Yukon NDP Leader Liz Hanson asked the following question about transparency in Government of Yukon reconciliation negotiations with Yukon First Nations on Monday, May 2nd 2016:

Yukoners are celebrating the chance to start a new chapter in the Yukon government’s relationship with First Nation governments following today’s precedent-setting Court of Appeal of Yukon rejection of the Yukon Party government’s Peel watershed appeal. The ruling is a sign that it’s time for the government to step back from its failed approach to First Nations relationships, and demonstrate its stated commitment to reconciliation with Yukon First Nations by accepting the final recommended Peel watershed land use plan.

The release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report is a landmark moment in the history of Aboriginal Canadians. I sincerely hope that all Yukoners, just like all Canadians, will be able to learn from the commission’s work – and ensure that our governments take concrete and meaningful action to implement its 94 recommendations.