Sentences with phrase «substantive action»

I am, however, cynical based on all these meetings and more meetings, committees and new committees and the absence of substantive action.

For example, in order to successfully prosecute some native title claims, a representative body will inevitably have to delay substantive action in relation to others.

Relying on the precise statutory language of Section 201, McDonnell narrowed the definition of official act, holding that bribery requires the public official to agree to exercise government power or take substantive action on a particular matter or dispute.

In particular, the Province has not taken significant action to address the human rights of incarcerated women, has failed to take substantive action on the ongoing violence against Indigenous women and girls, and has not addressed the child care crisis that helps to keep many women in poverty and at risk of violence.

«Although promising to take immediate action on the recommendations made by the Missing Women's Inquiry, we've seen little substantive action from the B.C. Liberal government,» said New Democrat women's critic Maurine Karagianis.

Is substantive action underway already?

Of course, this practice assumes that driving Facebook engagement is a significant online goal for your organization or campaign... which it may or may not be, since Likes, Shares and Comments translate into substantive action for most of us all too rarely.

«We know that the conversation around arming teachers and other school personnel was an attempt to delay substantive action on gun violence prevention and deflect attention from real policy proposals.

Renewable - fuel standard — Congress laid the foundation for this strange - bedfellow debate in 2013, and next year could bring more substantive action, depending on whether gasoline prices go up and how that affects ethanol prices.

Clinton / Gore couldn't get substantive action on climate change done either.

«Why has it been so difficult to elicit substantive actions to alleviate this climate disruption?»

Turnbull's first substantive action since the election (in fact, since the election was called) only confirms me in this view.

BC has taken an alarming lack of substantive action to address multiple rights infringements experienced by women and girls in provincial prisons.

Thus far, though, BMW's Mini subsidiary is the only manufacturer that's taking substantive action in reintroducing battery - powered cars to American customers.

Despite claims by Minister Glen Murray that there few actual reports, and a promise of action on the ones he does have, little substantive action has occurred since the release of our report May 31, and the airing of a Global News investigative report in June.

Please specify all substantive action taken by pro-life candidates to bring about the end of Roe v Wade.

Perhaps the most important aspect of this move, and the 10:10 campaign in general, is the emphasis on immediate, substantive action.

At first glance, the question of whether to involve a costs draftsman to prepare a budget during substantive proceedings, may appear very similar to the question of whether to use a costs draftsman to prepare a Bill of Costs at the conclusion of the substantive action.

In a substantive action much of the work carried out by claimant's solicitors becomes necessary solely due to the manner in which the defendant conducts its case.

Similarly, failure to use the magic words «access to justice» are not indicative of anything, least of all a lack of commitment to substantive action.