Tuesday’s Speech from the Throne provided a case of déjà-vu.
If anyone listening to the nearly-hour-long speech outlining the direction of the minority Liberal government thought it sounded like
something they’ve heard before . it’s because they have.
The speech regurgitated a considerable amount of the Yukon Liberals’ election campaign, with a large dollop of the NDP’s platform.
As well, there was more than a smidgeon of the written accord between the two parties that will keep the Liberals in power for two years if it goes well.
To many, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, since Yukoners can enjoy some comfortable familiarity with no surprises.
The Yukon Liberals want to turn this territorial election into a walk in the park. McIntyre Park, to be precise.
The party announced Wednesday afternoon it wants to permanently protect the McIntyre Creek area – which is already a regional park.
The announcement was made more as a vision statement than a plan with details by incumbent Porter Creek candidate Ranj Pillai during a streamed news conference.
Pillai referred a number of reporters’ questions to a 2020 study on the area. Those questions included the extent of land under consideration, which Pillai didn’t know.
The report pegged the land at roughly 4,600 hectares.