Currie Dixon, the leader of the Yukon Party, was quick to pay tribute to Jack Cable on Thursday morning. The longtime Liberal politician
and former Commissioner died Wednesday.
“My colleagues and I are saddened to hear of the passing of former Yukon Liberal Party leader Jack Cable,” Dixon said.
“Known as ‘Gentleman Jack,’ he was respected by members of all parties during his tenure as a member of the Yukon Legislative
Assembly for Riverside from 1992 to 2000.
“His conduct and demeanor in the assembly were a reminder of what we should aspire to and enabled him to work constructively with
others,” Dixon added.
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Premier Sandy Silver takes a selfie with members of his new Cabinet during the swearing in ceremony on Monday.(Philippe Morin/CBC)
Premier Sandy Silver and the new Yukon government cabinet were sworn in by the Commissioner of Yukon on Monday.
The ceremony was different than in 2016 with participants wearing masks, fewer people, and microphones wiped down between speakers.
Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon and the Speaker of the legislature paid tribute today to former cabinet minister Archie Lang, who has died. He
would have turned 73 next month.
“It is with a heavy heart that I learned of the passing of former Yukon Party MLA Archie Lang, who was a true giant of Yukon history,” Dixon said.
“Archie served the Yukon well over his two terms in office and played a key part in the Yukon Party governments elected in 2002 and 2006,
serving as a minister in three portfolios during that time,” Dixon said.
“He was also a prominent and successful businessman in several communities throughout the Yukon.”
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