Sentences with phrase «on election promises»

Citizens could pledge money on an escrow basis so that it only gets sent to the candidate if they follow through on their election promises.

Politicians rarely deliver on election promises.

The governing party, however, urged the President and his entire cabinet to remain focused in its effort to deliver on election promises made to Nigerians.

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.

Keep in mind that we have French parliamentary elections due to take place on June 11 and 18, and we expect the outcome of those votes to play a big role in Macron's ability to deliver on his election promises.

The unspoken truth is that many employers see mat leave as a costly, disruptive hassle they would sooner avoid — a sentiment that will only deepen if Justin Trudeau makes good on his election promise to extend government - backed parental leave from 12 to 18 months.

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.

The plan, released yesterday after 14 months of deliberation, delivers on an election promise made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party to revisit controversial changes made to Canada's environmental policies by the previous Conservative Party government, led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

A: If the Liberals do indeed follow through on this election promise, you'll need to factor in a number of variables, including how dividends are treated in the province you live in.

It seems that never more grudgingly has a government followed through on an election promise.

Following through on their election promise, the Federal Government has committed to reinstating and updating the Court Challenges Program («CCP») after the Harper government cut the entire budget in 2006.

On behalf of home buyers, we want them to remain good on this election promise and that means Ontarians need to send a strong message that the government must rethink its plan to double the land transfer tax burden on home buyers.»

Not exact matches

At the same time, Merkel and other European leaders must recognize that Tsipras won an election on a promise to end imposed austerity.

The failure of far - right populist Gert Wilders to win the recent Dutch election was a boost for the EU but a threat awaits in the prospect of French President Marine le Pen, a far - right anti-immigration candidate who has promised to hold a referendum on France's EU membership if elected, the same promise Cameron made.

Though after Trump won the election, he seemed to soften on this campaign promise, the Times reported, pledging to keep an open mind.

President Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to create more jobs for American workers, and since his election, he has regularly touted his ability to negotiate deals that bring jobs to the U.S.

Trump, who invested little in formulating specific policy proposals during the presidential campaign, left his team scrambling after he won the election to prepare to implement on his campaign promises.

In the runup to the 2015 UK general election, former Prime Minister David Cameron promised to hold a nationwide referendum on Britain's membership of the EU if he was elected for a second time.

Morneau might already be listening, as his budget «deferred» an election promise to drop the rate of tax small - and - medium - sized businesses pay on their income to 9 % from 10.5 %.

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi staged his stunning political comeback, and came within less than a percentage point of winning the last week's election, on an anti-austerity, anti-German platform, mixed with promises of rescinding a widely resented and highly regressive real estate tax.

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.

In election years, people make promises that they will be delivering on year or two after.

To boost GOP prospects in the midterm elections, Trump needs to show that Republicans are delivering on long - promised tax relief.

The Liberals made a few big - ticket election campaign spending promises, but, on the tax side, they also indicated they intend to pad revenues over the next few years with higher tax rates for personal and corporate income.

Trump has been vocal in his praise of Carrier and has reportedly offered the company $ 7 million in tax breaks as part of the agreement, which Trump brokered after his election win last month after promising on the campaign trail that he would save the jobs in question.

A key reason for holding the vote was to fulfil a 2011 promise made by all municipal election candidates in Kitimat to poll citizens on the pipeline project.

The agreement handed a victory to Obama, who had promised before the election to address budget woes in part by raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans.

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

The consequence of missing the forecasted period, of course, would be a delay in enacting the above - mentioned election promises concerning increasing TFSA contribution limits and so on.

That message orchestration starts in Stouffville, Ont., where he was reportedly set announce a small business tax cut shortly before noon, effectively returning to a 2015 election promise then failed to deliver on in the government's first two budgets.

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.

SCL Group, the entity which controlled Cambridge Analytica, appeared to once boast on its website that it had been a crucial player in Duterte's 2016 election victory, driving a campaign promising a violent crackdown on crime.

Having been elected on promises that may not take effect until after the next election, the government must show a real commitment to achieving those goals.

Trump, a self - professed fan of junk food, has not been explicit on what he plans to do with food policy, although he campaigned for the Nov. 8 election on a broad promise to undo regulations on business.

The Conservatives dangled several pricey promises during the 2011 election campaign that were contingent on them balancing the books, including tax - splitting for couples with children under 18, doubling the annual tax - free savings account limit and doubling the children's tax credit.

Not running a deficit under any circumstances was the position that the Conservatives had run on in the 2008 election, and the other parties had made similar promises.

As Parliament resumes after Canadaâ $ ™ s historic 41st election, all eyes are on Prime Minister Stephen Harper and how he delivers on his campaign promises of growth and stability.

on his ability to push through other items on his agenda, such as tax reform, infrastructure spending and deregulation — the promise of which has helped propel stocks upward since his election.

On the pipeline, the B.C. NDP is trying to fulfil an election promise made last year.

Perhaps the Parliamentary Budget Officer should be asked to cost the election promises of all three political parties based on an updated economic and fiscal outlook.

The president of the Criminal Lawyers» Association is calling on the government of Ontario to make good on its promise on changing the way police records checks are done, before a provincial election later this year.

«Today's budget delivered on the government's election promise to boost spending for social programs and stimulate growth in key sectors of our economy.

He also said he hoped the company would deliver on its promises of improved returns so «we don't need to run for election next year.»

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.

Based on their election platform, the net cost of these promises amounts to $ 10.5 billion in 2016 - 17, $ 11.7 billion in 2017 - 18; $ 9.1 billion in 2018 - 19 and $ 6.6 billion in 2019 - 20.

Unfortunately, by then, most budget decisions had already been made and the chances that the Committee's recommendations (other than Liberal election promises) would have any impact on the Budget were virtually non-existent.

The Liberal government in Ottawa is facing a host of demands based on promises it made during the election campaign.

The tariff announcement comes as Trump tries to rally his base ahead of this fall's midterm congressional elections by making good on promises to protect American industry and create jobs.

By 2017, B.C. families and industries will have seen their power costs increase by 80 per cent on the B.C. Liberal's watch, including as a result of Premier Clark's broken election promises on hydro rates.