WHITEHORSE – Brad Cathers, Yukon Party MLA for Lake Laberge announced on January 16 that he is seeking the Yukon Party nomination as a candidate for the Lake Laberge riding for the 2025 territorial election.
WHITEHORSE – After governing for over two years with no mandate of his own, the Yukon Party Official Opposition is calling on the premier to finally seek one to govern. Ranj Pillai was sworn in as Yukon’s premier on January 14, 2023, after being acclaimed as Liberal Party leader when no other contenders stepped forward to run. Since then, he has governed without any Yukoner ever casting a ballot for him to be premier.
WHITEHORSE – Three-term Kluane MLA Wade Istchenko announced on January 14 that he will seek the Yukon Party nomination in the Kluane riding for the 2025 territorial election. The election must be held this year on or before November 3.
Whitehorse, Yukon – Scott Kent, current Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Copperbelt South, is formally seeking the Yukon Party nomination to once again represent the riding in the next territorial election, which must be held on or before November 3.
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Party Official Opposition is calling on the Yukon government to increase transparency and improve the government’s accountability to the Legislature when it comes to borrowing money.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is expressing deep concern about the impact of Liberal cuts to the budget of Elections Yukon that could impact the conduct of the 2025 territorial election.
Whitehorse, Yukon – On Monday, January 6, Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon officially announced his candidacy to represent Copperbelt North in the next territorial election which is legislated to be held on or before November 3 of this year. The Yukon Party constitution does not require its leader to seek their riding nomination.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is condemning the territorial Liberal government for unprecedented political interference with important non-partisan offices of the Yukon Legislative Assembly by denying necessary funding to Elections Yukon, the Child and Youth Advocate, the Ombudsman/Information and Privacy Commissioner, and the Legislative Assembly Office.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is concerned by the news that the opening of the Mental Wellness Unit (formerly called the new Secure Medical Unit) at the Whitehorse General Hospital has been delayed yet again. According to an email sent to Yukon Hospital Corporation employees on November 29, it will not be open for patients until June 3, 2025.
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