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.
Touching
on the campaign promises of his main contender Nana Akufo - Addo, Mr. Mahama urged Ghanaians to be cautious of a man who promises «One district, one factory» for votes, when he has never constructed any factory in his lifetime.
«Her Excellency Aisha Buhari has appealed to the ruling party All Progressives Congress, APC not to renege
on their campaign promise of paying N5, 000 to 25 million unemployed Nigerians and giving school children one free meal a day,» read a statement issued on her behalf by Adebisi Olumide, her media aide.
In the coming months, we will find out whether the Liberals will make good
on their campaign promise of legalizing marijuana.
Not exact matches
During the
campaign, he
promised to pull out
of the agreement — and despite a few signs he was wavering, it appears he will follow through
on this.
The terms
of service
of crowdfunding sites state that they aren't responsible for
campaigns that fail to deliver
on their
promises.
But the Republican president has shown flexibility
on some
campaign promises, and U.S. allies have been vocal
on the importance
of the climate accord.
«She is going to need to come clean
on the extreme nature
of her
campaign promises,» says Rafi Tahmazian, the senior portfolio manager at Calgary's influential Canoe Financial.
Even though Kasich fared well
on questions about his ability to follow through
on campaign promises and only 0.67 percent
of survey respondents thought he was the worst choice for president, he came in last as top choice for president among the then Republican primary candidates — a tepid showing for an honest and proven executive.
So if Trump is elected — and the Republicans also hold onto control
of the Senate — he stands a decent chance
of making good
on this
campaign promise.
Hammond's commitment to find the funds for Brexit preparations stands in sharp contrast to
promises made by the Leave
campaign before last year's referendum, which had assured Britons that leaving the EU would leave the country with hundreds
of millions
of pounds more a week to spend
on other priorities such as its rickety National Health Service.
This explains why seniors were the first to get a taste
of income splitting from the Harper government and why both the federal Liberals and NDP are
campaigning on promises to push the old age security threshold back down to 65.
Northam
campaigned heavily
on the
promise of getting more Virginians access to health care.
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.
Last year, the governing coalition broke its
campaign promise to hold a referendum
on Iceland joining the European Union, prompting thousands
of Icelanders to protest and sign petitions demanding a parliamentary vote.
In Alabama, Republican legislators introduced a resolution to impeach Republican Governor Robert Bentley, who allegedly had an affair with a staffer, having
campaigned on promises of ethics and integrity.
Part spokesperson, part negotiator, Ivanka has led the White House's effort to promote the effort, using the small but important piece
of tax reform as an opportunity to translate her
campaign promises, which centered
on helping women and working families, into policy.
«If — and it's a big if — U.S. President - elect Trump delivers
on his
campaign - trail fiscal
promises, U.S. market interest expectations and bond yields have room to rise even further in 2017,» says Lena Komileva, managing director
of g + economics in London.
There are also growing doubts
on the size and scope
of fiscal stimulus the Trump administration may inject into the U.S. economy with
campaign promises on tax reform, financial regulation rollbacks and infrastructure spending either still
on the drawing board or facing hurdles in Congress.
Constructing a wall
on the U.S. - Mexico border was one
of Trump's
campaign promises, along with the claims that Mexico would pay for it and that the structure would be up to 65 feet tall.
This was widely interpreted as a rebuke to France's newly minted Socialist president, who is making good
on campaign promises to tax the hell out
of high - income citizens as a means
of bridging the country's yawning deficits.
Indeed, Trump has been
campaigning on the popular
promise to bring back jobs to the U.S. To do so, he has stated his intent to pull out
of NAFTA, or what he calls «the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere.»
Just one day after Inc. covered the formal launch
of Mosaic, a clean energy crowdfunding platform based in Oakland that connects investors with solar energy projects, the start - up has made good
on its
promise: In less than 24 hours, it hasalready funded four sustainable energy
campaigns in California.
Trump, who had
campaigned on a
promise to keep companies from moving jobs overseas, plans to travel to the plant
on Thursday for a formal announcement
of the deal.
In a statement, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said President Donald Trump «is
on the precipice»
of fulfilling a
campaign promise and passing a plan that she said would boost wages and economic growth.
President Donald Trump, following through
on one
of his most controversial
campaign promises, signed two proclamations Thursday that implement tariffs
on imported steel and aluminum but exempt Canada and Mexico.
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.
Privately, Trump has been telling associates in recent days that his health chief had become a distraction and was overshadowing his tax overhaul agenda and undermining his
campaign promise to «drain the swamp»
of corruption, according to three people familiar with the discussions who spoke
on condition
of anonymity.
WASHINGTON — President Trump said
on Thursday that he would impose stiff tariffs
on imports
of steel and aluminum, making good
on a key
campaign promise and rattling stock markets as the prospect
of a global trade fight appeared imminent.
The tariffs are Trump's first strike at China's economy after a year
of procrastinating
on campaign promises to get tough
on US trade with China.
«Executives from Cambridge Analytica, hired by the Trump presidential
campaign, have been caught
on tape
promising an extraordinary package
of strategies to potential clients including filming opponents in compromising situations with Ukrainian sex workers,» The Daily Beast writes
of U.K. station Channel 4's documentary.
On the
campaign trail, Donald J. Trump has
promised to do quite a few things that are beyond the powers
of an American president, like billing Mexico for a border wall.
The Bush administration imposed tariffs ranging from 8 % to 30 %
on a variety
of steel products, in part to make good
on a
campaign promise designed to appeal to voters in the Rust Belt states
of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
And they'd taken care
of themselves but the fact is that the individual Congressmen knew not only that they weren't
promised any cash
on the table for themselves to sell out their voters to Wall Street but they thought that even if the Democratic National Committee or the Republication Congressional Committee contributed money to their
campaigns, no amount
of television or media advertising could persuade the voters that they were not crooks.
Since Trump had fulminated against bankers and
promised restrictive trade policies
on the
campaign trail, the appointment
of Cohn, a consummate insider, was viewed as a major concession to the economic and business elite.
Vancouver - area NDP MPs also
campaigned on the
promise of more housing data collection.
In accordance with his
campaign promises on the issue
of trade, Trump's already starting to go after China for both its trade policies that hurt American workers and its geopolitical ambitions.
With the new administration failing to find sufficient support in the House
of Representatives to repeal the Act in late March, doubts have emerged regarding the president's ability to deliver
on his other
campaign promises.
Trump went hard after China during his
campaign, blaming it for a host
of American economic ills and
promising to be tough
on the Asian superpower.
Confident that President Trump would deliver
on his
campaign promises, anchored investors enthusiastically pushed U.S. equities sharply higher late last year and into this year, expecting a flurry
of economically stimulative measures that would ultimately drive up corporate profits.
The Liberal government in Ottawa is facing a host
of demands based
on promises it made during the election
campaign.
The document lays out the skeleton
of Trump's trade policy for the first 200 days
of his presidency, focusing
on a set
of principles including renegotiating or withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement — a frequent
promise Trump made
on the
campaign trail.
PARIS (AP)-- The leader
of France's far - right National Front set the tone for her
campaign for the French presidency Saturday, calling to fight an Islamist «offensive» and
promising to hold a nationwide referendum
on European Union membership if she is...
Once your crowdfunding
campaign has finished
on one
of the popular crowdfunding websites, your task is to then reward those who have helped you, with the products you've
promised.
The federal government has delivered
on the first
of its two major tax
promises from the 2011 election
campaign.
Newly minted Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
campaigned on the
promise of seeking a write - down
on the country's debt, a «haircut» so to speak, which many European finance and government officials have dismissed as out
of the question.
For us in Canada, what is equally perplexing is that all this is coming from a government that
campaigned on a
promise of «Real Change.»
On the federal level, the Federal Trade Commission could investigate an organization for unfair and deceptive advertising (e.g. lying about the scope or character
of the products and services
promised in an ICO
campaign).
Led by a feminist Prime Minister who
campaigned on a
promise of inclusive growth, Canada is well placed to become a global leader in tackling the twin struggles
of gender and economic inequality.
Thus, when they support crowdfunding
campaigns with their money, backers get not only
promises (as
on other crowdfunding platforms) but also a real valuable asset - KickCoins in the amount
of up to 20 %
of their contribution as a bonus.