Sentences with phrase «took federal leadership»

Harper was a co-author of the original firewall letter, but had distanced himself from it by the time he took federal leadership.

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«I would certainly love to see the federal government take some leadership in this regard,» Horgan said in Victoria.

«It took leadership from the federal government and many of the premiers to get today's framework in place.

While I understand that the NDP must feel intense pressure to capture votes — including from people who have never taken a course from John Smithin — I often wish that the NDP would show a bit more policy leadership on the issue of the deficit and debt. I was particularly disappointed during the 2008 federal election campaign when Mr. Layton stated, unequivocally, that the NDP would not run a deficit in the following year if elected (even though it was clear that Canada was entering a recession).

«It took leadership from the federal government and many of the premiers to get today's...

The federal transport minister is another federal Conservative said to be considering taking a run at the Ontario leadership.

«The federal government has taken a leadership position on climate change policy while also enabling greater access to international markets for our natural resources, which ensures that Canadians receive full value for those resources.»

Sunday's outcome completes a generational change in major party leadership and sets up a new dynamic for the upcoming 43rd Canadian federal election set to take place in October of 2019.

Jerome Powell, the new chair of the US Federal Reserve, took office in early February under a spotlight as global markets study his leadership in the more volatile, inflationary and protectionist economic environment.

When the federal marriage amendment was being debated in 2004, John McCain broke from his party's leadership and took to the Senate floor to denounce it in notably stark language.

Kaloyeros stepped down from the leadership of SUNY Polytechnic Institute in the fall after it was alleged in federal and state criminal complaints that he took part in a wide - ranging scheme that involved bid - rigging and bribery.

Flanagan took control of the Senate majority this spring after former Leader Dean Skelos was forced to resign the leadership post due to federal corruption charges.

He equally declared that if Daniel is elected and chosen as the next Chairman of the party, regarded as the largest in Africa, then it would be easy for it to take over the mantle of leadership in the country in 2019 and restore the hope of teeming Nigerians, who he said were tired of the maladministration of the All Progressives Congress - led Federal Government.

The lawmakers said their resolutions, which were later conveyed to President Muhammadu Buhari by the leadership of the National Assembly, were «wake - up call» to the President and the Federal Government who «must» take urgent action on the crisis before it escalates.

In line with the change agenda of the federal government of Nigeria and the «Change Begins with Me Campaign», the Nigeria Police force under my leadership is ensuring accountability by ensuring that citizens and residents of the country have a unit through which all grievances against police actions and inactions are taken and redressed.

Gillibrand said she voted against Mattis because federal law prohibits a military leader from taking a civilian leadership position until they've been retired for 7 or more years.

«While we call on all Catholic faithful and Christians generally to remain prayerful and steadfast in the face of these provocations for the sake of peace in our country, we also call on the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari to take every step to ensure that Nigeria and Nigerians are protected from foreign invaders who defile our places of worship and lay their murderous hands on the Lord's anointed.

The sharply partisan nature of the debate on the House floor this afternoon — only 16 of 146 Republicans supported its passage, along with all 212 Democrats who voted — signaled that the new Republican House leadership won't take kindly to bills that promise large increases in federal spending, no matter how worthy the cause.

(1) Creating Necessary Public Goods As a federal entity, IES has taken leadership to provide several key public goods needed to support a strong educational system and research.

With the federal government increasingly ceding authority to states in a revamped Every Student Succeeds Act, many states are looking for new ways to positively influence local work and take on greater leadership.

With the current change in leadership at the U.S. Department of Education and a new president on the horizon, educators are worried about the direction that federal education policy will take.

Even here in the US — where leadership at the federal level will certainly be missed — the massive number of states, cities, companies, organizations and individuals who committed to redoubling their climate efforts suggests that we're unlikely to see too much backsliding before a new administration takes over in Washington.

Coalitions of states in New England and on the West Coast have taken action in recent years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the absence of federal leadership.

According to the Governor of California the debate on climate change is over, the science is irrefutable, and in the absence of federal leadership, his State and others are taking matters into their own hands.

But it took patient, strong, collaborative state leadership and the collapse of the US auto industry to break Detroit's stranglehold on federal policy.

Surfrider calls upon all elected officials in the U.S. to hold the Administration accountable for taking meaningful action on climate - both through federal policies and displaying international leadership.

The film examines some of the key moments that have shaped the politics of global warming, and how local and state governments and the private sector are now taking bold steps in the absence of federal leadership.

In 2005, we decided it was time to take a more proactive leadership role and promote a federal, economy wide U.S. policy.

Cities and states are both taking action, but the fact is, no matter how far we push the boundaries of the possible, there will be no substitute for federal leadership.

And while cities, states and businesses have committed to taking climate action in the United States, federal leadership is non-existent, with the Trump administration rolling back climate policies and announcing its intent to pull the country out of the international Paris Agreement on climate change.

It is time for our federal government to take leadership and work with provinces and territories to implement the CEDAW, and launch a comprehensive national initiative so all women in Canada can enjoy the equality CEDAW guarantees.

We applaud the leadership role that DHS has taken in this matter and are hopeful that this process leads to the full implementation of DMARC across the federal government.»

Our SES Five - Page All - Inclusive federal resumes are packed full of these leadership qualities detailed with challenges, individual and specific actions taken, and — most importantly — qualitative and quantitative results.

It also calls on the government to publicly declare Ontario's commitment to take leadership with the federal government in developing a national child care plan that adopts the principles of universality and high quality.

It is timely for the federal government to take a leadership role in developing a national reparations process to be co-funded by the states and territories.

ACOSS endorses the calls for action by the Northern Territory Council of Social Service for immediate action that must occur in the Northern Territory, the call for a Royal Commission, and the call by the Change the Record campaign for Federal leadership to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the justice system and end abuse and mistreatment of young people, including by taking immediate steps to:

Policymakers at the federal and state level should build upon these efforts to expand Early Head Start and take leadership roles to ensure that all at - risk infants and toddlers enter school ready to learn and succeed.

It is timely that the federal government take a leadership role in developing a national process to make this happen.

We don't anticipate dramatic changes in rates in the near term, barring discontinuity in the Federal Reserve policy resulting from the change in leadership set to take place next year.»

With a new U.S. president from a different political party taking office in 2017, few are expecting federal policies to remain as they have under prior leadership.