Sentences with phrase «of members of the opposition»

He could, for instance, cut Mr. Poilievre off when the parliamentary secretary, as he is fond of doing, turns a question from the New Democrats into an excuse to stand and expound on the failings of members of the opposition.

According to him, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo who is only 10 months in office is performing marvellously earning the praise of some members of the opposition but the conduct of disgruntled party foot soldiers is giving him a bad name and taking the shine away from his good performance

Not exact matches

As well as being popular with journalists and members of Russia's political opposition, Telegram has also been used by the Kremlin to communicate with reporters and arrange regular conference calls with President Vladimir Putin's spokesman.

Facing opposition from internet pioneers, online companies, members of Congress and the vast majority of Americans — all of whom are worried about broadband providers offering cut - down packages of services rather than the full internet — he released a jokey video scoffing at their dire predictions.

He continued later: «If their priority is attacking the moderate opposition that might be future members of an inclusive Syrian government, Russia is not going to get the support of us or a range of other members of the coalition.»

«I suspect Weidmann's vocal opposition to most of the ECB decisions in recent years has generated too much opposition in too many other member states for him to get the nod,» he said.

With Greece at odds with its creditors and growing fears that it may default on its debt, a member of an opposition party believes Athens will strike a deal to remain a member of the euro zone.

In February, Erik Nielsen, global head of CIB research at UniCredit, told CNBC that «Weidmann's vocal opposition to most of the ECB decisions in recent years has generated too much opposition in too many other member states for him to get the nod.»

Japan's Jiji news agency on Monday quoted a senior member of the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, saying Kuroda met its criteria for BOJ Governor so he would be hard to oppose.

Rodrigues, a member of the opposition Rede party (led by former presidential candidate and environment minister Marina Silva), has proposed blocking the president's decree, and plans to file lawsuits in Amapá and Pará to carry out the preventative measure.

On its website, 1MDB said the accusations of mis - valuation «appear to be last ditch attempts by members of the opposition to undermine the company's rationalization process.»

«Domestically, the household debt level is quite high,» said Wong, a member of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).

In comments to Bloomberg, a member of the Turkish opposition party CHP said the Wikipedia block shows that «the government can't get enough of censorship.»

«I think a lot of party members, supporters, and affiliated supporters were happy with the general direction I was trying to take the party, particularly opposition to austerity and offering a real economic alternative,» he said.

Allegations of sexual abuse have ranged from a charge of rape by an activist in the opposition Labour Party by a senior party member, to unconfirmed details of serial «sex pests» on a list reportedly drafted by aides and researchers in parliament.

The SPD only agreed to ally with Merkel after promising a list of distinctive policies to secure the approval of party members, many of whom wanted the SPD to regroup in opposition after the last four years in coalition damaged its standing among voters.

«The members of the opposition who are giving misinformation about what these proposals might or might not do are not doing Canadians a service,» Morneau fumed.

Of those, 56 % were from states represented by two Democratic senators — meaning 44 % faced the scrutiny of at least one member of the opposition party before they could be advanced in the SenatOf those, 56 % were from states represented by two Democratic senators — meaning 44 % faced the scrutiny of at least one member of the opposition party before they could be advanced in the Senatof at least one member of the opposition party before they could be advanced in the Senatof the opposition party before they could be advanced in the Senate.

Though the moves resonated with a chunk of Trump's base, they've caused conflict both within the administration and the Republican Party, which saw 107 of its House members sign a letter in opposition.

«Joachim Gauck is right,» said Thomas Oppermann, a senior member of the German opposition Social Democratic Party.

The Attorney General is also being replaced and that's going to create a further bump in the investigation,» Wong Chen, a member of Malaysia's parliament from an opposition party told CNBC on Wednesday.

Opposition came in part from Grant Gibbons, shadow minister of economic development and a member of political party One Bermuda Alliance, who had concerns about the details and lack of economic impact assessment.

«We should be ready, if we don't have 100 percent participation and if Europe doesn't want to give us more money,» Christos Staikouras, a member of the Greek Parliament from the center - right New Democracy opposition party and its economic spokesman, said in an interview.

Despite some pushback from opposition party members, The Companies and Limited Liability Company (Initial Coin Offering) Act successfully navigated Bermuda's House of Assembly on April 27, 2018.

The report included a recommendation that Canada ratify several international patent and trademark treaties, which came as a surprise (particularly to opposition members of parliament) since no witness had raised the issue before the committee.

In our last post, which analyzed a series of surveys on attitudes toward the Trans - Pacific Partnership, we found evidence of rising opposition to the 12 - member free trade agreement.

Another member of the Canadian Armed Forces has died of an apparent suicide, the seventh such death in the last two months, while Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair called on the prime minister to take «urgent action» and address the «crisis.»

But he then drew opposition from some of the Democratic Party's most powerful members, particularly Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who held up his nomination for months.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)-- Three small opposition parties are calling for a boycott of a government - sponsored referendum seeking support for opposing any future European Union plans to resettle refugees among member countries.

Twice denied an opportunity to run for the leadership of the Wildrose Party, controversial Conservative Party Member of Parliament Rob Anders is still lurking in the shadows of the deflated Alberta conservative opposition party.

«Mr. Speaker, let me state right off the top, it has never been the position of this government to interpret the mandate of the Budget Officer the way he interprets his mandate,» Mr. Clement explained, «and indeed, we have echoes of that from opposition members.»

The Wildrose Opposition represents most of rural Alberta, and a large number of our caucus members are farmers and ranchers.

Progressive Conservative members voted 95 per cent in favour of a deal to merge with the Opposition Wildrose.

While debate continues over who knew what about the G8 Legacy Fund and when (or at least who said what about who knew then), opposition members of the government operations

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.

Rachel Notleyâ $ ™ s recent appointment of an â $ œoutreachâ $ director at the premierâ $ ™ s southern Alberta office in Calgary, brought squawks from opposition members when it was discovered that the hire w...

The Public Affairs Bureau (PAB), long a favourite target of opposition members for its perceived partisanship, is no moreÂâ $» at least not by that name.

Thereâ $ ™ s been bemusement this session by members of the opposition over Bill 1, the Promoting Job Creation and Diversification Act, which was introduced by Economic & Trade Minister Deron Bilous...

By the time the Legislature broke for its second spring break (aka â $ œconstituency weekâ $) on Thursday, opposition members were growing a little weary of Labour Minister Christina Grayâ $ ™ s party piec...

In the recent parliamentary elections, rightfully fed - up Venezuelans responded by ousting members of Hugo Chavez's United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), giving the opposition party, the more - centrist Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), a supermajority that could challenge President Nicolás Maduro.

Fort McMurray, Alberta — David Yurdiga, Member of Parliament for Fort McMurray — Cold Lake and the Official Opposition Critic for Northern Affairs, today expressed his disappointment with Employment Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk's comments that «you don't have to pay tax usually if you're up North.»

-- Lethbridge - East MLA Bridget Pastoor scored a win for the Liberal Opposition this week when the Assembly approved her motion to ``... urge the Government to establish an independent Commission to review the current salaries and benefits for Members of the Legislative Assembly...» It is important to note that as this was a Private Member's Motion, it is non-binding.

AFR sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to vote in opposition to H.R. 4263, the «Regulation A + Improvement Act».

As members of the Opposition it is our civic moral obligation to every taxpayer in Alberta to question the government on their policies and actions to ensure that Albertans get the most from their representation.

The president has been trying desperately to push forward his overhaul of the tax code despite strong opposition from Democrats and members of his own party.

The hon. member is reading a script from the office of the Leader of the Opposition, but we do not have a script.

Significant numbers of women clergy now see opposition to their intellectual positions as ineradicably linked to right - wing Christianity or as inextricably tied to a backlash on the part of white male members in the church.

Describing the remark as a «desperate and contemptible slur», members of the Opposition repeatedly demanded an apology during the debate.

Abdella is on one of her charity missions - part of her work as a devoted member of the Muslim Sisterhood, the female division of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest and largest opposition group.

The television anchor read out the names of the 31 activists, which included Jawad Fairouz, a former member of Parliament for the Shiite opposition group Al - Wefaq, and his brother, Jalal.