Tourism Sector Ready to Rebound With Proper Support
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is providing suggestions to the Yukon Government to ensure that tourism operators are able to fully benefit from returning travellers.
Liberals’ Continue to Bungle Biggest Capital Project in the Yukon’s History
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is asking the Liberal government to provide an update on the estimated timelines and budget for the Nisutlin Bay Bridge project.
Lots of Talk, Few Results: Liberals Falling Short on Housing Promises
WHITEHORSE – As we enter 2023, Yukoners continue to struggle with finding a place to live amidst a Liberal-made housing crisis. Promise after promise by the Minister of Housing has gone unfulfilled as Yukoners look for any relief from the rising cost of living.
Reality Bites: New Yukon Dental Program is Late and Still Missing Answers
WHITEHORSE – Yukon Party Health and Social Services Critic Brad Cathers reiterated outstanding questions from businesses and employees with the announcement of a new Yukon Dental Program. The delayed program also confirms the leader of the NDP’s claim that the territorial Liberals’ are doing the ‘bare minimum’ to fulfill commitments under the 2021 Confidence and Supply Agreement (CASA).
Electricity, Emergency Directions, and Answers in Short Supply During Outage
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is again raising concerns about the territorial Liberal energy strategy that relies heavily on rented diesel generators for peaking electrical generation.
Yukon Party Supports Canada’s Premiers Call For Health Summit
WHITEHORSE – Yukon Party Official Opposition Leader Currie Dixon announced his support of Canada’s Premiers request for a meeting to secure a fair health care funding deal for the territories and provinces from Ottawa.
Liberal Capital Budgeting Falls Well Short of ‘Record Setting’
WHITEHORSE – During a public hearing of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, government officials confirmed that the territorial Liberal government struggles to manage capital projects and left $94 million unspent. The committee heard the territorial Liberals budgeted a total of $437.3 million for capital projects in the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The actual amount spent during the fiscal year was $343.3 million, far below the “record setting” capital budget that was promised.
Finance Department Confirms Liberals Underspent on Lot Development
WHITEHORSE – Officials from the Department of Finance confirmed during a public hearing of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts the Liberal government has left millions of dollars on the table, exposing the unreliability of the Minister of Community Services claims that the Liberals were spending ‘record amounts’ on lot development.
Letter to the Editor from Leader Currie Dixon Regarding the CWG Bid
Since Community Services Minister Richard Mostyn announced the startling decision that the Yukon would be pulling its bid to host the 2027 Canada Winter Games, Yukoners have been left scratching their heads about how we got here.
