Sentences with phrase «promise of the next election»

Not exact matches

As Scott Clark and Peter DeVries have noted, this promise has the odd quirk of being unverifiable until after the next election.

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.

This will reduce economic growth in Canada even further and could push the deficit (including election promises) to $ 25 to $ 30 billion (1.5 % of GDP) in the next few years.

OTTAWA — Nine million votes were wasted in the 2015 election under Canada's winner - take - all electoral system — that's more than the populations of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Atlantic provinces combined, according to a new electoral reform primer outlining why the principle of proportionality must underpin the government's promise to bring in voting reform by the next federal election.

Despite the rough first year, Premier Redford's Tories still have at least three years left until the next election to fulfill the promises made and mend fences with the bloc of moderate voters who saved their party from defeat one year ago today.

«As we move forward to the next election, I will continue to hold Christy Clark accountable for failing to keep her promises to British Columbians, and I will be putting forward a diverse economic platform that will bring jobs to every region of the province and a comprehensive climate plan, that incorporates LNG within the context of our overall climate goals.

In such cases, we may grumble and protest and promise to vote against the perpetrators next election day, but we do not feel that we have become victims of an outrage.

He sounds victorious, but remember that under these forecasts he will have a # 73bn deficit at the time of the next election, rather than the # 0 he promised.

There is still four - and - a-half years until the planned date of the next general election, but student anger against the tuition fees hike backed by the Lib Dems - who signed a pledge promising to oppose any increase before the general election - is unlikely to fade away.

Welsh Labour today promised to put children and young people at the heart of government if elected for a third term in next week's assembly election.

While a final decision on whether to renew Trident has been put off until 2016, the issue promises to resurface periodically between then and now — not least of all in next year's general election campaign and this year's referendum on Scottish independence.

I promise today that at the next election, we will present a manifesto that explains how we can help to make the living wage a part of our strategy to make Britain's economy work for working people again.

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in its 2016 manifesto promised to «oversee the direct election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) within 24 months of election into office, to coincide with the next District Assembly elections in 2019.»

Stephen Crabb's warm words on devolution, or promises of money for rail improvements after the next election, doesn't alter the fact that on his watch more than huge swathes of the Welsh workforce have entered a Tory twilight zone of insecurity, low pay and under - employment.

Alan Johnson will be able to come in and promise an early general election — in the spring of next year; that is, roughly, when there has to be an election anyway and nobody has anything to lose.

promising to reverse every Tory cut would mean going into the next election with # billions of commitments, and answering Yes or No on specific cuts would paint us into a corner;

Cameron, under pressure from Ukip and Tory Eurosceptics, has promised that if the Tories win the next election he will hold a referendum by the end of 2017 after having renegotiated the terms of UK membership, including rules on freedom of movement.

Both Mr Cameron and his shadow chancellor, George Osborne, have rejected promising tax cuts so early in the parliament, saying it is «highly unlikely» they will be part of the next general election manifesto.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats today unveiled their manifesto ahead of next month's assembly election, promising to build «a fair future, a green future,» if elected.

Until the party and its leadership can admit to the mistakes made in government, or to the lack of courage shown in not tackling the clear problems that prevent ordinary people from enjoying the sort of life that the middle classes take for granted, then I fear a whole swathe of Labour supporters will simply choose not to vote Labour, whatever promises are made at the next election (this is essentially ditching the last vestiges of New Labour I suppose).

As promised, the New York Public Interest Research Group has submitted an amicus (friend of the court) brief in support of the lawsuit that challenges the wording of the ballot proposal on casino expansion that voters will be asked to decide on Election Day next month.

And what of the inconvenient fact that Cameron has promised not to fight the next election as Tory leader?

Lib Dem grandees, who overwhelmingly backed Kennedy, were reassured by his carefully crafted speech which promised to carry on the Ashdown legacy of cooperating with Labour, but to re-tune the links to ensure that the party has a distinctive voice at the next general election.

Murdo Fraser, deputy leader of the Scottish Conservatives, nevertheless called on Mr Salmond to resign as an MP now, rather than wait until the next general election as promised.

He has promised a referendum if the treaty is not yet fully ratified by all member states, but is cautious on whether he would hold on if it has already been fully ratified, which is more likely to be the case by the time of the next general election.

So, with this I think the next wiser step left for Osoba is to lead his people out of (Egypt) APC to promised land.Moreso, with what his on grand now in ogun state toward 2015 election, am sorry for Amosu, especially when all who is who in ogun politics are ready to work with Osoba and there is strong alliance discussion going on in opposition party, but people even in Amosun cabinet were leaving APC day by day, I foresee what happened in Ekiti and kwara between Olushola SARAKI and then governor Lawal again in ogun come 2015, The victory of Aregbesola for APC in osun is so diffrent with this: some few month to election in osun many politician especially former governors were started joining APC to support Aregbesola while reverse is the case in ogun here, many even in cabinet are leaving the government to oppose Amosun, just imagine ew months to election now all former governors were agaist Amosun, all senators, Reps, and many assembly members were leaving APC agaist him and this is just the begining.Though,» ETI O WUN A WI TI OLUWA LASE» yet All EYI O WUN TI A NWI NI 2001, ILE OSOBA NI OLUWA TI FI ADE SI NI 2011.

The MEP promised to unify the party after months of bitter feuds, and set his sights on getting more than 10 MPs into Westminster at the next general election by targeting Labour heartlands.

ALBANY — Charging that Rep. John Faso and other House Republicans from New York have violated their oaths of office and defrauded voters, Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a fiery promise on Tuesday to work at seeing them ejected from office in next year's midterm elections.

With his party still behind Labour in the polls and struggling to escape the shadow of Ukip, the prime minister closed a defiantly upbeat party conference in Birmingham by saying the next election will be fought on the issue of credibility and urging voters to trust his promises.

Ed Miliband asked David Cameron if he would be voting yes or no in the referendum set to take place in the early part of the next parliament, as promised by the PM if the Conservatives won the general election expected in 2015.

Mr Cameron promised to hold a referendum on Europe after the next election to give voters a choice of staying within a reformed EU or leaving.

Shadow chancellor Ed Balls has promised to reintroduce the 50p top rate of income tax for people earning more than # 150,000 if Labour wins the next election.

The prime minister will be unable to table his demands for the repatriation of powers before the next election because Clegg has dismissed this strategy as «a false promise wrapped in a union jack».

Amid speculation that David Cameron could try to galvanise the Tory rank - and - file by making the same promise in the run - up to the poll, McCluskey told Newsnight that he hopes Labour win the next election outright, but if not, and «they are the biggest party then my view is Ed should have the courage of his convictions and govern on a minority government.»

It may be hard to believe in the midst of another contentious election cycle, but the next quarter century in the United States promises to be a period of increasing moderation and stability — at least according to a little - known but compelling theory about how the ratio of available men to available women alters our lives.

Policymakers want to effect positive change through policy, and they often need to make decisions on a short cycle — after all, they often make promises in their elections, and it behooves them to show evidence that their chosen policies are working in advance of the next round of elections.

As expected, the current fiscal year budget deficit is forecast to come in at just shy of $ 30 billion ($ 29.4 billion, to be exact) and to fall only a bit next year (to $ 29.0 billion), nearly three times the size of deficit promised during the election campaign.

Noting that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to take action on the issue of minimum sentences, Spratt fears that «the closer we get to the next election, the less time there is for a bill to get through, and the less likely this government will want to expend capital on these important justice issues.»

But because of the midterm elections Nov. 2, the next month promises to be particularly intense.