance for students to have a voice in the national discussion on school safety.

Higgins, D - Buffalo, has been increasingly raising his voice on national issues.

He said that timely conclusion of the election would give the people more voice to contribute to issues bothering on national development.

He said he's long raised his voice not only on national affairs but also on foreign relations.

Longtime Capital Region environmentalist Aaron Mair, who cut his teeth on issues from a trash - burning incinerator to toxic lead paint in inner - city homes, will use his voice as the first African - American president of the national board of directors of the Sierra Club.

«A lifelong New Yorker, Ken was known as an effective, aggressive civil rights leader — and a national voice for criminal justice reform,» Mr. Cuomo said in a statement on Sunday.