Sentences with phrase «on leadership campaigns»

For more information on the leadership campaign locally, call Sudbury Federal Liberal Association president Jim Lanzo at 705-626-8817.

Asked how she felt when she heard Huhne was having an affair with Carina Trimingham, a media adviser on his leadership campaign, she said: «I knew her as a lesbian.

At Labour's national executive yesterday, Ed Miliband failed to deliver on his leadership campaign promise to give members more say in policy making.

Liz Kendall has signed up editor of the LabourList blog, Mark Ferguson, as a senior adviser on her leadership campaign.

«I haven't embarked on this leadership campaign to get a seat in the shadow Cabinet.

Or the former editor of the Evening Standard, Veronica Wadley who volunteered to be his «volunteering czar» for # 76,000 a year and is now reported to be working on his leadership campaign?

Party activists will be dismayed that such large sums were spent on the leadership campaign when the party itself remains impoverished.

Not exact matches

Improving economic conditions for Canadian middle class families was the first and last item on the agenda of Trudeau's leadership campaign.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

«We think of it as a marketing campaign that begins as soon as people step foot on the campuses where we recruit,» she says, noting the company only targets students with stellar academic credentials who have shown clear evidence of leadership.

The review and the changes that will result from it comes on top of a decision to build a new $ 200 million modern home for the business school on the waterfront of Lake Michigan, a reorganization of the school's top leadership, and the creation and launch of Kellogg's new branding campaign — all initiatives driven by Blount since her arrival some 18 months ago.

NELP combines deep policy chops with tangible action — via partnerships with grassroots groups and leadership on advocacy campaigns around the nation — to fight for real reforms that change lives.

While I understand that the NDP must feel intense pressure to capture votes — including from people who have never taken a course from John Smithin — I often wish that the NDP would show a bit more policy leadership on the issue of the deficit and debt. I was particularly disappointed during the 2008 federal election campaign when Mr. Layton stated, unequivocally, that the NDP would not run a deficit in the following year if elected (even though it was clear that Canada was entering a recession).

Fossil fuel companies and real estate developers were among Clark's biggest campaign donors and, between B.C.'s climate leadership plan and the long time inaction to address housing inflation, they certainly seem to have had her ear on policy decisions.

Clark supporters from beginning to end, the Holborn Group gave $ 5000 to her leadership campaign — and on the day of the last provincial election, wrote another cheque for $ 5000.

On June 16, Mr. Hill registered to contact elected officials about setting up a «workable» framework for those projects for Spectra subsidiary Westcoast Energy Inc., a top donor to Christy Clark's successful Liberal leadership campaign.

In December 2013, when the Liberal Democratic Party returned to leadership with Abe as its minister, the LDP campaigned on renewed fiscal stimulus, aggressive monetary easing from the BOJ, structural reforms to boost competitiveness and eventual fiscal consolidation.

He just ran on one of the most antagonistic platforms towards Ottawa and some sister provinces outside of a Parti Quebecois leadership campaign.

In a recent op - ed in the Edmonton Journal, Public Interest Alberta «s Larry Booi called on the new NDP government to institute campaign spending limits, lower contribution limits to $ 1,200 per year, impose much stronger rules on disclosure of contributions and spending and extend the rules on contributions and spending to cover party leadership and constituency contests.

[The Globe & Mail reported on September 5, 2014 that Mr. Ferguson was among 39 donors who gave Mr. Prentice's leadership campaign between $ 10,001 and $ 30,000]

With Peter MacKay and Jason Kenney on the sidelines of the Conservative leadership battle, a critical number of votes are up for grabs in the campaign to find a successor for Stephen Harper.

Banff - Cochrane MLA Ron Casey was one of two MLAs to endorse Ken Hughes «short - lived leadership campaign and has remained quiet since he dropped out of the contest on May 12, 2014.

It reflects a years - long campaign by liberal Catholic activists to push back against the leadership of their church on controversial political matters - and years of White House bridge - building with a spectrum of Catholic groups.

On the campaign trail, Cain is more apt to talk about his business acumen and leadership skills than his faith.

Barack Obama campaigned on a promise to continue that leadership.

Last year the National Council of Churches (NCC) got a broad array of religious leadership types to sign on with a «Campaign to Take Commercialism Out of Christmas.»

What the ex-KGB hand, Putin, has gotten done is this: He's erected a kleptocratic quasi-dictatorship on top of a crumbling civil society while murdering his political opponents, invading his neighbors, backstopping Syria's murderous Bashar al - Assad, and conducting a fantastic propaganda campaign throughout the world (supported, sadly, by the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church)-- all of which is aimed at reversing the verdict of recent history, rebuilding Stalin's empire in a new guise, and deconstructing the West.

However, I did not vote for President Obama either time, as I didn't feel he had the experience or leadership skills (2008), let alone reneging on his promise to abide by campaign finance reform; or had accomplished what he promised (2012).

She took leadership roles in both the Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (MSAWG), and the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, and served on executive committees for both coalitions.

Carter is just one of many players who'll have to flourish for San Francisco to improve on last year's 7 - 9 campaign, one in which Owens publicly questioned the leadership and arm strength of his starting quarterback.

The Spaniard's artistry on the ball, leadership on the pitch and versatility have all been sorely missed and the correlation with Arsenal's drop in form and Santi's injury is evident for all to see, not just this season but the previous campaign as well.

She also serves on the WA state leadership advisory committee for the Speak Up When You're Down Postpartum Depression Awareness Campaign www.speakup.wa.gov and has been an instructor at the Seattle Midwifery School for their PPMD course.

Less often, but not infrequently, a family member with leadership or business experience, or someone suggested by an important financial backer for the campaign, is brought on to fill that role.

As Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, under the leadership of John Smith MP, Harriet led Labour's campaign against the Tory decision to put 17.5 % VAT on gas and electricity.

«That issue is now settled, we move on from it and I'm absolutely committed to doing my bit to create a tolerant, decent society for everybody regardless of their background, regardless of their sexuality — that is not an issue in this leadership campaign.»

The Director, Department of State Security, DSS, Maɗuagwuna Ifeanyi called on the leadership of the participating political parties to submit the details of their campaign programmes to the security agencies, saying this will help to forestall any form of clash.

Jon Lansman, the Momentum founder who helped run Corbyn's leadership campaign, said: «A period of silence from Ken Livingstone is overdue, especially on antisemitism racism & Zionism.

Speaking at the NDC's campaign launch in Cape Coast on Sunday, 14 August, Mr Ofosu - Ampofo said the NPP is in disarray because of the divisive leadership and posturing of flagbearer Nana Akufo - Addo, who, he said, has not been able to keep the party united as bequeathed to him by former President John Kufuor.

CPAG's activities build on our history of strategic policy leadership to identify and campaign for changes in policy, practice and attitudes necessary to end child poverty.

As Steven Woolfe's campaign implodes, a new leadership favourite launches her campaign on the sly.

One would have thought that some of the issues that became talking points during the campaigning would have played a part on the voting day, but instead the voters ignored and gave this great country the most odious of leadership, since independence.

After a bitter referendum campaign which featured much blue - on - blue infighting, the Conservatives now face a leadership contest to choose the next Prime Minister.

«It's very difficult to see how the current leadership could possibly unite the elements of the party, the Parliamentary Labour Party being a key part of the that,» he argues, before singling out the role of Momentum, the grass roots movement whose aim is «to build on the energy and enthusiasm from the Jeremy Corbyn for Labour Leader campaign», for its part in creating the current civil strife.

As a reminder of Unite's importance though; Unite are still the biggest funder of the party (in the first week of the election campaign they gave # 2.4 m of the total # 2.7 m received by Labour), they have upwards of one million members they can encourage to register as supporters in a leadership election (and indeed activate in Parliamentary candidate selections), Unite has three seats on the NEC and of course Len's chief of staff, Andrew Murray, was seconded to Jeremy's team for the general election campaign.

Even, improbably, Jeremy Corbyn has used it, telling his delirious fans in his leadership acceptance speech, «I want us to stand up and say «we want to live in a society where we don't pass by on the other side of those people rejected by an unfair welfare system»,» and motivating them again 18 months later at the start of the 2017 Election campaign by claiming, «we know that the people of Britain don't pass by on the other side.»

Campaigning for the Ukip leadership will take place throughout August with ballot papers being issued on September 1.

Thanks to Jeremy's leadership on this, every sinew, every muscle, every bit of effort in the Labour party will be dedicated to this campaign.

Recently hired Jimmy McLoughlin, the target for cronyism allegations because he's the son of Tory chairman Patrick, has been rewarded for his impressive work on the new PM's Tory leadership campaign.

«This is a campaign about, on one level, the leadership of the Labour party, but it's also a campaign about how we do politics in our society.

The Sussex Against Privatisation Campaign originally sought support from the existing union branches on campus — Unite, Unison and UCU — but were rebuffed by what they see as a conservative leadership presiding over an ossified system.