Yukon politics

2021 Yukon territorial election campaign materials seen on July 5. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon Party, Liberals neck-and-neck for political fundraising in 2021

Elections Yukon report tallies up the total revenues received by each registered political party

 

Premier Sandy Silver announces he is stepping down during a press conference in the cabinet office on Sept. 9. (Dana Hatherly/Yukon News)

Yukon Premier Sandy Silver stepping down

Leadership convention planned before 2025 election

 

Yukon Party leader Currie Dixon reacts to the territorial budget in Whitehorse on March 4, 2021. (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News)

Yukon Party MLAs apologize for crude text messages about party leaders

Premier Sandy Silver believes he was “inadvertently” sent the message thread

 

MLA Don Hutton pictured in a file photo from the legislature on Dec. 1, 2017. (Joel Krahn/Yukon News file)

Don Hutton blasts Liberal rural health program in the legislature

An Auditor-General review of mental health services in rural Yukon is expected next week

MLA Don Hutton pictured in a file photo from the legislature on Dec. 1, 2017. (Joel Krahn/Yukon News file)

Yukon Party prepares for fall sitting at annual general meeting

Leader Currie Dixon talks COVID-19 priorities, Erin O’Toole leadership campaign

Contributions to Yukon Liberals account for 60 per cent of all 2019 political party revenue

The Yukon Liberal Party made the most revenue of the territory’s four…

Yukon Party announces new critic roles

Yukon Party leader Currie Dixon announced the party’s caucus critic roles in…

EDITORIAL: Time for the Yukon Party’s opening act

Having a competitive leadership race could be good for the party

  • Dec 6, 2019

Brad Cathers is running for Yukon Party leadership

He formally announced he entered the race on Dec. 5

Bagnell concedes Trudeau’s past decisions to wear brown and blackface were racist

‘When we do things, we might not think at first blush that it’s going to offend someone’

Yukon government promises more details on DM severance, eventually

YG claims releasing even total number of dismissals, payouts would violate ATIPP rules

Elections Yukon releases fundraising report for 2017

Liberal party president forced to explain why in-kind donation information came in late

Yukon Party delays leadership race for another year

The Yukon Party has decided to wait at least another year before…

Northern Premiers’ Forum meets with Trudeau in Ottawa

Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says he sought clarity on carbon tax from federal environment minister

Yukon legislative assembly wraps up until fall

Group home claims, carbon pricing squabble dominate spring sitting

Yukon Electoral Boundaries Commission proposes 20th riding

Liberal caucus calls proposal ‘concerning’

Yukon health minister under fire for handling of group home controversy

Silver calls opposition questions raised in public ‘parlour tricks’

Yukon Liberals raise $20,000 at Vancouver hockey game

Silver says no public money spent on trip, party refuses to say who bought tickets

Hard pass on carbon tax

I’d like to say I’m shocked at Silver’s and Trudeau’s short sightedness…

  • Apr 17, 2018

Mostyn anticipates money for Robert Campbell Highway between Ross River and Faro

Minister won’t say much he’ll seek in next year’s capital budget