Yukon NDP motion to help domestic violence victims access stable housing gets legislative backing
Demonstrated victims of domestic violence should be allowed to end a lease early and remove an abuser’s name from a lease, according to a Yukon NDP motion passed today in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. The motion echoes a similar measure approved unanimously by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta that makes it easier for people fleeing domestic violence to find safe, stable housing.
Read moreLegislative sitting a sign that Yukoners are hopeful for change in 2016
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.
Read moreYukon NDP caucus ready to represent Yukoners in the legislature
As the clock counts down to one of the last pre-election sittings of the Yukon legislature, the Yukon NDP caucus is outlining the top priorities it has heard from Yukoners over the summer. Yukoners have been vocal about those priorities through unprecedented levels of citizen advocacy – and the Yukon NDP caucus is ready to echo the community’s voices in the legislature on the issues that matter the most.
Read moreIn their own words: the Yukon Party's defense of housing inaction
Despite repeated opportunities for action, including cancelled affordable housing projects and a multi-million dollar federal fund that lay unspent until this year’s budget, the Yukon Party government remains unwilling to recognize the housing challenges Yukon faces in 2015.
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