Sentences with phrase «supported government plans»

He also said he supported government plans to make it easier for schools to sack poorly performing teachers.

But he also hit out at the prime minister as he said the Lib Dems are no longer bound to support government plans to reduce the size of the House of Commons from 650 to 600 MPs because of Cameron's failure to deliver sufficient Tory support for Lords reform.

This is an easy task for a Labour politician at the best of times, but was made particularly easy by Nick Clegg's decision yesterday to support government plans to make it simpler to close hospitals.

Labour will support government plans to join airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) when the House of Commons votes to join America's broad coalition of countries fighting the insurgency in Iraq, Good Morning Britain has heard.

Shadow home secretary David Davis yesterday insisted there was not a «shred of evidence» to support government plans to extend the period for which terror suspects can be held without charge.

Not exact matches

The Canada Pension Plan Act says that once a sufficient number of provincial governments have indicated support, the federal government can move forward and lock in the reform with an Order in Council — no new Parliamentary debate or legislation is required.

Woolworths» liquor arm has resigned from the Liquor Stores Association of Western Australia, following the association's support for state government plans to restrict the growth of large liquor stores, such as Dan Murphy's and First Choice.

«If the private plan fails and the government decided to refer to the clause in Bank Recovery Resolution Directive (a European regulation) that permits extraordinary financial support, government's popularity could be at risk of severe deterioration,» he added.

«At a time when young adults and families are struggling more than ever to pay for higher education, they simply can't afford to have more financial support eliminated by this tax plan,» said Reid Setzer, Young Invincibles» director of government affairs.

Brendon Grylls has snatched back leadership of the WA Nationals and will press the Barnett government to support his plan to slug BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto with a $ 5 per tonne mining tax.

Flynn also tried to persuade the Israeli government to support the plan and spoke at a conference in Saudi Arabia.

The Turkish government remains committed to continue supporting entrepreneurship as evidenced by their plans to form a new venture - capital fund of funds to provide additional capital to early - stage companies.

The national government in London supports hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to release gas from shale rock, and so did the planning staff of the Lancashire County Council.

Fifty - nine percent of respondents supported Hillary Clinton's plan, which includes the individual mandate, when informed that the plan also includes government assistance for those who need it, requirements on employers to play or pay, and increased government programs.

Perez, the DNC chairman, in a prepared statement, said, the Russian government notified the Trump campaign in advance that it had stolen Democratic emails and other information about plans by the party that Russia sought to support Trump's candidacy.

According to a recent Compas poll of Canadian CEOs, they overwhelmingly support the government's plan.

The letter follows news reports in late February that several victims of the attacks were planning to file a legal brief in support of the federal government.

While the minister left the corporate tax rate unchanged, the government spending plan did include cash on several fronts to help Canadian businesses and further its key priorities including supporting women in the workforce.

For its «Japan is Back» campaign, the government is rolling out plans for a 20 billion yen ($ 200 million USD) fund to support female entrepreneurs.

City of Swan spokesman Charlie Gregorini said that, while the Rothgard proposal sounded impressive, the State Government's plan was just as big or bigger in terms of employment and investment opportunities as the Rothgard proposal, and had been strongly supported by the community through public consultation.

People in B.C. also lashed out against that provincial government's support for Chinese - owned HD Mining's plan to use temporary foreign workers at a proposed coal mine in Tumbler Ridge.

Q. On the reference case the Supreme Court of Canada is slated to hear sometime in the spring, do you plan to file arguments with the court supporting the federal government's position?

At the same time, regulators on the mainland told banks to stop extending financial support to companies breaching the government's capacity reduction plans, Reuters reported.

Respondents were asked about their views on climate change, support for specific policies under consideration in the federal / provincial / territorial climate action negotiations underway in Fall 2016, and the federal government's role in implementing a national climate plan.

In other words, over the next five years, this government is planning to spend more money on income splitting for a small number of well off families, a promise made during the 2011 election, than on supporting economic growth and job creation through new spending on research and infrastructure and lowering taxes on investment.

It was a surprising reversal for the government of Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, which had, just last week, hammered out a plan for a logistical support relief package for Texas.

VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the federal government's 2018 budget: «Today's budget announced support for implementing key pieces of the government's climate change and clean growth plan, including putting a price on carbon pollution and extending tax support for clean energy.

In another development earlier this month, the government - affiliated China Investment Association announced its plans to launch the International Blockchain Investment and Development Center to support the growth of the country's blockchain sector through investment and other strategies.

The federal government plans to spend millions of dollars less this year on advertising and outreach efforts to support the health law's open enrollment period, which starts Nov. 1.

There is a long history of government support for Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs) back to the 1920s.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP)-- The government's plan to hold a popular vote on whether Australia should allow same - sex marriage suffered a setback Monday when a political party announced it would not support the proposed plebiscite.

Canadian retirees can receive government support through the Old Age Security (OAS) pensions as well as through the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), yet 48 % of those surveyed did not know with a high degree of confidence how much of their current income will be replaced by their CPP or OAS benefits.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP)-- Three small opposition parties are calling for a boycott of a government - sponsored referendum seeking support for opposing any future European Union plans to resettle refugees among member countries.

The B.C. Liberal government should act now — in partnership with the City of Surrey, the RCMP, and the Fraser Health Authority — to create an action plan to support mental health in Surrey.

The government will introduce legislation for the Pension for Life plan, which will include benefits to support Canada's veterans.

«Employers in the construction sector are especially concerned as they rely heavily on EU workers to meet the growing demand for housing and to support the government's infrastructure plans.»

The government has been working for more than a year on a plan to support homeless veterans and those at risk of becoming homeless, who advocates say need and deserve extra attention after serving in uniform.

Participants argued that they are already supporting employees with private, defined contribution plans that are more efficient — a fact they claim is being ignored by the government.

BC said it was unable to support the application not because it was skeptical about Rachel Notley's climate strategy, but because Trans Mountain failed to address the government's concerns about spill prevention, leak detection, ground and marine spill preparedness and response planning.

With the support of the Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

We can expect NDP cabinet ministers to boast about achieving the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans - Mountain Pipeline expansion and Environment & Parks Minister Shannon Phillips to release further details of the plan to address Climate Change, including government support for communities impacted by the phase out of dirty coal - fired power plants.

Leach's argument, advanced in support of Prime Minister Trudeau's criticism of British Columbia's proposed pipeline safety measures, is that the federal government's climate plan requires Alberta's buy - in, and the price of that buy - in is a pipeline to tidewater.

The group of 18 includes representatives from municipal governments, First Nations, Metis communities, the energy industry, and environmental groups who will «advise government on the oil sands aspects of the Climate Leadership Plan and ensure that its initiatives are effective and widely supported.»

Following the Argentine fiscal crisis of 2001 - 02, the U.S. supported the decision of the International Monetary Fund to cut off assistance to Argentina until the Argentinian government agreed to an economic recovery plan.

Rather than letting Ontario go it alone, Canada's provincial governments should come together in support of a plan for all Canadians, one that is specifically designed to help those most in need.

The Board would like «movement of goods», a key economic factor, included in the Mayors» plans, and seeks their support in ensuring other levels of government recognize this in their transportation planning, as well.

Public Accounts Committee warns government has «major gap» in its decarbonisation plans without more support for CCS

The Minister claimed that the «International Monetary Fund's annual review of Canada's economic developments and policies, which strongly supports the Government's plan to return to balanced budgets over the medium term».

In Australia, the state governments control most planning and have discouraged suburban growth» to the benefit, Kotkin notes, of developers (and presumably of the politicians whose campaigns they support) and the detriment of middle - class people, who now face some of the world's highest housing prices.

Unless you support government a-ssistence for impoverished single mothers, affordable health care, planned parenthood, and teaching children proper birth control, you are hypocrites who are actually encouraging abortion.