Sentences with phrase «province handed control»

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Political scientist Keith Brownsey of Mount Royal University argues the Liberals paid close attention to the many fumbles made by Harper's Tories on the energy file: failing to build solid relationships with First Nations, allowing environmental groups to seize the public - relations initiative, not asserting federal authority and handing provinces like B.C. and Quebec control of the political agenda, keeping Canada outside of the international consensus on climate change, and ignoring legitimate criticisms of the federal review process.

Wasit province, a central Shia - dominated region of the country, was today handed over from US to local control.

In a recent report, the defence select committee said handing over control of Basra, which is the most populous and economically important of the four provinces under British control, was a «key test» in the progress towards Iraqi self - reliance.

In June, the UK began handing over responsibility for security in the first of the four southern provinces it controls, al Muthanna, to the Iraqi services.

Mr Blair said British troops had already handed over control of two Iraqi provinces to domestic security forces in the south «because the job was done», and stressed it was «important we withdraw from some areas where Iraqis are ready to take control».

Control over a second province, Maysan, is expected to be handed over soon.

This week, the Foreign Secretary, Margaret Beckett, indicated that Britain could hand control over the province of Basra to Iraqi forces in spring next year, while the Prime Minister called for other Nato members to help more in Afghanistan.

Definition of «prize fight» (2) In this section, «prize fight» means an encounter or fight with fists or hands between two persons who have met for that purpose by previous arrangement made by or for them, but a boxing contest between amateur sportsmen, where the contestants wear boxing gloves of not less than one hundred and forty grams each in mass, or any boxing contest held with the permission or under the authority of an athletic board or commission or similar body established by or under the authority of the legislature of a province for the control of sport within the province, shall be deemed not to be a prize fight.

«The sale of the Bristal Portfolio is in line with our strategic priority to focus our efforts and investments more on the strong and stable Canadian market where we have an established strong presence in four key provinces, full operating control of our properties, and where we have a first - hand knowledge and understanding of the markets in which we operate,» Chartwell President & CEO Brent Binions said in a statement.