WHITEHORSE – Traffic safety is important throughout the territory. The main road in some rural communities is the high-traffic Alaska Highway.

WHITEHORSE – The Yukon T1D Support Network is set to partner in the development of a territory-wide Type 1 Diabetes Strategy. Yukon Party MLA Scott Kent introduced a motion creating such a strategy during Opposition Private Members Day. The motion that passed unanimously calls for completion of the strategy by September 2022.

WHITEHORSE – On Wednesday, the Yukon Party Official Opposition introduced a motion during Opposition Private Members Day that would have the Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments review the Child Care Act as well as all corresponding regulations.

WHITEHORSE – Yukoners are getting a strong indication of how unaccountable a Liberal-NDP coalition will be, as the two parties have agreed behind closed doors to a very short 11-day sitting of the Legislative Assembly.

WHITEHORSE – Currie Dixon, Leader of the Official Opposition, announced that the Yukon Party will launch a public consultation on the behind-closed-doors rent control policy that has created uncertainty and hardship for both tenants and landlords. Yukon Party MLAs have heard extensively from concerned landlords who are fearing for both their short and long-term financial situations and from tenants who fear they will be displaced or have already experienced dramatic rent increases.

WHITEHORSE – Today, leader and Copperbelt North MLA Currie Dixon is pleased to announce critic roles for the official opposition to begin the 35^th Yukon Legislative Assembly.