Sentences with phrase «promised during the election»

Including Mr. Harper's vow in 2008 that a government led by him would «never» go into deficit, this is the second time in three years that the Conservatives have made a balanced - budget promise during an election campaign only to abandon it after being reelected.

Mr. Trump promised during the election to help both pipelines proceed.

There are other actions aimed at jobs that were promised during the election that could be implemented.

The Scottish first minister meanwhile outlined six principles which underlie the party's promises during the election campaign.

Proposed K - 12 budget does not include an additional $ 61 million governor proposes for teacher - salary increases that he promised during his election campaign.

The Conservatives also promised during the election campaign to remove the cap on faith - based free schools, which stops them allocating more than 50 % of their places on grounds of religion - which would have brought them in line with other faith schools in the state sector.

The Conservatives also promised during the election campaign to remove the cap on faith - based free schools, which stops them allocating more than 50 % of their places on grounds of religion — which would have brought them in line with other faith schools in the state sector.

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.

The plan, promised during the election, will see more generous benefits for poor families and the amount reduced as family income rises, and will be entirely eliminated for high - income earners.

Not exact matches

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.

The Trudeau government promised to «modernize» the National Energy Board during last year's election.

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.

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

Because CBSA is not letting importers qualify for the tariff exemption, consumers will pay higher prices for imported electronic goods − exactly what the Conservatives promised to avoid during the 2011 election campaign.

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.

During the election campaign, Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised that Transport Canada will monitor congestion in the same manner as the TTI does in the United States.

Having donated $ 11m to the main pro-Cruz Super Pac, Keep the Promise I, Mercer is Cruz's top financier — and the largest individual donor to Super Pacs or outside groups during the presidential election cycle thus far, according to data compiled by the political transparency website Open Secrets.

During the 2006 election campaign the Conservative party had promised to cut the GST by two points.

During the 2006 election, the Conservative Party promised greater transparency and accountability in budget planning.

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.

Senator Smith: I watched CNN last night, and they showed all of the promises that Trump has made during the election campaign and that he has changed his position.

Unfortunately for them, the Conservatives did not promise them anything during the 2011 election campaign.

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

Our president made big promises to our nation's military during the 2016 election.

The Liberals are expected to table changes to the Statistics Act in the coming weeks that would address the independence promise they made during the election.

Mr. Fildebrandt is sour from a recent interview Ms. Tait published in which she quotes him as claiming the NDP duped Alberta voters by actually implementing promises made during the election (and he later referred to Ms. Tait as a b - list reporter and accused her of auditioning for a job in the Premier's Office — a comment he later retracted).

During the 2013 election Christy Clark promised a lot of things that obviously she knew she could never deliver.

Aside from Donald Trump's call to «repeal and replace» Obamacare and Hillary Clinton's promise to repeal the Hyde Amendment, bioethical issues were not much discussed during the 2016 election.

I am a Labour supporter, and have been for many years, but my problem with any established political party is they don't keep the promises they make during election campaigns.

Cameron promised in his Bloomberg speech in Europe to hold an in - out referendum on Britain's future in the EU during the next parliament if the Conservatives win the next general election.

According to President Akufo - Addo, in September 2017, two important campaign promises he made in the run - up to the December 2016 elections are going to be met, adding that this is an indication that the pledges he made during the electioneering period were not mere campaign platform talk, but are pledges that will be fulfilled during his tenure of office.

Former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amisah Arthur, has asked the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to fulfill all the «170 promises» it made to Ghanaians during the 2016 general elections.

He also mocked the Akufo - Addo government, saying it is now feeling the reality of governance vis - à - vis the utopian promises it made during the 2016 elections.

Mr Samson A. K. Akyeh, a Principal Elder of Abamkrom, on behalf of the people and Chiefs, expressed appreciation to the First Lady for redeeming the promise she made to Abamkrom during her 2016 Election Campaign tour.

Npp government is making the trust for politicians erode before the good people of Ghana as the days go by, because we politicians who promised during our campaigns to serve the ordinary people after winning elections ride on the neck of the poor people who pushed us there.

President Akufo - Addo promised during the 2016 election campaign and emphasised it early this year when he visited Ahafo on an official engagement that the decision to create additional regions was a commitment he was determined to bring to fruition.

Abdullahi said, «The Party believes that President Buhari is now well rested and has returned with new vigour and optimism to fix the challenges facing our people and fulfill the promises our Party made to Nigerians during the 2015 elections.

During the 2017 UK general election campaign Liar Liar GE2017, a song by the reggae band Captain SKA, which criticised unfulfilled Conservative party campaign promises from previous elections, was banned by all major British broadcasters.

The free SHS policy had been a major promise by the Akufo - Akufo government during run up to the December 7 2012 and 2016 general elections.

Some of them openly expressed their disappointment in this administration and apologised to the former President for voting against him in the 2016 election because of lies told them about him and his government by the Npp, and failure on their part to critically evaluate promises the Npp made during the campaign.

Unforeseen circumstances and other distractions notwithstanding, I shall still do my utmost best to keep every promise I made to Nigerians during my election campaign.

President Ronald Reagan promised during the 1980 presidential election to eliminate the Department of Education as a cabinet post, [1] but he was not able to do so with a Democratic House of Representatives.

It also provided the opportunity to deliver on some of the promises we made during the election campaign.

Promising actress, Cecilia Gyase Konamah, popularly known as, Abena Ghana, has declared that she's ready to stand and preach during, before, and after the 2016 elections.

He said, «The party believes that President Buhari is now well rested and has returned with new vigour and optimism to fix the challenges facing our people and fulfil the promises our party made to Nigerians during the 2015 elections.

One of the reasons why Nigerians voted for the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, General Mohammadu Buhari (rtd) during the last general election was his promise to fight corruption and end impunity in the country.

April 29th: One of south London's more interesting contests during the election was in Streatham, where two promising candidates fought a good - natured campaign:

«Labour know Ed Miliband has no intention of keeping the promises he makes during the election campaign.»

During the Leadership and Deputy Leadership elections last year I made a promise to our members that I would serve whoever they elected to be leader.

It also provided the opportunity to deliver on some of the promises we made during the election campaign» the President said.