Sentences with phrase «public interest under»

Leahy introduced that horrendous piece of legislation, throwing the public interest under the bus in favor of moneyed interests.

The authorities suggest two related elements — a fiduciary duty owed by the Crown to Aboriginal people when dealing with Aboriginal lands, and the right to encroach on Aboriginal title if the government can justify this in the broader public interest under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

Indeed, it made so many mistakes in its 16 - year rule; a notable example being its constant effort at sweeping issues of public interest under the carpet.

The Court in Delgamuukw referred to this as a process of reconciling Aboriginal interests with the broader public interests under s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.

Not exact matches

Plank also promised in the letter that Under Armour will take «other public positions on legislation around the country in support of the interests of our teammates whenever policy conflicts with human rights.»

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Chapter 2, many readers will know by now, is the JRP's discussion, in its role under the National Energy Board Act, RSC, 1985, c N - 7, as to whether the NGP is in «the public interest.»

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It shall be unlawful for any broker, dealer, or exchange, directly or indirectly, to make use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce for the purpose of using any facility of an exchange within or subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to effect any transaction in a security, or to report any such transaction, unless such exchange (1) is registered as a national securities exchange under section 6 of this title, or (2) is exempted from such registration upon application by the exchange because, in the opinion of the Commission, by reason of the limited volume of transactions effected on such exchange, it is not practicable and not necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors to require such registration

Two interesting things happened this week in Jamie Dimon's world: two gutsy attorneys, Helen Davis Chaitman and Lance Gotthoffer, published a book comparing JPMorgan Chase to the Gambino crime family, explaining how the bank could and should be prosecuted under RICO statutes for serial frauds against the investing public.

And even though there has been increased interest in the party's membership since the PC Party became defunct under Jason Kenney's leadership, the Alberta Party has not seen growth in the public opinion polls.

Harper has committed that our crown corporations will not be able to serve the public interest, they will have to act under strictly commercial considerations.

«Moreover, even if there had been some public interest in the fact that the claimant was under investigation, the way that the BBC went about publishing the «story» was so disproportionate, and so intrusive, as to render it unlawful.»

But because there are still only a limited number of frequencies, and thus a limited number of TV and radio stations, each station has an obligation under the law to meet the needs and interests of the public — all the public.

Under the free - exercise clause every person is entitled to respect for her or his religious commitments, and their free exercise should not be burdened by governmental interference except to secure «compelling state interests» (such as protection of public health and safety, not just public welfare or order) that can be served in no less burdensome way.

It's not the first nor the last time this poor excuse of an individual will regurgitate hate language no matter what the subject is with the only intent of getting paid... he would probably throw her mother under the bus if it had the slightest potential of attracting public interest...

It seemed to the council that there was here sufficient ground for action; at any rate they could put him under arrest, and that was an action which the governor might be expected to countenance, since it could be represented as being in the interests of public order.

In that year, the FCC released a programming statement in which they concluded, under a good deal of pressure from particular groups) that no public - interest basis was to be served by distinguishing between sustaining - time programs (those broadcast on free air - time) and commercially sponsored programs in evaluating a station's performance in the public interest.

The public exposure of a long - past affair, and the publication of the painfully personal letter, would seem to violate journalistic boundaries, were they not unavoidably related to what is undeniably a story of legitimate public interest, namely, the Archbishop of Milwaukee was for eighteen years under the threat of blackmail, and paid off with $ 450,000 of archdiocesan funds.

In 1955, in response to continued public interest, Congress enacted the Mental Health Study Act, under which the historic Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health was appointed.

The Washington, DC - based Center for Science in the Public Interest is asking consumers «not to believe» a new video posted online by 5 - hour Energy, which has come under fire recently after reports of health issues possibly linked to the product.

Perhaps the most interesting trend is that 55 % of public bettors are taking the over, yet 92 % of total dollars wagered are on the under.

It was also interesting to note that 77 % of the public bet the over — moving the total from 200 to 201.5 — however, the teams combined for just 190 points as the under easily covered.

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a food and nutrition lobbying group that supports the bill, seltzer water is forbidden under the guidelines while candy bars, cookies and potato chips are allowed.

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Email: [email protected] Date: 6 November 2013 Venues: McDonald Rooms Conference Centre, Hanover Housing, 95 McDonald Road, Edinburgh, EH7 4NS Audience: Specific interest More Information: Community Resilience under Public Service Reform event website The support of community empowerment and resilience is a core element of public policy reform in ScoPublic Service Reform event website The support of community empowerment and resilience is a core element of public policy reform in Scopublic policy reform in Scotland.

Now, what the paper completely fails to address is how that precondition, that essential public trust, could possibly survive a system under which the security services were empowered by law to routinely trawl through the private communications data of vast numbers of citizens suspected of no crime, simply in order, as Sir David Omand puts it, «to identify patterns of interest for further investigation».

Issue 2: Whether the acceptance of the gift by the Respondent placed him in a conflict of interest situation under the Code of Conduct for Public Officers and Conflict of Interesinterest situation under the Code of Conduct for Public Officers and Conflict of InterestInterest Rules?

«In general, Nigerian laws and international law recognize the legitimate interest of society in having the names of the public officials published; in knowing the truth about who exactly returned funds and under what circumstances.

Last week however, the information commissioner ruled not only that it was in the public interest to release the reports, but also that the government saying HS2 didn't have any environmental implications to prevent release under Environmental Information Regulations was simply not the case.

Under the law, the MTA and the NY Power Authority are governed by independent boards whose directors are obligated to act in the «public interest» and have to approve major agency expenditures, contracts and capital expenses.

He told MPs on the Business Select Committee: «The framework which we have under the act, as you know, confines the public interest test quite narrowly and, of course, all of that takes place within the framework of European merger law.»

Since it is Mr. Cuomo's administration that's under investigation here, the public should also be clear on whether Mr. Schwartz is working in the public's interest or the governor's.

Particular areas of interest include: counter-terrorism law; «horizontal effect» under the Human Rights Act; privacy, libel, hate speech and pornography; public protest and direct action; House of Lords reform.

Applying the spirit of our national Constitution, this ethical rule can be interpreted to include the situation where a political office holder under Article 55 or a public officer under Article 284 of the 1992 Constitution puts himself in a situation where his personal interest in telling untruths, half - truth and out - right lies is in conflict with the functions of his office to the party and the public to speak the truth at all times.

«If you're a minister you have a duty under the code to ensure that no conflict arises between your public duties and private — financial or non-financial — interests.

(i) The Committee on Ethics may, in its discretion, issue public or private advisory opinions with respect to questions of ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and other matters arising under this Article.

I'm going to sound all Henry Porter here, but it's not going to be long before we're all of us fair game on the basis that... well, you can find any excuse really to pry into someone's life under the arguments of «public interest» or «freedom of speech», and the principle extends further than the lives of celebrities right down to us at the bottom.

Fifteen of the 16 communities where developers are eyeing casino development have populations under 50,000, a report on casino lobbying released by the New York Public Research Interest Group on Monday found.

«If the Senate under your leadership is committed to serving the public interest, it should reaffirm its commitment to openness by urgently publishing details of salaries and allowances of members.

Blair Horner, the legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group, who briefly worked for the attorney general's office under Mr. Cuomo, called the revelations «unsettling, given what has happened in the Paterson administration.»

Tarsi manages membership and programming for Local Progress, the network of hundreds of progressive local elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public interest.

Ivan is the Organizing Director for Local Progress, the network of hundreds of progressive local elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public interest.

Francesca Menes is the Florida State Coordinator for Local Progress, a network of hundreds of progressive local elected officials across the country dedicated to shared prosperity, equal justice under law, sustainable and livable cities, and good government that serves the public interest.

«And under Eric Schneiderman — also a party to this deal — the New York AG's office has become the staunchest defender of the public interest in the nation.

«Receiving a $ 60,000 gift from a business which lobbies is perfectly legal under the current campaign - finance law; that's why we support Gov. Cuomo's attempts to change this law,» said Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

The release further stated that «government is satisfied that it is no longer in the public interest to keep running these agencies, parastatals and departments with huge cost on public revenue and no services to the public, under the present economic realities».

Calls on the Commission, by the end of 2013, to submit a legislative proposal establishing an effective and comprehensive European whistleblower protection programme in the public and in the private sector to protect those who detect inefficient management and irregularities and report cases of national and cross-border corruption relating to EU financial interests and to protect witnesses, informers, and those who cooperate with the courts, and in particular witnesses testifying against mafia - type and other criminal organisations, with a view to resolving the difficult conditions under which they have to live (from risks of retaliation to the breakdown of family ties or from being uprooted from their home territory to social and professional exclusion); calls also on the Member States to put in place appropriate and effective protection for whistleblowers.

Since the passage into law the National Lotto Act, 2006 (Act 722) and Lottery Regulation, 2008 (L.I. 1948), this is the first time since 2006 that the Board and Management of NLA led by Kofi Osei - Ameyaw have decided to * Register and License * the Operators, Agents, Sub-Agents and Writers of Banker - to - Banker Lottery under Public - Private Partnership Agreement so that they can operate legitimately and pay their taxes to Government in order to increase revenue mobilization for Government through Lottery as well as create jobs for people who are interested in Private Lottery.