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Liberal pursuit of electoral reform off to a difficult start

Edit CBC 13 May 2016
If one measures the quality of a democracy by the amount of noise it generates, this was indisputably a good day for Canadian democracy. But otherwise, the amount of fuming and howling suggested some amount of disagreement with Maryam Monsef's assessment that yesterday was not just a good day, but a "great day" for democracy ... ....

BOE issues warning on Brexit

Edit CNTV 13 May 2016
For more insights on the BOE meeting, let's cross over to Maryam Behmard in London ... ....

Why politics is unavoidable in electoral reform debate

Edit CBC 12 May 2016
Maryam Monsef, minister of democratic institutions, hopes MPs will be able to put political interests aside as they debate changing the way Canadians vote. That seems unlikely, as the electoral impact of reform will be hard to ignore for MPs — including those Liberals dominating the committee studying the issue ... ....

Students discover a slice of Hollywood in Hungary (De Montfort University)

Edit Public Technologies 12 May 2016
(Source. De Montfort University). Students at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) enjoyed exploring how state-run media works in Eastern Europe and discovering Hollywood film sets, thanks to a recent #DMUglobal trip to Hungary ... First year Media Production student, Maryam Farooq, described her time on the trip as eye-opening. The 19-year-old said ... Maryam also found that it was a good way to get to know the people on her course better....

Fear of violence leads to weight problems for some young women (University of Michigan)

Edit Public Technologies 12 May 2016
(Source. University of Michigan). ANN ARBOR-Young African-American women who live in fear of the violence in their neighborhoods are more likely to become obese when they reach their 20s and 30s, new research from the University of Michigan shows ... Body Mass Index is based on a calculation using height and weight ... Other School of Public Health researchers were Maryam Moghami Lankarani, Cleopatra Howard Caldwell and Marc Zimmerman ... (noodl....

PTI moves ECP against ‘concealment of assets’ by PM’s son-in-law

Edit Dawn 12 May 2016
ISLAMABAD. The PTI on Wednesday moved the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against what it has called the “concealment of assets” by the prime minister’s son-in-law, MNA retired Capt Mohammad Safdar ... Mr Saeed lost the 2013 election from NA-21 (Mansehra) to Mr Safdar of the PML-N ... The application was filed two days after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Safdar’s name appeared in the Panama Papers ... ....

What Teen Girls Should Eat to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk

Edit Time Magazine 12 May 2016
Fruits and vegetables are staples in a healthy diet, and that includes one aimed at preventing cancer. Many studies have documented the lower risk of various cancers among people who eat more fresh produce, and avoid things like red and processed meat ... To investigate this further, Maryam Farvid, a research associate at Massachusetts General Hospital and a visiting scientist at the Harvard T. H ... MORE ... Studies ... MORE ... ....

Opposition says Liberals stack the deck for election reform committee

Edit Toronto Sun 12 May 2016
OTTAWA -- The Trudeau government was accused Wednesday of stacking the deck in the Liberal party's favour as it finally made good on a promise to create a special parliamentary committee on electoral reform. Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef insisted the government remains open to considering any and all alternatives to the existing first-past-the-post voting system ... That's not right," she said ... 1 ... Time is a factor....

Opposition prepares questionnaire for prime minister's NA visit

Edit Dawn 11 May 2016
Maryam is described as “the owner of British Virgin Islands-based firms Nielsen Enterprises Limited and Nescoll Limited, incorporated in 1994 and 1993” ... The document, dated June 2012, describes Maryam Nawaz as the ‘beneficial owner’. According to ICIJ, “Hussain and Maryam signed a document dated June 2007 that was part of a series of transactions in ......

Minister Monsef and House Leader LeBlanc to Make an Announcement on Electoral Reform (Embassy of Canada in France)

Edit Public Technologies 11 May 2016
(Source ... Ottawa, ON (May 10, 2016)-The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Democratic Institutions, with the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, will make an announcement regarding electoral reform ... Date ... Time ... (EST)....

Minister Monsef and House Leader LeBlanc to Make an Announcement on Electoral Reform (Government of Canada)

Edit Public Technologies 11 May 2016
(Source. Government of Canada). Ottawa, ON (May 10, 2016)-The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Democratic Institutions, with the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, will make an announcement regarding electoral reform ... Date ... Time....

Government of Canada proposes All-Party Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform (Embassy of Canada in France)

Edit Public Technologies 11 May 2016
(Source. Embassy of Canada in France) ... The Minister of Democratic Institutions, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, and the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, gave notice of a motion to establish a special all-party committee on electoral reform ... Quotes. 'Canadians deserve a government that treats their views with respect ... The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Democratic Institutions ... Contacts....

Pak PM Nawaz Sharif to address parliament after opposition boycott over Panama leaks

Edit Indian Express 11 May 2016
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... Leaked documents from the Mossack Fonseca law firm in Panama last month showed Sharif’s sons, Hassan and Hussain, and his daughter, Maryam, owned at least three offshore holding companies registered in the British Virgin Islands ... Share This Article. Related Article. Imran Khan sees Panama Papers as second chance to oust PM Nawaz Sharif Panama Papers ... Nawaz Sharif forms high-level probe panel....
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