Sentences with phrase «regarded as civil servants»

Some charities may think the government link a great deal, but Ms. Arrison suggests they think again: «By accepting responsibility for a program dictated by government agencies, charities will slide down a slippery slope with the end result being they will be regarded as civil servants — not as part of a vibrant community that voluntarily strengthens civil society.

Not exact matches

The main man in this regard was Mr. Paul Boothe, an unassuming, consummate federal civil servant who proved in the heat of battle that he could negotiate with the best of them. If only all our public officials were as determined and skilful in their efforts to pro-actively win real investment and real opportunities for our industries. The St. Catharines announcement is in large part the fruition of the efforts by Boothe (and all the other stakeholders in last year's rescue, including the provincial government and the CAW) to negotiate a package that was much more than a bailout. Rather, it was a recipe for a reaffirmed Canadian presence by these two lynchpin manufacturers (GM and Chrysler).

He says he regards ministerial accountability as a constitutional and statutory principle and that civil servants exercise those powers on behalf of those ministers.

Most states have chosen not to follow the federal example with regard to judges and have either imposed a constitutional retirement age, as in the case of Colorado, where Colorado Constitution, Article IV, Section 23 (1) requires judges to retire at age 72, and / or have a commission overseeing judges (and sometimes other civil servants) that can require them to retire due to disabilities which often arise from old age.

According to Faleke, «We came to the presidency to let the federal government know what is happening in Kogi state as regards the fortunes of the party, the way it is dwindling day by day as regards the civil servant, the welfare of the people and their relationship with the state government.

Chief civil servant General Ismay (Michael Gambon) regarded Mountbatten's bonhomie as a great virtue to soften relations between Muslim political leader Jinnah (Denzil Smith) who wanted an independent Pakistan and almost all other Indian leaders, including Gandhi (Neeraj Kabi), who wanted unity, but hidden forces made negotiation more difficult than Mountbatten knew.

There's also Luke Wilson guest - starring as Sheriff Hartwell — a handsome, charming civil servant whom Scully is enamored with (while Mulder regards him as a buck - toothed hillbilly)-- and a hilarious scene where Mulder drowsily recites a line from Isaac Hayes» Shaft.

«Failure to remove [the passive house proposal] will entail the consideration, by the Minister, of the use of the powers available to him under Section 31 of the Planning Act to ensure the overall coherence of the plan as regards housing supply and housing standards components,» the submission, made by a senior civil servant on behalf of Minister Kelly, states.