WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party was saddened that the Liberal-NDP government voted against recognizing several Yukoners from military and RCMP personnel to first responders, teachers, long-term care workers and others with rare Platinum Jubilee medals.
WHITEHORSE – A Yukon Party Official Opposition bill providing more democratic oversight of the Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA) was blocked at second reading in the Yukon Legislative Assembly by the Liberal government with the support of their NDP coalition partners.
WHITEHORSE – As Yukoners struggle under the weight of skyrocketing fuel prices, the Yukon Party Official Opposition is urging the Liberal government to follow the lead of other jurisdictions and provide temporary relief from the territorial fuel tax.
“I cannot help but think of the many Yukoners and Canadians with family or connections to the nation of Ukraine. It is truly disturbing that an otherwise peaceful, stable democracy is being invaded in an attempt at an illegal and immoral annexation. I share the concern for Ukraine and anger that Ukrainians’ rights, their right to choose their own future and their right to live free from war is being stripped away by Putin’s illegal invasion.
A letter from Porter Creek North MLA Geraldine Van Bibber regarding Ukrainian refugees.
WHITEHORSE – The Official Opposition is calling on the Liberal government to learn from the lessons of last summer, and listen to Yukoners asking for proactive action to prepare for possible flooding again this summer after another winter of near-record snowfall.
“Our sincere condolences go out to all Yukoners who have been affected by the opioid crisis in our Territory.
WHITEHORSE – Following media reports last week of the continued lack of permits and firewood in the territory, Energy, Mines, and Resources critic Scott Kent is calling on the Liberal government to address their errors and properly work with the Yukon’s forestry industry to get more firewood in the hands of Yukoners this winter.
WHITEHORSE – The Liberal minority government’s 2021 Fall Sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly can be summed up in one word: disastrous.
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