Sentences with phrase «public debate on the issue»

If you're going to have a thoughtful public debate on the issue, it's better to actually engage what your opponent thinks, right?

There is still a huge mountain to climb to get a proper open - minded and honest public debate on the issues.

The difficulty with a great public debate on this issue is that it is likely to be further divisive, and as you've pointed out the result is unlikely to leave everyone satisfied.

In BC, which is to hold an election in mid-May, there has been huge public debate on the issue, and opposition from environmental and aboriginal groups to proposals to build an oil pipeline to carry Alberta bitumen to tidewater along approximately the same geographic There are several projects in various stages of the permitting or design process, all located on the northern BC coast, just south of the Alaska panhandle.

Campaign group Libertys legal director James Welch said: «Armed police patrols should not become a regular sight in our cities without a full public debate on the issue.»

In the absence of legislation on assisted dying, we have to establish the right to a doctor - assisted death through the courts but we also hope that Paul's case will help to stimulate public debate on this issue, and convince Parliament to listen to the massive majority opinion in this country and legalise assisted dying.»

«I have a proposition for the Governor: When we win in court, and we will, I think he owes us a series of public debates on the issues facing New York.»

«This is critical for protecting the environment and providing scientific evidence to help settle public debates on issues such as the environmental effects of coal ash or hydraulic fracturing.»

In the wake of an unusual public debate on this issue between President Obama's science adviser, John Holdren, and Roger Pielke, Jr., a longtime analyst of climate - related disaster losses at the University of Colorado, I received a helpful note from Martin Hoerling, who studies climate extremes for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

There is no public debate on the issue of militarism; not even members of Congress effect policy here — except on trivia.

When pressed by reporters about the lack of public debate on the issue, Silver fired back, suggesting there has been more pulic debate over the millionaire's tax than ever before.

DeFrancisco said he's sent letters to members of the State Committee and is calling for a public debate on the issues.

At the very least, this will force a public debate on the issue; moreover, it will give reform minded state superintendents some cover for taking action.