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Hospital Funding Shortfall Axes Orthopaedic Surgery Referrals

WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is asking how surgeons could be halting orthopaedic surgery referrals mere days after the Minister of Health and Social Services declared funding shortfalls for Yukon Hospitals were a thing of the past.

Opposition Parties Asked to Save Liberals from Missing Payroll

WHITEHORSE – On Wednesday, the Yukon Party Official Opposition questioned how the Liberal government mismanaged finances so badly that multiple departments ran out of money and were unable to pay employees during the final pay period of the 2023/2024 fiscal year. The free-spending Liberals have spent beyond their means, and...

Questions on Health Authority Require Pause on Bill Process

WHITEHORSE – On Tuesday, during second reading of Bill 38, the Health Authority Act, the Yukon Party Official Opposition introduced a motion to adjourn debate on the bill to allow more time for engagement and consultation. The motion was brought forward so Yukoners could gather more information about what a...

Health Minister Questioned on Almost $13,000 Scotland Trip

WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Party Official Opposition is asking the Minister of Health and Social Services to explain what value Yukoners received for her almost $13,000 trip to Scotland last September. The minister’s junket happened as rural health centres faced closures and service reductions.

Yukon Party Leader

Currie Dixon

MLA for Copperbelt North Leader of the Official Opposition Critic for the Executive Council Office; the Yukon Liquor Corporation; Yukon Lottery Corporation; Yukon Cannabis Corporation; Early Learning and Child Care; and the 2027 Canada Winter Games. Currie Dixon was elected as Leader of the Yukon Party on May 23, 2020,...

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Yvonne Clarke

MLA for Porter Creek Centre Critic for the Yukon Housing Corporation; Housing and Lot Development; Public Service Commission; Women and Gender Equity Directorate; and French Language Services Directorate Yvonne Clarke is a proud parent, entrepreneur, and dedicated member of the Yukon-Filipina community and was elected in the 2021 Territorial Election to...

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Patti McLeod

MLA for Watson Lake Critic for Community Services and the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board Patti McLeod was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election for the 33rd Legislative Assembly on October 11, 2011 and re-elected in the general election for the 34th Legislative Assembly...

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Wade Istchenko

MLA for KluaneCritic for Environment; Rural Services Wade Istchenko was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election for the 33rd Legislative Assembly on October 11, 2011. He was re-elected in the general election for the 34th Legislative Assembly on November 7, 2016, and to the 35th...

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Geraldine Van Bibber

MLA for Porter Creek North Critic for Economic Development; Tourism and Culture; the Yukon Energy Corporation; and the Yukon Development Corporation Geraldine Van Bibber was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election for the 34th Legislative Assembly on November 7, 2016 and re-elected to the 35th...

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Brad Cathers

MLA for Lake Laberge Deputy House Leader. Critic for Health and Social Services; Finance; Justice; Agriculture; and Democratic Institutions Brad Cathers was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election of the 31st Legislative Assembly on November 4, 2002. He was re-elected in the general elections of...

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Scott Kent

MLA for Copperbelt South House Leader. Critic for Education; and Energy, Mines and Resources After working in the family business, Scott Kent was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in April 2000; representing the electoral district of what was then Riverside until 2002. He was re-elected as the MLA...

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Stacey Hassard

MLA for Pelly-Nisutlin Stacey Hassard was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election for the 33rd Legislative Assembly on October 11, 2011 and re-elected in the general election for the 34th Legislative Assembly on November 7, 2016, and the 35th Legislative Assembly on April 12, 2021. Mr....

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