Yukon NDP Justice Critic Lois Moorcroft marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia by making the following statement in the Yukon Legislative Assembly:

This week I once again raised my concerns in the Yukon legislature over housing adults with cognitive disabilities in a group home at Whitehorse Correctional Centre.

On Wednesday, December 2nd, Yukon NDP Justice Critic Lois Moorcroft made the following statement in the Yukon legislature to pay tribute to the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery:

On Wednesday, November 18th Yukon NDP Justice Critic Lois Moorcroft asked the following question about the ongoing use of segregation at Whitehorse Correctional Centre:

This afternoon, the Yukon Legislative Assembly will debate a Yukon NDP motion to support the explicit human rights of trans* Yukoners. The motion, tabled by Yukon NDP MLA Lois Moorcroft, echoes a petition circulated by members of Yukon’s trans* community.

The federal Auditor General’s report on the state of corrections services in Yukon, tabled today in the Yukon legislature, demonstrates an acute need for increased compliance with its own case management policies – and the Corrections Act itself – in order to ensure that appropriate access to reintegration and rehabilitation services are offered.