Campaign trail notes: What Yukon s political parties had to say on April 8
With election day just around the corner, the leaders for the Yukon Liberals, Yukon Party and Yukon NDP made their final pitches to voters at separate news conferences on Thursday.
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Yukon Liberals, Yukon Party and Yukon NDP leaders made their final pitches to voters before election day
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Posted: Apr 09, 2021 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 9
Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon, left, Yukon NDP Leader Kate White, and Yukon Liberals Leader Sandy Silver, right, in the CBC Yukon studio for a live election debate on Wednesday. The leaders gave their final pitches to voters at separate news conferences on Thursday. (Chris WIndeyer/CBC)
Posted: Dec 30, 2020 4:30 AM CT | Last Updated: December 30, 2020
The Minto North deposit at Capstone Mining s Minto mine in Yukon. An independent panel responsible for creating the territory s mineral development strategy has released a final draft of the document, with a public comment period now open until Feb. 22. (Capstone Mining)
The new First Nations procurement policy being introduced by the Yukon government is stirring controversy and questions from the opposition in the legislature.
The Yukon Party has been pressing the government for a week on how it’s developed the policy, and how it consulted with business and other levels of government before introducing it.
On Monday, the question sparked a feisty exchange between Richard Mostyn, the minister of Highways and Public Works and the Public Service Commission, and Stacey Hassard, the official Opposition leader in the legislature for the Yukon Party.
Hassard has been regularly prodding the government as to whether businesses and municipalities were participants in the process. He said he’s been receiving calls from people concerned that the policy was dictated and not developed.
Posted: Dec 14, 2020 1:02 PM CT | Last Updated: December 14, 2020
The policy was unveiled Friday, after being endorsed by First Nations leaders at the Yukon Forum.(Steve Silva/CBC)
The Yukon government is trying to give a competitive edge to First Nations businesses bidding on government contracts.
The Yukon First Nations Procurement Policy, unveiled on Friday, aims to bolster economic opportunities for First Nations people.
It aims for at least 15 per cent of all territorial government procurement contracts to go to Yukon First Nations businesses.
Premier Sandy Silver said this will level the playing field and advance reconciliation.
Yukon First Nations businesses will have a greater advantage based on how much of the business is owned by or employs First Nations people. A business will also have an edge if it s located on First Nations territory outside Whitehorse.