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The Yukon's ombudsman is launching an investigation into a complaint from a Hidden Valley parent that students and parents were treated unfairly by educational officials because they weren't informed about an educational assistant who sexually abused a student at the school.
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.
"It's just so crude and disrespectful," said one of the protesters who gathered outside Yukon's legislature Tuesday. The protesters say anti-bullying training is not an appropriate consequence for two MLAs who made vulgar remarks about political opponents in a group text.
McPhee to Health, McLean to Education as Yukon premier names new cabinet
Tracy-Anne McPhee remains Justice minister and adds Health and Social Services minister and deputy premier to her list. John Streicker is now minister for Energy, Mines and Resources.
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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.