Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson has written the following open letter regarding developments in the Slinky Mine permitting process:

Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson and Takhini—Kopper King MLA Kate White have been sworn in as the New Democrat caucus of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.

Today’s Conference Board of Canada Territorial Outlook confirms the Yukon Party government’s failure to be responsible managers of the territory’s economy, say the Yukon NDP caucus. The forecast, warns Yukoners to prepare for hard times ahead as the mining industry on which Yukon relies continues to slow down. The Yukon NDP caucus has consistently pressed for a greater focus on economic diversification, especially in the energy sector.

The Yukon NDP says that a recent application to the Yukon Surface Rights Board to have an entire Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in neighbourhood moved off of their own settlement land underscores the need for modern successor resource legislation. For years, the Yukon NDP has called for the development of new mining legislation and highlighted the need to work with both First Nation governments and industry to develop modern resource legislation that would bring the territory's mining laws into the 21st century.

Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson has written the following letter regarding the planned knocking down of McDonald Lodge and potential alternative uses for the building:

The following open letter was written by Yukon NDP Official Opposition Leader Liz Hanson regarding the newly announced Canadian Free Trade Agreement:

Canada’s provinces and territories have signed a new free trade agreement to replace the 20 year old Agreement on Internal Trade. While the bulk of the Canadian free-trade agreement (CFTA) remains to be announced we tentatively know some of its contents.

Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson has written the following letter to congratulate this year’s Council of Yukon First Nations Wall of Recognition inductees:

Early this morning, the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal in the Peel Watershed case, as requested by several Yukon First Nation governments and environmental groups. The decision by the Supreme Court, a win for Yukon First Nation governments and the Yukon public, will prompt a review of the Yukon Court of Appeal’s decision.

The Yukon NDP Official Opposition is taking the Yukon Party government to task for its tired and out of touch agenda as the Yukon Legislative Assembly closes its doors for the last time before this year’s territorial election. Inside the legislature, Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson called for a fairer, more sustainable Yukon while holding the government to account for its failure to improve access to health care, grow Yukon’s economy and protect the environment.

The Yukon NDP caucus is mourning the passing of former Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Chief Robert Hager this morning.