Sentences with phrase «substantive debate on»

The mandate adopted last November allowed us to hold four days of substantive debate on this emerging issue.

Only in Ontario was there substantive debate on the topic, with fears expressed by one opposition critic that apologies would be used strategically to persuade victims of negligence to settle for less than they deserved.

I think it's fair to say that the Democratic leadership let us down and didn't fight as hard as they should, or with as much parliamentary skill as necessary, but still, flat out it was Republican obstructionism that killed this bill and killed all substantive debate on the issues.

«That's who the public should be listening to — a substantive debate on the issues and not a circus, which is what Cuomo wanted four years ago so he didn't have to speak.»

While the rest of us where watching Rick Perry's now - infamous brain fart last night, Paladino and Brodsky squared off in a somewhat shouty, but an at times surprisingly substantive debate on the Fox Business channel.

But substantive debates on actual issues - or even the occasional bickering disagreement about the best route to grandma's - won't do your child any harm.

Not exact matches

Though I have no intention of engaging you in a substantive debate of the scriptural evidence against your views (you have made it abundantly clear it would be pointless) I would like to comment on your behavior.

Indeed, judging by the reporting on the presidential campaign, it seems that in the absence of any substantive public debate on morality among religious leaders, media representatives have emerged as the new priesthood in our culture: they demand confessions of misconduct from public figures and then determine the seriousness of the sin and the degree of penance required for the sin to be forgiven.

The discussion highlighted the need for a substantive parliamentary debate on the current abortion legislation since medical science and practice is raising serious questions over when the foetus becomes viable outside the womb, the current twenty - four week limit for «social» abortion and the growing number of doctors in the UK who are refusing to perform abortions because of the aforementioned.

When debates on a motion for the adjournment take place other than after the Moment of Interruption, the order of speakers is similar to that for a debate on a substantive motion.

«Open Britain is calling on the Government to bring forward their substantive plans for the negotiations - in the equivalent of a White Paper - to be debated and voted on in Parliament before Article 50 is triggered.»

«That this House notes the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in Hirst v the United Kingdom in which it held that there had been no substantive debate by members of the legislature on the continued justification for maintaining a general restriction on the right of prisoners to vote; acknowledges the treaty obligations of the UK; is of the opinion that legislative decisions of this nature should be a matter for democratically - elected lawmakers; and supports the current situation in which no prisoner is able to vote except those imprisoned for contempt, default or on remand.»

«I am sure he is well familiar with Erskine May [the parliamentary bible] page 396, which specifically states there can not be a debate on the conduct of an individual member other than on a substantive motion.

Dietl's presence derails Malliotakis» chances of a one - on - one, substantive debate with de Blasio — he is a pugnacious, unpredictable character in the vein of Donald Trump — but also threatens to further cut into votes that Malliotakis hopes to win.

Echoing more the calm and substantive public advocate debate from Monday than the rowdy, unproductive October 10 mayoral debate, on Tuesday evening the Democratic and Republican candidates for comptroller, incumbent Scott Stringer and Michel Faulkner, respectively, met for their sole debate ahead of Election Day, November 7.

While attacks flew throughout the night, largely from Malliotakis and Dietl toward de Blasio, on more substantive matters, the debate was largely a two - person contest, between de Blasio and Malliotakis, a sitting Republican state Assembly member.

During the conversation, Clinton told the mayor he understood his perspective on charters, but cautioned him to be careful not to give the impression that a substantive debate was becoming personal, the sources said.

(CNN)- Mobster and crook references aside, the Illinois Senate debate between Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk covered substantive policy issues, from their positions on the bank bailouts to the effectiveness of the stimulus bill.

By most accounts, the first general election mayoral debate was at best minimally helpful in providing voters a substantive exchange of ideas among the three candidates on stage, each competing to lead the city of 8.5 million people and an $ 85 billion budget for the next four years.

Public Advocate Letitia James, a Democrat running for reelection, squared off against her Republican opponent, J.C. Polanco, in a friendly yet competitive debate on Monday that highlighted substantive differences, and some shared opinions, between the two candidates on a range of policy issues.

The recommendations of the Council on Bioethics, though substantive and scholarly, have by and large not been put into practice by policymakers, and the group's prominence has faded as the debate about stem cell research has ground to a standoff.

Substantive classroom discussion is demanding on students and teachers alike, to say the least, and yet research indicates that this practice is as important in citizenship formation as civics classes and, for some students, can compensate for a home life bereft of such debates.

If you have any substantive comment on them I am very happy to debate them with you on the thread from whence they came at Bishophill — probably best not here as Gavin has already said this is OT and I agree with him.

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.

We had a debate about PNS in general in the last thread, in this one, Juith was trying to home in on the substantive practical application of the ideas and have a dispassionate discussion about that without hackles being raised or knees being jerked by the «dreaded TLA».

Quirke: Geoffrey, MIT recently had a high profile debate on this topic — this was a very different reaction towards the divestment movement than that of Harvard, which has kind of rebuffed a substantive dialogue with students on the topic instead of embrace one like MIT.

My personal pet peeve in the climate debate is how much time is wasted on arguments that are largely spurious, while more substantive and interesting subjects receive short shrift.

While I'm sure a number of folks will disagree with me on what is spurious vs. substantive, I think it would be useful to outline which parts of the debate I feel are relatively certain, are somewhat uncertain, and quite uncertain.

Koonin's piece is well written but the bottomline is that it brings nothing new to the table and it will have no substantive impact on the dynamics of the «debate».

December 29, 2014 Christopher Colford, «The Partnership that Spurred an Energy Revolution,» October 23, 2014 Walter Russell Mead, «Your Questions About the Shale Boom Answered,» October 5, 2014 Jim Manzi, «The New American System,» April 2014 Michael Levi, «Top Five Most Influential Energy and Climate Studies of 2012,» December 20, 2012 Brad Plumer, «Want A More Substantive Obama - Romney Debate On Energy and Climate?

We can only hope those who currently skulking on other websites might come and contribute to the process of opening up climate science, and debate the substantive issues rather than passing comment among their own coterie on Judith's motivation, competence, expertise and integrity.

During debate on the Order in the House of Commons, the opposition raised numerous questions about the legal basis for the Minister's powers to act, the substantive impact of the measures and their workability.

Furthermore, while the Court does, to a limited extent, engage with the proportionality of the measure, it fails utterly to engage with the underlying substantive debate: is it justifiable to deny prisoners or convicted individuals electoral rights and, if so, on what basis?