Sentences with phrase «new election promises»

With Parliament recessed for the summer and an election call imminent, all three major political parties will now spend the coming weeks making new election promises.

Not exact matches

During the 2008 election, Obama promised his presidency «will mark a new chapter in America's leadership on climate change.»

These theatrics, which go well beyond the usual angst at a new venture, have contributed to a growing perception that innovation has stalled and management is in turmoil at one of Silicon Valley's most promising startups, which some 20 million active users rely on each month for updates on everything from subway delays to election results — and which a growing number of companies, big and small, seek to use to market themselves and track customers.

Recall that Bernard Lord won the 1999 New Brunswick provincial election partly on his promise to scrap a controversial highway toll.

The federal Liberal Party's recent election promise to create a new tax bracket for rich Canadians has been quickly decried by — well, rich Canadians.

Canada's Finance Minister Bill Morneau discusses the country's new fiscal policy which entails borrowing three times as much as promised before the election.

Given recent economic developments (which suggest there will be no surplus this year) and global uncertainties, together with a commitment by all three major political parties to balanced budgets and no tax increases (other than the NDP), it would be fiscally imprudent for any political party to make new major election «promises» in the coming months without indicating how they would be financed.

In other words, over the next five years, this government is planning to spend more money on income splitting for a small number of well off families, a promise made during the 2011 election, than on supporting economic growth and job creation through new spending on research and infrastructure and lowering taxes on investment.

OTTAWA — Nine million votes were wasted in the 2015 election under Canada's winner - take - all electoral system — that's more than the populations of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces combined, according to a new electoral reform primer outlining why the principle of proportionality must underpin the government's promise to bring in voting reform by the next federal election.

For the Liberals and New Democratics, the figures come directly from their costing of their election promises.

This leaves raising taxes or finding new funds through reallocations of existing spending and revenues to fund their election promises.

A surplus of only $ 200 million is now forecast for 2015 - 16, down $ 3.5 billion from the surplus of $ 3.7 billion forecast in its April 2013 Update, leaving the Government little flexibility to introduce new policy initiatives, or honour its 2011 election promises of introducing new tax expenditures, in advance of the 2015 election.

By bringing contractors new business, Trump aims to fill out his record ahead of what promises to be a tough round of midterm elections in the U.S. Congress in November.

But something like: «In which direction does the election of a new majority government who has promised this level of fiscal spend above the previous baseline shift the balance of risks for monetary policymakers?

Political parties failed to form a coalition government after May 6 elections, triggering another contest between the pro-bailout New Democracy conservatives and left - wing Syriza party that has promised to cancel the terms of the country's rescue loan agreements.

TERRACE — The New Democrats agree with the newly formed Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance that the B.C. Liberal government should act on their election promise to share Northern resources with Northern communities.

Premier Christy Clark is failing people who need mental health and addiction treatment and has failed to meet her election commitment for new addiction treatment spaces — a promise that was made long before this crisis hit,» said Hammell.

«The premier said the right things when she promised 500 new addiction treatment spaces in the 2013 election campaign, but now we know that not only has she missed her own deadline, but she has actually reduced addiction treatment spaces for youth over the past three years while the overdose epidemic was growing,» said Horgan.

Freedom of Information requests filed by the New Democrat Official Opposition have revealed that the Christy Clark Liberal government reduced youth addiction treatment spaces by 25 percent after promising in the 2013 election to build more spaces.

Immediately after their election, the New Democratic Party government implemented one of their key election promises to ban corporations and unions from donating money to political parties.

The Carole James New Democrats are holding the B.C. Liberals accountable for breaking their word on the HST, and for backtracking on their election promises to protect health care, education, and other vital services.

«We and many allies made Canada Post an election issue in 2015, and the Liberals were elected on a promise to restore door - to - door and to consult on a new vision for Canada Post,» says Mike Palecek, National President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).

South Australian Liberal leader Steven Marshall has promised a «new dawn» for South Australia after his party won the state election and ended 16 years of Labor Government.

The President in the run up to the 2012 elections as a key campaign pledge, promised to build 200 new community Day senior High schools in his first term as President.

However, the then opposition New Patriotic Party in the run - up to the 2016 elections took a different stance by promising to restore the allowance if voted into office.

The election of the Coalition Government in May 2010 reignited the debate, with the RSPCA warning of «a real threat» that the ban on hunting with dogs could be overturned as the new coalition government had promised MPs a free vote on the issue.

On Labour's election, Chancellor for the Duchy of Lancaster David Clark promised a new White Paper before legislation, which was delayed from July to December that year.

As promised, a new version of the recently released guide to using the internet to win elections in 2010 is now available, so download it today — don't wait for the rush.

Former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amisah Arthur, has asked the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to fulfill all the «170 promises» it made to Ghanaians during the 2016 general elections.

Sean believes that same sex marriages should be legally recognized in New York State and has promised to file suit against the federal government based on constitutional challenges regarding DOMA upon election.

Right before the 2012 elections, Facebook unveiled a new feature called «custom audiences» that has real promise as a political tool.

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.

President John Mahama has promised to build five new stadia in the country if he wins the upcoming general elections.

Nationalism appeared undamaged - indeed new powers were promised for the Scottish parliament and the SNP appeared poised to fight a robust campaign in the forthcoming Westminster election.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its 2016 manifesto promised to «oversee the direct election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) within 24 months of election into office, to coincide with the next District Assembly elections in 2019.»

Abdullahi said, «The Party believes that President Buhari is now well rested and has returned with new vigour and optimism to fix the challenges facing our people and fulfill the promises our Party made to Nigerians during the 2015 elections.

President Akufo - Addo in the run up to the December 7, 2016 elections promised to create a new region, Western North, out of the current Western Region to ensure a more equitable distribution of resources.

To accomplish these tasks, they've formed two super-PACs, which promise to bring a taste of the absurdly expensive 2012 presidential election to New York City politics.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has promised to introduce new rights for workers on zero hour contracts, if his party wins the next election.

She also told the New Paltz Times that what prompted her to run was, among many disappointments in Cuomo's record the past four years, «when he did not support public financing of elections this spring: something he promised to do when he ran for governor.»

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.

Until the party and its leadership can admit to the mistakes made in government, or to the lack of courage shown in not tackling the clear problems that prevent ordinary people from enjoying the sort of life that the middle classes take for granted, then I fear a whole swathe of Labour supporters will simply choose not to vote Labour, whatever promises are made at the next election (this is essentially ditching the last vestiges of New Labour I suppose).

He believed that the criticisms against the creation of the new regions smack of hypocrisy because the NDC also promised to do same if they won the elections.

In the run up to last Thursday's London Mayoral election Sadiq Khan pledged to freeze fares on public transport for the next four years, increase spending on cycling and he has since promised to introduce a new one hour bus ticket allowing unlimited changes within an hour.

Our donor partners, recognizing the importance of a credible election, have promised to fund the compilation of a new register.

After their new tax plans were approved at conference this week, the Liberal Democrats are now claiming to be the only party who are promising tax cuts at the next election.

He said, «The party believes that President Buhari is now well rested and has returned with new vigour and optimism to fix the challenges facing our people and fulfil the promises our party made to Nigerians during the 2015 elections.

Free SHS was a major campaign promise of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2012 and 2016 general elections.

As promised, the New York Public Interest Research Group has submitted an amicus (friend of the court) brief in support of the lawsuit that challenges the wording of the ballot proposal on casino expansion that voters will be asked to decide on Election Day next month.

Lots of violent cases were recorded in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions, a development that raised fears as to what might happen in the general elections which promises to be keenly contested between the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the largest opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP).