This letter from Yukon NDP leader Liz Hanson was published in the Whitehorse Star on January 12th 2016.

Sometimes, the most visionary public policy ideas are right under our noses – and sometimes we need to look a little further for the next big thing.

Just before the Yukon delegation took off for the Climate Change conference in Paris (COP 21), the German Embassy in Ottawa invited Canadian delegates to participate in an Energy policy study tour. The embassy kindly offered to cover our travel costs.

The Yukon NDP Official Opposition caucus has raised issues on behalf of Yukoners that show a widespread desire for change in Yukon as the territory heads into an election year.

Yukon NDP leader Liz Hanson has invited Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski, Sandy Silver and Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Ruth Massie to attend a non-partisan public send-off for their COP 21 delegation in early December.

Yukon NDP leader Liz Hanson will travel to Paris as part of the Yukon delegation to the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Working alongside both Canadian and global leaders, Hanson is excited to roll up her sleeves and take meaningful action on climate change.