News - The Yukon Party

August 30, 2022

Education Minister Needs to Address Health and Safety Report

WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is requesting that the Minister of Education outline a plan to address the findings of a Yukon Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board (WSCB) inspection report. The Yukon News reported on Monday that the report “shows the Education department is failing to meet legislation that requires health and safety committee programs in schools. Those programs are legislatively mandated in 18 of the territory’s 36 schools.”

August 26, 2022

Liberal Government Mismanagement Continues to Delay Housing

WHITEHORSE – A significant contributing factor to the Yukon’s housing affordability crisis is a lack of supply of land available for housing development. This is because of the Liberal government’s inability to keep up with demand due to mismanagement, lack of planning, and delays. The latest example is the continued and chronic delays associated with Phase 6 of Whistle Bend in Whitehorse.

August 25, 2022

One Week In, Education Minister Still Absent on Important Issues

WHITEHORSE – The Yukon’s Minister of Education and the education system in general faced a number of issues heading into the 2022/2023 school year. The early results show many of those are getting worse, with more quickly piling up.

August 23, 2022

Delays in Riverdale Storm Sewer Project Set to Cause Traffic Nightmare

WHITEHORSE – According to project documents on the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board (YESAB) website, major roadwork, and storm sewer line repair just south of Selkirk Elementary School in Riverdale were to be completed in 2021. Project documents say the work was to occur with minimal disruption to traffic.

August 18, 2022

Education Minister Absent as Concerns Mount on the Eve of Back to School

WHITEHORSE – The number of issues and concerns related to Yukon’s education system have continued to pile up over the summer. Unfortunately, there has been a lack of leadership from the Minister of Education, or any member of Cabinet for that matter, as these issues come to a head on the eve of back-to-school.

August 11, 2022

Clarification Needed on Canada Winter Games Bid

WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is requesting that the Liberal government provide an update on plans and costs for their bid to host the 2027 Canada Winter Games (CWG) in Whitehorse.

August 04, 2022

One Year Later, Liberals Continue to Ignore Hidden Valley School Community

WHITEHORSE – The territorial Liberal government continues to keep Hidden Valley Elementary School (HVES) parents in the dark.

August 02, 2022

Yukoners Paying for Liberals’ Inaction on Territorial Fuel Tax

WHITEHORSE – Four months after an initial call to suspend the territorial fuel tax in the face of rising inflation, the Yukon Party Official Opposition is once again asking the Liberal government to stop collecting the fuel tax until inflation eases.

July 14, 2022

Yukon Party Calls for Reinstatement of Physician Recruitment Position

WHITEHORSE – On July 11 and 12, Canada’s Premiers met in Victoria at the Council of the Federation Meeting where the main topic of discussion was health care funding. In interviews following the meeting, Premier Silver noted that significant investment was needed for the recruitment of health professionals in the Yukon.