Sentences with phrase «with social policy issues»

In the bigger economic picture, Canadians should be very happy with social policy issues that see Canada welcoming about 300,000 immigrants a year.

Not exact matches

As with most social policy issues, it's worth noting that homelessness and affordable housing are serious matters.

Explaining to its shareholders how it is addressing strategic risks linked to major environmental and social policy issues, such as climate change and human rights, is an important dialogue every corporation needs to engage in with its shareholders.

He counsels on and drafts social media policies, guidelines and «rules of the road», and advises on regulatory, intellectual property and publisher liability (e.g., defamation) issues associated with social media.

Different organizations will highlight different issues: Some Jewish leaders will be most concerned with anti-Semitism, Vatican relations with Israel, and the Israeli - Palestinian conflict; others will focus on interfaith dialogue on theology and history; others will discuss social and economic policy, and the place of religion in politics and the public square.

Looking primarily to models based on quantitative research methodologies to provide a clear direction for policy in regulating media and violence can also distract policy makers from coming to grips with other difficult but more important value questions that impinge on the issue of media and violence, such as the purpose of broadcasting, issues of ownership and control of media, the international context of Australian media, the dominant economic nature of most of Australia's social communications, the distinctive ways in which the media reproduce and reconstruct myths and symbols of violence from within the culture, and how audiences use and respond to media myths and symbols.

To start with, one must wonder why these two issues» both of which ought to place politically liberal evangelicals in significant conflict with the Democratic party's social platform» are presented as «controversial» matters about which faithful Christians may disagree, while issues like foreign policy, environmentalism, and economics are presented as simple matters of justice.

We are collaborating with other organizations to establish better policies for working families, utilizing social media, online petitions, and unique campaigns to create positive change on this critical issue.

In order to clarify where social science stands on these issues, a February 2014 study published in the highly ranked peer - review journal, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law with the endorsement of 110 of the world's top authorities (from 15 countries) in attachment, early child development, and divorce concludes that overnights and shared residential parenting should be the norm for children of all ages including infants and toddlers.

The party may very well not represent many of their views (those ~ 20 % libertarians are among the examples you list, who largely disagree with Republicans on social issues like gay marriage - yet, they tend to vote Republican, over other issues like fiscal policy)

I am sure that when these leaders wake up each morning, they are not thinking about foreign policy, but about domestic social unrest, the lack of provision of a proper welfare system, about how to deal with the issue of internal migrants (some 200 million people on the move from villages to urban areas demanding the same rights as urban locals), and so on.

In the US, it means support for completely opposite «tax - and - spend» «big government» policies (combined with social issues views based on secularism and sexual expressionism).

Colm: I fear you are allowing your (and my) disagreements with the classical liberal / libertarian right on social and economic policy to get in the way of the possibility of useful discussion of civil liberties issues.

The discourse surrounding this protest avoids foriegn policy issues, while it is obvious to all parties involved that the solution to questions of welfare and social policy can not be detached from whatever stand Israel chooses to take with regard to the upcoming UN resolution and its consequences.

With this understanding of our human nature, as emotional, amoral and egoistic, we must weigh alternative policies and approaches to social organization, especially given the emotional and deeply visceral nature of identity issues.

Washington (CNN)- Sen. John Cornyn, R - Texas, dismissed a request Wednesday from an influential social conservative organization to skip a fundraiser for a Republican gay and lesbian advocacy group, saying that even though he does not agree with the group on social issues he shares its views on fiscal discipline and economic policy.

Just as with negative comments on a nonprofit blog and flame wars on a discussion board, organizations will want to set out clear policies about what kind of behavior will be allowed, and they should also be prepared to handle a little unruliness (again, a common issue with all kinds of social media adoption).

As to Thatcherism, which you see as one of the «models... to learn from», that was at least partly a matter NOT of dumbing down complex policy issues to sell to the cretins out there but of actually being in tune, for a time, with some of the aspirations of a new social subject.

As Muslims have come to become more than an insignificant share of the left wing coalition in many parts of Western Europe and North America, despite the left wing not many any real policy concessions to attract them, members of left wing parties have come to have more interpersonal contact with Muslims which has led to reduced fear and increased mutual understanding, and political leaders in left wing parties have felt it politic and appropriate to refrain from emphasizing policies and issues that actively antagonize a not insignificant share of their coalition even when (if push came to shove) they might be uneasy with some of the political and social views of this part of their coalition.

Very often, it is your Representative whom you first contact with snags you might encounter with, say, Social Security or Medicare, or with policy issues you might have with, say, the F.A.A. or other federal agencies.

Instead, he wants to set up a European Political Strategy Centre, starting 1 January 2015, that will focus on economic and social issues, sustainable development, foreign policy, institutional policy, and communications, with a particular emphasis on foresight studies, the president told reporters here on 5 November.

Other results showed my brain getting very active over the social policy questions — probably because I strongly object to mixing religion with such issues as abortion and homosexuality — and relatively quiet when I was asked about God's being angry or loving.

As the committee explains, «If effective, MRT could satisfy the desire of women seeking to have a genetically related child with a significantly reduced risk of passing on mtDNA disease, yet the techniques raise ethical, social, and policy issues» [1].

Schools can go a long way in helping to deal with these issues by having a social media policy in place which clearly sets out how the school will investigate and deal with instances of online abuse which are reported by their staff members.

Elected officials are now utilizing different social media platforms to communicate with their constituents and keep them informed of their policy positions on emerging issues.

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A social studies teacher may participate in a moderated #sschat on historical thinking, use the #FergusonSyllabus hashtag to research how to talk with students about systemic race issues, exchange ideas with digital colleagues, challenge local or federal policy by contacting legislators or informing the public, or organize a face - to - face Edcamp unconference in the community (see Swanson, et al., 2014, and Carpenter, 2015b, for more).

Listen to J4J's commentary: «To justify this radical transformation... the proponents of these policies have taken to talking about them as matters of racial and social justice... As the residents of the communities most affected by school closures and charter school expansion, we must take issue with this rhetorical description.

In response to the negative impact on English Learners from over 10 years of «drill and kill», narrowly focused reading and math curricula and limited access to social science, science and the arts, Californians Together has issued a policy brief to delineate research - based teaching practices with policy recommendations for accelerating the language development and academic growth of English Learners.

«When you look over the domestic policy landscape, you see all these different people in different policy silos with different budgets: in health care, education, crime, poverty, social mobility and labor force issues.

Provides on - going communication with the field about current issues in social studies curriculum and policy interpretations related to graduation requirements in 19 TAC Chapter 74.

The questions, although broad, do not necessarily address social justice issues like the social policies that influence graduation requirements, the aspirations of students with special needs, including those diagnosed with mental health and behaviour issues, the needs of ESL students arriving during their teenage years, etc..

HSUS works to reduce suffering and to create meaningful social change for animals by advocating for sensible public policies, investigating cruelty and working to enforce existing laws, educating the public about animal issues, joining with corporations on behalf of animal - friendly policies, and conducting hands - on programs that make ours a more humane world.

We have high editorial standards — including a strict conflict of interest policy (below)-- and our team is made up of artists, curators, and art historians who thoughtfully examine contemporary arts and art practices where they overlap with cultural and social issues.

This programme aims to introduce green growth as a solution for addressing the development challenges facing countries in Asia and the Pacific; to familiarize participants with appropriate assessment tools to measure emerging environmental / economic / social issues in the region; to assist with the integration of green growth concepts into socio - economic policy planning.

Whether you are working on the front lines of the climate issue, immersed in the science, trying to make policy or educate the public, or just an average person trying to make sense of the cognitive dissonance or grapple with frustration over this looming issue, What We Think About When We Try Not To Think About Global Warming moves beyond the psychological barriers that block progress and opens new doorways to social and personal transformation.

This is just a small step for me to get engaged with social / policy relevant issues.

The New School Blog and White Papers are meant to foster the integration of bold design, policy, and social justice approaches to environmental issues to advance just and sustainable outcomes in collaboration with communities.

The radiators are predicted to be able to help «social housing» and other building owners work with Demand Response policies to reduce peak consumption and costs, while also helping smooth out some of the intermittency issue of renewables.

Finally, it can be a kind of conscience and forum for the profession, speaking with a strong editorial voice about social and public - policy issues and enabling conversations about those issues within the profession.

«Most of our clients with employment problems have been exploited by rogue employers,» comments Richard Dunstan, a social policy officer at Citizens Advice working on employment issues.

It also results in persons with disabilities being disproportionately affected by laws, programs and policies that address issues related to low - income, such as income support programs and social housing: LOC Disability Report at 36.

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Located in Montreal, and fluently bilingual, Ava works with clients on a wide array of matters, ranging from licensing, copyright clearance, incorporation and service contracts to web - related issues such as vetting content, social media copy, privacy policies, terms and conditions, language / privacy laws, and website guideline, development and hosting contracts.

[6]... Summary judgment applications are not a substitute for trial and thus will seldom prove suitable for resolving conflicts in expert testimony particularly those involving difficult, complex policy issues with broad social ramifications.

A report issued by the Canadian Centre for Court Technology is not surprisingly, urging judicial officers «to use social media with caution» and calling for more detailed policies and formal codes of conduct in this area.

an order prohibiting the Employer from using social media until such time as it has developed and implemented a social media policy which is consistent with this award, the Agreement, the HRC, and the OHSA, and which addresses the issue of improper conduct by third parties on social media and the steps to be taken to address that improper conduct; and

As independent life insurance agents there is a kind of longing for the good old days when US Financial offered non smoking rates to social smokers and when CNA would issue a policy to a smoker at non smoking rates, with the caveat that they had to quit smoking within four years.

At 4.30 pm, the Prime Minister Theresa May is before the Liaison Committee to answer questions on four broad sets of issues: UK foreign policy, particularly relations with Russia; the plight of the Rohingya in Bangladesh / Myanmar; Brexit - related issues focussed on borders, food, farming and fishing; and the funding of the NHS, social care and public health.

He consults with companies, foundations, NGOs, and government agencies on technology, policy and business strategy issues related to privacy, trust frameworks and social networks.