WHITEHORSE – Senior officials from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) – the court-appointed receiver in charge of the Eagle Gold Mine – have been summoned to appear as witnesses in the Yukon Legislative Assembly before the 2025 Spring Sitting concludes. The Yukon Party Official Opposition brought forward a motion to the Legislative Assembly to have PwC appear, and that motion passed unanimously.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition sought answers in the Yukon Legislative Assembly on Monday from Premier Pillai about his decision to direct the Yukon Housing Corporation to buy out 407 Alexander Street, the longtime home of Duffy’s Pets. The lot is located next door to the Whitehorse Emergency Shelter, and the business owners have publicly shared that they have been negatively impacted by the shelter’s operations for the past several years.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition suggests that the Yukon government do more to purchase local products and services from Yukoners in the private sector. With the uncertainty in North America, Yukon Party MLAs pitched several ways the government can support Yukon businesses and secure the territory’s economic future.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition welcomes the Yukon government’s pause on the implementation of tipping fees at rural Yukon solid waste transfer stations for one month until May 1, 2025.
In light of the recent uncertainties arising from the United States, more focus is shifting toward sustaining the Yukon’s economy. We know that mining and mineral exploration is our number one industry.
But after that? Tourism.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is again proposing solutions to fix the territory’s health crisis. To Yukoners' detriment, the Liberals have repeatedly failed to listen, or been slow to take action.
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is calling on the Yukon government to capitalize on the current climate and recruit American doctors, nurses, and health professionals to the Yukon. This should include launching a marketing campaign to promote the opportunity for US-trained doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to come North and make the Yukon their home.
“The Yukon Party, including MLAs, staff, party executive, and volunteers, strongly condemn the heinous acts of politically motivated threats against the leader of the NDP, Kate White.
From Hansard. March 6, 2025.
Mr. Dixon: Mr. Speaker, it’s an honour to rise in response to this ministerial statement on the state of relations between our country and the United States.
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