Sentences with phrase «of the opposition on»

But there hasn't been a groundswell of opposition on the level that greeted NAFTA in the late 1980s.

Finally, the Government is also fulfilling its election commitment made by the then Leader of the Opposition on the 11th July last year to set up a dedicated website that gives consumers a snapshot of local grocery prices.

The face to watch in Norwich South is in fact our Parliamentary candidate, Cllr Adrian Ramsay, Leader of the Opposition on the Council and national Deputy Leader of the Green Party...

With unusually fortuitous parliamentary scheduling, the convention of reporting to MPs after a European council meant the prime minister had to face the leader of the opposition on the floor of the House of Commons the day after his former minister had roasted him in an incendiary television interview.

He predicted even more families, including those living in the focal point of opposition on Long Island, will refuse to allow their children to take the tests.

[7] This was the second time David Cameron had attacked her during Prime minister's questions; on his debut as Leader of the Opposition on 7 December 2005 she was singled out by Cameron when he said «That's the problem with these exchanges — the chief whip on the Labour side shouting like a child.

Dan Litchfield, a senior manager at Invenergy, one of the world's largest wind - energy developers, blames much of the opposition on misinformation but acknowledges that some resistance persists even when neighbors are provided with full details.

Public opinion tends to move in favour of the opposition on climate policy.

Not exact matches

On Thursday, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman was named chairman — despite the public opposition of Shari Redstone, who happens to be Viacom's vice-chairman and daughter of ailing billionaire and controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone.

The failure of the green agenda so far has had the unintended consequence of focusing opposition on the pipelines.

Gallup polling on favorable or unfavorable views of both major parties has found neither party has had more support than opposition since at least the 2012 election, the last time that more people approved of the Democratic Party (51 percent) than disapproved of it (43 percent).

TORONTO, May 2 - Canadian energy producer Crescent Point Energy Corp is poised to win support for its director nominees based on a preliminary counting of votes, shrugging off opposition from activist investor Cation Capital, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.

On Wednesday, after Leslie Moonves took over as chairman of CBS (CBS)-- the other media conglomerate that Sumner Redstone controls — there was speculation that Dauman might not be named chairman of Viacom, in part because Shari Redstone made her opposition to him abundantly clear.

With Erdogan cracking down on thousands of people in the judiciary, education, military, and civil service after last weekend's failed coup, a lawmaker from the main opposition party warned that the state of emergency created «a way of ruling that paves the way for abuse».

Though early drafts of the Senate bill called for the Fed to adopt rules - based monetary policy, this ended up being stripped from the final proposal due to Democratic opposition - largely because much of the Hill focus has been on the Taylor rule, which many Fed advocates fear is too restricting.

They have also demanded a new vote on the budget for next year after the government approved the spending plan by not putting it though parliament, but holding the vote in an nearby chamber, with a high number of government supporters — something that the country's opposition deemed as «illegal.»

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Catalonia Sunday to call for unity, voicing their opposition to last week's non-binding and referendum on independence on October 1 that was declared illegal by the Spanish government and constitutional court.

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.

But during regional elections in mid-March, the socialist opposition won 21 of 22 regions, a sharp rebuff that seriously threatens his ability to deliver on the promises that brought him to power.

Polish opposition leaders said on Saturday they would maintain their blockade of parliament's main hall and called for popular protests against a government that has accused it of trying to seize power.

Huawei has been largely locked out of supplying network equipment to the U.S. because of opposition from U.S. lawmakers who allege the company maintains ties to the Chinese authorities and could use its equipment to spy on U.S. communications.

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.

Poland's biggest political standoff in years began on Friday when opposition lawmakers objected to plans by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party to curb media access to parliament, and blocked the plenary hall podium ahead of a budget vote.

«The official Opposition will call on the ethics commissioner to investigate a possible conflict of interest... after a document released to the media indicated Air Canada's CEO and executive vice-president Duncan Dee apparently upgraded Raitt's flight from economy to business class — almost a $ 550 value — for free on Sept. 25....

Anheuser - Busch, which filed a notice of opposition last week, wasn't immediately available to comment on the case.

On the campaign trail, she announced her opposition to the deal, citing failings such as its lack of support for U.S. workers.

BEIRUT / DAMASCUS, March 15 - Thousands of Syrians fled a rebel pocket in eastern Ghouta on Thursday and crossed by foot to army positions, the largest such outflow in almost a month of fighting, as troops seized more ground in the opposition stronghold.

said Akira Nagatsuma, a senior lawmaker in the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, on Sunday.

«Now that a few of the misdeeds against the Trump Movement have been partially revealed, I look forward to updating my pending legal action in opposition to DOJ this weekend in preparation for Monday's next small step on the long, potholed road toward helping to restore law and order in our great country.»

In private chat channels, they shared advice on weaponry and tactics, including repeatedly broaching the idea of driving vehicles through opposition crowds.

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.»

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton struggled with how to secure the endorsement of labor unions while announcing her opposition to the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a project they supported but environmentalists opposed, according to leaked emails published by Wikileaks on Friday.

The federal government has secured opposition support to pass one of the most substantial budget packages since the Coalition took office in 2013, making trade - offs on renewable energy funding and welfare payments to pick up about $ 6 billion in savings.

On Friday, Lavrov told the BBC that the US «still, in spite of many repeated promises and commitments... are not able or not willing to» separate the moderate opposition they support with former al Qaeda elements.

Much organized opposition to NAFTA centered on the fear that the abolishment of trade barriers would spur U.S. firms to pack up and move to Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor.

Fianna Fail, whose backing Varadkar requires from the opposition benches to keep his government functioning, has said it will move a motion of no confidence in Fitzgerald at 2000 GMT on Tuesday unless she quits, a position that hardened on Monday.

Activist investor Carl Icahn has spearheaded opposition to the bid and presented a proposal of his own with Southeastern Asset Management Inc., although this will not go to a vote on Thursday.

Manufacturing unions agree with Trump on his opposition to TPP and the export of jobs overseas, but officials said they find his track record unconvincing.

«Based upon his extensive business dealings with the Putin government and his previous opposition of efforts to impose sanctions on the Russian government, there are many questions which must be answered.

In my opinion, the overall content opens up several key points that the opposition should be able to hammer them on, reinforcing the potential negative perception that people have of the current Conservative government.

Ireland was on the verge of a snap election on Monday after the opposition party propping up the minority government said the deputy prime minister's refusal to quit would force the country to the polls next month.

On April 8, the Conservative Party of Canada named Alex Nuttall, the MP from Barrie — Springwater — Oro - Medonte, as the official Opposition critic for the New Sharing Economy.

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.

On Sunday and Monday, 127 Bay Area companies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit stating their opposition against the president's executive order on immigratioOn Sunday and Monday, 127 Bay Area companies filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit stating their opposition against the president's executive order on immigratioon immigration.

Ahead of the 48 - hour strike, opposition leaders have encouraged Venezuelans to stock up on food and other goods — a call echoed by the US embassy in Venezuela.

But de Blasio's performance on development has been as good as Mike Bloomberg's — and about as good as one can expect in the face of neighborhood opposition to virtually anything big and new.

Pro-Trump outlets including Breitbart and the Daily Caller have taken up the banner of opposition to net neutrality, apparently more as a proxy battle than on the merits of the rules themselves.

Most of the region voiced support for the July 16 referendum convened by the opposition against the assembly, and the EU and the US have suggested they could level sanctions on the Maduro government should the July 30 vote go ahead.

Opposition leaders have called for a protest on Thursday, the day the assembly is to be installed, raising the possibility of more clashes after four months of violent protests that have left as many as 120 people dead.

Kinder Morgan announced on Sunday that it was suspending all non-essential construction on the Trans Mountain project, and said it plans to consult with stakeholders on the viability of the $ 7.4 - billion project in light of continuing government opposition in B.C..