WHITEHORSE – Premier Silver has made it clear to Yukon’s trucking industry that he is not willing to fight for a carbon tax exemption for them.

WHITEHORSE – The Liberal government’s electoral reform survey fails to ask Yukoners if they are satisfied with how we currently elect our governments, or if they even want change at all. Currently, the entire survey is framed to suggest that changes are required, rather than waiting to hear whether Yukoners want change.

WHITEHORSE – Today the Official Opposition gained unanimous consent for an amendment to a government motion committing the government to consult with Yukoners on the potential to include vaping under the Smoke-Free Places Act.

WHITEHORSE - Almost 8 months after the Legislature unanimously passed a Yukon Party motion urging the government to investigate the removal of Daylight Saving Time, the Liberals have not only done nothing on this file, but have even gone so far as to criticize the Official Opposition for bringing up the issue on behalf of Yukoners.

WHITEHORSE - Today Members of the Legislative Assembly voted unanimously to urge the Government to support the City of Whitehorse and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 254 as they work towards the development of a new Veterans Square in Whitehorse. This would be a space where large events and ceremonies could take place to honour Yukon’s veterans and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

WHITEHORSE – On October 18^th the Yukon Hospital Corporation informed the Legislative Assembly that the cataract surgery waitlist now exceeded 3 years with 350 Yukoners waiting for surgery.

WHITEHORSE – On October 29^th, Premier Silver confirmed on national television that the Yukon Liberals do not know whether the carbon tax scheme they’ve signed onto will actually reduce emissions and meet the environmental goals of the territory.

WHITEHORSE – Last year, the Official Opposition asked the Minister of Health and Social Services to increase the medical travel reimbursement rates so that they were more comparable to Government of Yukon travel rates for employees. At the time the government rate was double the amount per kilometer that is provided to Yukon patients on medical travel.

WHITEHORSE – According to a report from The Globe and Mail, Yukon’s Minister of Economic Development skipped the October 25^th federal-provincial-territorial internal trade meetings hosted in Vancouver by federal Minister Dominic Leblanc.

WHITEHORSE – Tomorrow the Premier will be in Ottawa to meet with several federal Ministers. The Official Opposition is calling on him to take the opportunity and stand up for Yukoners by raising concerns with several federal initiatives that will negatively impact Yukon families.