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In December 2013, in Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, the Supreme Court of Canada held that the provisions of the Criminal Code that dealt with keeping a bawdy house (section 210), living off the avails of prostitution (section 212 (1)(j)-RRB-, and communicating in public with respect to a proposed act of prostitution (section 213 (1 (c)-RRB- were unconstitutional.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

With the exception of North Carolina's legislation, the laws and proposed legislation are loosely termed Religious Freedom Reformation Act (RFRA) bills, and in their current form they give businesses and other organizations the right to withhold services from clientele based on religious objections.

Microsoft supports «The Ending of Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2017,» proposed legislation from senators Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina that would end such provisions, Smith said.

So the Green Energy Act demanded that proposed wind and solar projects source specific percentages of the total cost from within the province.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

In California, there is a proposed ballot measure called the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.

Both Twitter and Facebook said Tuesday ahead of the hearing that they would support the Honest Ads Act, a proposed piece of legislation that would require tech firms that sell ads to disclose how much they are paid for placing political ads on their platform.

Prepare For Healthcare Reform While the Healthcare Reform Act is still being discussed and debated on Capitol Hill, small business owners should take a prudent approach by ensuring they're aware of the proposed changes and being prepared to act accordingAct is still being discussed and debated on Capitol Hill, small business owners should take a prudent approach by ensuring they're aware of the proposed changes and being prepared to act accordingact accordingly.

The Agriculture Committee's proposed legislation on Tuesday - titled «The Customer Protection and End - User Relief Act» - also addresses some of those concerns for customers.

And health insurers, once considered to be a beneficiary of the Affordable Care Act, aren't really a solid Clinton proxy, as many have been withdrawing from the Obamacare marketplaces, casting shade on the law (not to mention that Clinton has spoken out against mergers between some of the largest players, including the proposed Aetna (aet)- Humana (hum) and Anthem (antm)- Cigna (ci) deals).

One critically important proposed amendment to the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act is the Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, which provides important resources for homeless young people, keeping them safe from exploitation.

The legislation proposed earlier this summer - the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act - would exclude most such workers and would reduce the total number of green cards awarding permanent legal U.S. residence to just over 500,000 from more than one million today.

The act also proposes six weeks of partially paid maternity leave for mothers who don't already receive paid leave from an employer.

The proposed Innovation Act of 2015 — backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights like Facebook — could expand the petition cap:

The letter mentions one proposed law under consideration, the USA Freedom Act, though it stops short of a full endorsement.

The investigation centers on whether DCT's Board of Directors is acting in the shareholders» best interests, whether the board considered alternatives to the acquisition, and whether the board has employed an adequate process to review and act on the proposed transaction.

A China - based business source with knowledge of discussion among senior European officials said there had been a «clear effort» by the U.S. government over the past six months to introduce a coordinated approach to Chinese industrial policy, but that Trump's proposed metals tariffs under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 had undermined support from Europe.

Sen. Bob Corker was the only Republican to vote against the bill, which, among other things, proposes to cut the corporate rate to 20 % while changing individual tax brackets and significantly undercutting portions of the Affordable Care Act.

The program, called PROMISE (Preventing Recidivism Through Opportunities, Mentoring, Interventions, Supports & Education), began after Republican - proposed legislation directed school districts away from zero - tolerance policies that led to expulsions and law enforcement referrals for «petty acts of misconduct and misdemeanors.»

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act requires the Secretary of the Interior, through BOEM, to prepare and maintain a schedule of proposed oil and gas lease sales in federal waters, indicating the size, timing, and location of auctions that would best meet national energy needs for the five - year period following its approval.

This document contains proposed regulations that reflect changes made by WFTRA and by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (FCSIAA) relating to the dependency exemption.

FORWARD - LOOKING STATEMENTS; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Certain statements in this document, including statements relating to the proposed combination of SolarCity Corporation («SolarCity») and Tesla Motors, Inc. («Tesla») and the combined company's future financial condition, performance and operating results, strategy and plans are «forward - looking statements» within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

The proposed law would also adjust penalties according to the value of the cryptocurrency involved in a transgression, which would be determined based on a token's exchange rate with the Philippine peso at the time that the criminal act took place.

However, the act of purchasing digital assets, including bitcoin, would remain legal under the proposed updates to the country's regulatory code.

-- Title X of the CHOICE Act, the brainchild of the R's on this committee, proposes to micromanage the Federal Reserve in ways that would be hugely detrimental to its independence and its ability to carry out its mandates.

The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) will commence with their vote on the proposed Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act.

Despite these criticisms, the proposed act has received tremendous support from a large number of firms currently active in the virtual currency industry.

This latest round of $ 100 billion in proposed tariffs would be in addition to steel and aluminum tariffs totaling $ 3 billion (under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962) and the initial $ 50 billion in Section 301 tariffs released on Tuesday, April 3.

The proposed act has also garnished the attention of Theo Chino, virtual currency entrepreneur and plaintiff in the Chino v. the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) case.

One of the topics that will be discussed is the proposed Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act.

Most recently, Llew Claasen, Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation, pleaded to the National Conference of State Legislators, a bipartisan non-governmental organization that represents staff and members of American state legislatures, to reject any and all proposed legislation modeled after the Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

The proposed $ 200 billion in savings is less than one - fiftieth of the $ 10.9 trillion the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects we will add to the debt over the next decade if lawmakers do not act.

Do not forget a quantifiable and reliable analysis probing both the economic value and economic deterrents of proposed regulation is the fundamental obligation of the Administrative Procedures Act.

While we're all breathlessly awaiting the federal government's long - promised revisions to the Copyright Act, interested parties may want to check out Bill C - 47, the federal government's proposed legislation to grant extra special intellectual property right protection for the Olympic movement and its related symbols. For a summary of the legislation, check out the Library of -LSB-...]

The provincial government filed a reference case Thursday in the B.C. Court of Appeal asking whether amendments it is proposing to the Environmental Management Act are valid and if they give the province the authority to control the shipment of heavy oils based on the impact spills could have on the environment, human health or communities.

Worth noting is that in November 2017, the Cryptocurrency Tax Fairness Act (which proposed a $ 600 de minimis exemption for VC) was not adopted as part of the House tax reform bill.

Far - reaching and critical amendments proposed by Bill S - 14, An Act to amend the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, received royal assent on June 19, 2013.

«To that end, the Department of Justice has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a notice of a proposed regulation to clarify that the National Firearms and Gun Control Act defines «machine gun'to include bump stock type devices.»

He called the federal rejection of Aetna's proposed merger with Humana «regrettable» and agreed with Bertolini that Congress wasn't acting to stabilize the health insurance exchanges.

To help run EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance — responsible for enforcement of environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act — Pruitt chose Patrick Traylor, a longtime lawyer who has worked helping such clients as «Koch Industries, Dominion Energy and TransCanada, responsible for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline» avoid and rebuff environmental enforcement lawsuits.

If this wasn't enough to get environmentalist in an uproar the government then proposed changes to the income tax act that would require that that charities disclose foreign sources of funds and demonstrate that the organization satisfied the 10 per cent rule for political activities.

DOL released on Nov. 16 a proposed rule and interpretive bulletin to help guide states in developing state - run retirement plans that don't run afoul of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

To defend itself, the IMF is proposing to act as a «central bank» creating what was called «paper gold» in the late 1960s — artificial credit in the form of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs).

Today, at a very upbeat and aspirational meeting, the Securities Exchange Commission voted unanimously (unlike Title II) to approve proposed Regulation Crowdfunding to implement Title III of the JOBS Act.

Complying with a directive from the White House, the Department of Labor released last Nov. 16 a proposed rule and interpretive bulletin to help guide states in developing state - run retirement plans that don't run afoul of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

In the latest stage of the provincial government's battle against the proposed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, it has asked the BC Court of Appeal to review four pages of proposed legislation that would amend the Environmental Management Act and address questions about the amendments's constitutionality.

The memo is in support of a proposed fiduciary definition for professionals selling retirement investments to 401 (k) beneficiaries under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

Sen. Ron Wyden has asked Mark Zuckerberg for detailed information on what happened in this case, while Sens. Mark Warner and Amy Klobuchar said the incident is a clear example of why their proposed Honest Ads Act, introduced with Republican John McCain, is necessary.