Sentences with phrase «on behalf of public good»

There is, of course, an old and rather naïve view by Ottawa standards that holds that the Attorney General is supposed to act on behalf of the public good and not advise the Queen and her Government as though they were private persons.

In terms of no sign of Pareto improvement, I'm specifically talking about governments intervention on behalf of the public good and claiming authority over charity.

The free rider problem is very much a non-sequitur in regards to AGW, since no positive outcomes based on the actions of others are being cited by the government that seeks the authority to intervene on behalf of the public good regarding AGW.

In February 2009, frustrated by industry restrictions on independent research into genetically modified crops, two dozen scientists representing public research institutions in 17 corn - producing states told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the companies producing genetically modified (GM) seed «inhibit public scientists from pursuing their mandated role on behalf of the public good» and warned that industry influence had made independent analyses of transgenic crops impossible.

But formalized corporate governance is designed to be executed by boards, investors, and government on behalf of the public good, and the active efforts of all three are required.

Not exact matches

«At the highest level, this is what Congress does best: spank executives in public on behalf of their constituents,» said Paul Rosenzweig, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute.

A recent Abacus Data poll, done on behalf of Public Response — an agency that works with labour — indicates that a majority of Canadians, 61 %, believe unions do a good job of protecting their members» jobs.

«We have been encouraged by the great progress Secretary Shulkin has made and believe that he remains the best person to lead this important federal public institution on the behalf of the American people,» the group's national commander, Denise Rohan, said in a statement Monday.

Our public life is the better for his many decades of analysis, commentary, and spirited partisanship on behalf of higher religious, moral, and political truths.

Thus Machen, unlike most of his conservative peers, then and now, opposed Bible reading and prayer in the public schools as well as Christian political action on behalf of Prohibition.

Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension of unfair contract terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.

By acquiring this property, and establishing a new wildlife sanctuary at Tidmarsh, Mass Audubon will lead by example in protecting one of the best remaining land conservation opportunities in coastal Massachusetts, and inspire the public to act on nature's behalf.

Tkaczyk's victory two years ago was attributed in part to a concerted effort by organizations backing the public financing of political campaigns, which launched a paid advertising effort as well as field operation on her behalf.

«On behalf of the over 300,000 active and retired public and private sector employees across New York State who make up the CSEA, we're pleased to endorse Sue Serino for state Senate, and confident she will stand with the working people to make New York a better state.

At the hearing, Silver's defense attorneys repeatedly called attention to those years of public service and the numerous letters that were sent on his behalf, which they said showed all the good he had done for his constituents.

At Total Politics Events we focus on public policy conferences, we produce our own conferences as well as organising events on behalf of clients, providing a first class service, originality, creativity and commitment.

Balter added, «I believe that a congressional representative is a steward of the public good and that that's a sacred responsibility for an individual to stand up on behalf of your community and your neighbors and to amplify their voices and to ensure that nobody is left behind.»

Two of the main arguments made on behalf of for - profit colleges are that they are responsive to the needs of employers and that they do a better job than public institutions of preparing their graduates for employment.

Charter schools are important intermediaries between individuals (parents who select schools on behalf of their children) and the government (which funds education for the public good).

Through support for pro-public education politicians and advocacy on behalf of education professionals, they seek to bring about good public policy and practice.

«This is about creating the best system for public schools on behalf of communities,» said the network's CEO, Chris Gibbons.

We agree with President Bartlett that we must come together as a country and «do better» on behalf of America's children and America's public schools.

Read, for example, the response to dianeravitch posted by Linda174, part of which says: «I think it's good they're not longer pretending to advocate on behalf of existing public schools

ASCD's public policy team is proud to continue our work to promote whole child education on behalf of our members, and we will continue to update you on our efforts related to well - rounded education, the Common Core State Standards, educator professional development, and more in future editions of Capitol Connection.

It's good to know we have allies and creative people in our field, such as those on this panel and others to innovate on behalf of the public.

The example was used to show how irrational some clients can be; even when your returns are in the top 1 % of all investment managers out there, some people can still find something to complain about (as an aside, that is why the truly successful mutual fund managers quickly exit the public domain once they have made «enough», and then they tend to go super private by either managing their own money or investing privately on behalf of some particular clients that they know to be rational — when you're worth tens and tens of millions of dollars, you don't need to deal with people that don't truly believe that good value investing often means underperforming the S&P 500 at least one out of every three years).

«Understanding the factors that influence the credit decisions made on your behalf will empower you to better control your financial well - being and take the necessary steps to address any of the factors,» says Demitra Wilson, senior director of public relations for Equifax Inc., one of three largest consumer credit reporting agencies along with Experian and TransUnion.

This partnership will enhance those efforts in the areas of development and training, promoting a better understanding of the various segments of the industry, cooperatively addressing concerns of mutual interest, maintaining a liaison between government and the industry, and providing joint publicity and public relations on behalf of PLC member organizations.

Almost from the start 40 years ago, I've educated the profession and the public on the healing power of pets, have been a visible and vocal proponent of The Bond, tried to be a good steward of the opportunities I've had to lecture to and on the behalf of the profession, and have focused daily on showcasing veterinarians everywhere as true pet health experts and hometown heroes.

On behalf of the Georgia Companion Animal Partnership (GCAP), we cordially invite all shelter staff and volunteers, rescue group members, animal care and control agencies, as well as the general public to our inaugural ANIMAL WELFARE CONFERENCE, being held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the beautiful Conference Center located on the campus of Middle Georgia State University in MacoOn behalf of the Georgia Companion Animal Partnership (GCAP), we cordially invite all shelter staff and volunteers, rescue group members, animal care and control agencies, as well as the general public to our inaugural ANIMAL WELFARE CONFERENCE, being held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the beautiful Conference Center located on the campus of Middle Georgia State University in Macoon Friday, December 2, 2016 at the beautiful Conference Center located on the campus of Middle Georgia State University in Macoon the campus of Middle Georgia State University in Macon.

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According to this New York Times story, the ruling resulted from a suit by Public Citizen on behalf of Alexander & Catalano, a personal injury firm in New York that referred to itself as a heavy hitter (a huge no - no not just under the newly issued New York rules but in Nevada as well).

Washington law firms have a great deal going: because their internal workings are necessarily somewhat opaque, their participants can inevitably engage in (and reap the high rewards of) some non-courtroom advocacy efforts on behalf of unpopular well - heeled clients without having to pay the public price of ostracism as lobbyists.

«Denying a lawyer's right to free expression on behalf of a client in a court of law in favour of a vague definition of civility and its application after the fact fetters and chills the lawyer's ability to engage in vigorous advocacy,» Groia argues in his factum, «in turn damaging the public interest, as well as infringing [on] the ability of an accused or client to make full answer and defence in a judicial proceeding.»

It is an impressive show of public service when twelve prominent and distinguished current and former law professors of well - respected schools are able to amass their collective wisdom in the course of only several days to provide their legal expertise to the Court on behalf of a criminal defendant.

Robert Barrack dedicates his practice to complex construction and commercial litigation and appeals, including contractual disputes, professional negligence, surety bond claims, subrogation claims, mechanics» liens, business torts, unfair trade practices, bad faith claims, product liability, and real property disputes, as well as construction transactions, on behalf of businesses, public entities, educational institutions, and individuals.

Canadian refugee law has gone through radical changes recently, and the new public interest standing test will better allow CARL to challenge the constitutionality of the new laws on behalf of refugee claimants.

Nathan Russell: Well law society — I think this is a universal statement to say that they regulate the fashion on the behalf of the public.

Housing & Benefits Team Our Housing & Benefits Team has the goal of supporting the criminal practice by aiding to stabilize the living situation of our Brooklyn clients by representing clients in administrative proceedings, eviction proceedings, affirmative actions seeking repairs as well as advocate on their behalf for access to public benefits.

Indeed, Idaho Gov. C.L. «Butch» Otter, many legislators and legal experts who have studied the issue on behalf of the state have all acknowledged that Idaho's patchwork public defense system is deficient at best, and likely unconstitutional.

I wish that the LSUC would set up a committee with just that mandate instead of continuing to waste its time looking at ways to sell our independence and the true public interest out to nonlawyer entities that intelligence and experience show are and will increasingly be anti-competitive, will add two more layers of overhead, will put profit seeking on behalf of remote shareholders ahead of our ethos of giving advice that is in the best interests of the client not ourselves.

One of the major rationales for the granting of intellectual property rights has been that knowledge is a public good and therefore government intervention on behalf of the public is necessary to encourage production and dissemination of knowledge through the market.

I am also skeptical of the argument, advanced by Joseph Avray on behalf of the advocates» society, that the hearing fees are wrong because it is somehow impermissible for the government to charge for what is «a public good» — understood not in its strict economic meaning, but simply as something that benefits society as a whole.

He has also acted on behalf of underwriters and dealers in both public and private offerings of equity and debt and assists clients with corporate governance matters and continuous disclosure compliance obligations, as well as general corporate and commercial matters.

The suit against Myriad's patents was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Public Patent Foundation (acting on behalf of cancer patients, who can face a $ 3,000 charge for the breast cancer risk test), as well as medical researchers and societies.

Everyday I'm working with underwriters and advocating on behalf of my clients to push for the best rate possible and felt it was important to share my successes with the public so others can reap the benefits of favorable life insurance approvals.

«At the highest level, this is what Congress does best: spank executives in public on behalf of their constituents,» said Paul Rosenzweig, a senior fellow at the R Street Institute.

Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Arash was a member of Merrill Lynch's Real Estate, Hospitality and Leisure Investment Banking Group, where he participated in numerous public, private equity and debt financing assignments as well as merger, acquisition and strategic advisory assignments on behalf of public and private real estate companies.

Real estate brokers and salespeople are best positioned in the real estate industry worldwide to recognize, collect and distribute exclusive type real estate information properly on behalf of the public in a major, industry - wide, worldwide service.