WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is concerned about the state of the territory’s health care system, and the financial situation with Yukon Hospitals that is causing a health care crisis. MLAs have heard from Yukoners about growing Emergency Room wait times at Whitehorse General Hospital, and lack of access to a hospital bed.
WHITEHORSE – On Thursday, the eve of a long weekend for many Yukoners, the Liberal government issued a Special Warrant to cover unbudgeted spending in the departments of Health and Social Services and Highways and Public Works for the rest of the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Special warrants are issued by the cabinet as an order-in-council and are done without legislative oversight.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is urging the Minister of Community Services to update Yukoners on how the Liberal government is supporting the City of Whitehorse in mitigating and preparing for landslides along Robert Service Way.
WHITEHORSE – A poll conducted by Leger in January and commissioned by the Yukon Party has found support for the Liberals is sinking even lower with a new leader at the helm.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is wondering when the territorial Liberal government asked for, and was made aware of, federal funding for a new bridge over the Yukon River at Dawson City.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is calling on the territorial Liberal government to engage with their federal counterparts following misguided comments from the federal environment minister that Ottawa will not invest in any new road infrastructure.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is calling on the Yukon Liberal government to take action to protect the rights of hunters and other firearms owners by developing a Yukon Firearms Act. In concert with the act’s development, the Yukon Party is also calling for the establishment of a territorially appointed Chief Firearms Officer position for the Yukon.
WHITEHORSE – Kluane MLA Wade Istchenko is calling for the Liberal government to follow Chapter 16 of the Umbrella Final Agreement (UFA) to address declining thinhorn sheep populations in several areas of southwest Yukon.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is asking the Liberal government for an update on the old Macauley Lodge site in Riverdale. The land on Klondike Road has sat empty since the former seniors lodge was demolished in 2022.
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