Sentences with phrase «today by government policies»

It is the damage being caused today by government policies to supposedly mitigate climate change.

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The moral Contrasting Ms. Bachmann's remarks to the panicky claims by Mr. Geithner and Hank Paulson in September 2008 confirm a basic axiom of today's junk economics: When an economic error becomes so widespread that it is adopted as official government policy, there is always a special interest at work to promote it.

Some 70 % of shares in U.S. - listed companies today are held by mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign funds, and other institutional investors, which manage them on behalf of beneficiaries such as households, pensioners, policy holders, and governments.

A letter released today by the president of the B.C. School Trustee's Association, Michael McEvoy, confirms that school districts want the Liberal government to take immediate action to end the policy of funding private sector projects using money earmarked for classrooms.

Canada's airports and airlines are hobbled by federal government policies that send travelers» costs soaring, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute.

Changes to the EI rules announced by the government today are not rooted in any lengthy policy rationale.

Washington DC — Wine Institute, the public policy advocacy group for California wineries, applauds today's announcement by the U.S. government requesting formal World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations with the Government of Canada to ensure that both imported and British Columbia (B.C.) wines have equal access to B.C. grocery storgovernment requesting formal World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations with the Government of Canada to ensure that both imported and British Columbia (B.C.) wines have equal access to B.C. grocery storGovernment of Canada to ensure that both imported and British Columbia (B.C.) wines have equal access to B.C. grocery store shelves.

William Hague is in Moscow today as he bids to win over a Russian government deeply concerned by the Conservatives» foreign policy agenda.

If not for the government policy which mandated all broadcast stations in Nigeria to pay attention to Nigerian music by playing 95 percent of Nigerian songs every day, would Peter Okoye or Psquare be known to anybody in Nigeria today?

The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has expressed disappointment at today's announcement that Disincorporation Relief will not be extended beyond its current March 2018 expiry date.1 The relief was created to address the problems faced by some small businesses that have chosen to be a limited company in the past and want to return to a simpler legal form, be it a sole trader or a partnership or a limited liability partnership.2 While there has been a very low take up of Disincorporation Relief since it was introduced in 2013 (fewer than 50 claims had been made as of March 2016) the CIOT has suggested3 that the relief might be more popular if it was broader.4 John Cullinane, CIOT Tax Policy Director, said: «It's a shame the Government are letting this relief lapse.

Paterson said he was motivated to write his letter after reading about the proposals introduced today by members of the Senate and Assembly that would block the governor's controversial 90 - day email purge policy and establish an up to seven - year retention policy based on the system already in place in the federal government.

«The legal guidance and model policies my office released today give local governments the tools they need to protect immigrant communities from any over-reach by federal agencies.

The government was accused of chaotic mismanagement of the bedroom tax today, after it emerged it had no data about fundamental changes in home occupancy caused by the policy.

Ironically and utterly bizarrely, we are today debating a Labour motion that goes against the policy introduced by the previous Labour Government.

The report also pre-empted today's Conservative policy review, by calling on the government to put pressure on manufacturers to phase out «stand by» buttons, which are estimated to waste 3.1 million tonnes of CO2 a year.

Mr Cable said the government had finally acknowledged a «problem of inequality» in the tax system but attacked the «fig leaf for redistributive policy» presented by Mr Darling today.

Responding to the report published today by Policy Exchange arguing for reform of the public sector pay and pensions frameworks, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «This report appears to be another example of supporters of the Coalition Government seeking to rally support for localised pay in the face of a dearth of evidence to back up the Coalition's proposals for the abolition of national pay frameworks for public services.

Commenting on the information released today that the Government will not be proceeding in this Parliament with the Education for All Bill, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The Secretary of State has again shown a determination to not blithely follow the path marked out by her predecessors, and to, instead, put her own stamp onto the future policy direction for education, for good or ill.

«Though this programme among others were adopted from the already sustained policies of Osun government and today, it has not only being nationalised but also maintained as thousands of Nigerians can boast of being the beneficiaries of N - Power Programme initiated by our administration.

Tom Miers has written a pamphlet published today by Policy Exchange, The Devolution Distraction: How Scotland's constitutional obsession leads to bad government, which concludes that the not only has the Scottish Parliament not improved Scotland's economy or public services, but that further constitutional tinkering is a distraction from the real reform that is required north of the border.

And today's announcement by David Cameron, promising that a future Conservative government would make it easier to set up independent schools within the state sector, prompted schools minister Jim Knight to remark: «Cameron has had to accept that the Government's policy of encouraging headteachers to operate setting in individual subjects is the best poligovernment would make it easier to set up independent schools within the state sector, prompted schools minister Jim Knight to remark: «Cameron has had to accept that the Government's policy of encouraging headteachers to operate setting in individual subjects is the best poliGovernment's policy of encouraging headteachers to operate setting in individual subjects is the best policy.»

In his speech at an event hosted by Policy Exchange today, Wednesday 22nd February, Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron called on the government to be bold and create another «Victorian» era of building, this time of green technology.

In a paper published today in Journal of Applied Ecology, Marcelo Aizen from the Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina, and colleagues from four countries draw attention to the severe conservation, economic and political consequences of intentional species introductions supported by government policies.

Science should have more of a say in the United Kingdom's government policies, according to a report out today by the country's Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills (IUSS) Select Committee.

President Barack Obama's directive today to his science adviser to «restore scientific integrity to government decision - making» is a culmination of a long campaign by science advocacy groups against the policies of the Bush Administration.

Government agencies in the United Kingdom do a poor job of keeping tabs on research they fund to set policies, according to a report released today by Sense About Science, a London - based group that advocates for the use of scientific evidence in policymaking.

The fellowship allowed me to go further in that direction by combining my scientific expertise with the communication of science to large audiences, and it provided me with experience and skills in policy development, legislative affairs, business, and government relations that I continue to draw upon today.»

Today it is clear that suppliers have worked hard to provide the level of quality required by schools; we are seeing a significant shift in expenditure towards CPD to support the perpetual Government policy changes.

«The report released today wilfully misinterprets and misrepresents the clear evidence provided by thousands of teachers about the chronic workload burdens they are facing as a consequence of this coalition government's policies.

At least 34 states will devote less on kindergarten through 12th grade on a per - pupil basis during the current school year than in 2008, once inflation is taken into account, according to a report released today by the Washington - based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which tracks the impact of government decisions on those with low incomes.

A group of ten Australian economists today slammed the Rudd government's proposed carbon emissions trading scheme, and called for a science - based policy to achieve 25 % -40 % cuts in emissions by 2020.

ROME, Italy — Today Civil Society movements blamed Governments negotiating on biofuels at the Committee on World Food security for defending the interests of the biofuels industry rather than the interests of people pushed into hunger by biofuel policies.

LONDON, NEW YORK March 8 — Fossil fuel companies risk wasting $ 1.6 trillion of expenditure by 2025 if they base their business on emissions policies already announced by governments instead of international climate goals, Carbon Tracker warns in a report released today, that models the IEA's 1.75 C scenario for the first time.

Their forecasts of dire calamities have strained public credulity and antagonized many in the scientific community, who contend that government policies today are moved more by press release than by sound, scientific research.»

The only distinction today may be the sheer volume of opposition to the current government's stance to justice, and that might be explained by a disdain for evidence - based policy making.

As a result, it became increasingly difficult for Denesuline to support themselves by their traditional hunting and trapping economies, especially after the Second World War, when government policies encouraged Aboriginal peoples to resettle in permanent administrative settlements, where most live today.

Legalize and Regulate Marijuana WHEREAS, despite almost a century of prohibition, millions of Canadians today regularly consume marijuana and other cannabis products; WHEREAS the failed prohibition of marijuana has exhausted countless billions of dollars spent on ineffective or incomplete enforcement and has resulted in unnecessarily dangerous and expensive congestion in our judicial system; WHEREAS various marijuana decriminalization or legalization policy prescriptions have been recommended by the 1969 - 72 Commission of Enquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs, the 2002 Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, and the 2002 House of Commons Special Committee on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs; WHEREAS the legal status quo for the criminal regulation of marijuana continues to endanger Canadians by generating significant resources for gang - related violent criminal activity and weapons smuggling — a reality which could be very easily confronted by the regulation and legitimization of Canada's marijuana industry; BE IT RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and taxation of its production, distribution, and use, while enacting strict penalties for illegal trafficking, illegal importation and exportation, and impaired driving; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will invest significant resources in prevention and education programs designed to promote awareness of the health risks and consequences of marijuana use and dependency, especially amongst youth; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will extend amnesty to all Canadians previously convicted of simple and minimal marijuana possession, and ensure the elimination of all criminal records related thereto; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will work with the provinces and local governments of Canada on a coordinated regulatory approach to marijuana which maintains significant federal responsibility for marijuana control while respecting provincial health jurisdiction and particular regional concerns and practices.

«Today, Justice Minister Park independently released a statement on a cryptocurrency trading ban policy that was not agreed upon by the government and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance.

The elapse of time; the belief that separation policies were fundamentally well - intentioned; the perceived anachronism of judging past events by today's standards; and the lack of immediate personal involvement were all seen to exonerate both the present generation of non-Indigenous Australians and current Australian governments.

Chief Executive of Triple P UK, Matt Buttery, today praised the announcement by the Prime Minister which brings Government policy into line with clinical best practice recommendations.