News and statements from the Yukon NDPhttps://yukonndp.ca/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-motion-passes-atco-will-answer-to-yukoners-in-the-legislative-assembly/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-motion-passes-atco-will-answer-to-yukoners-in-the-legislative-assembly/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:49:33 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-congratulates-wildland-firefighters-on-their-win-in-securing-presumptive-cancer-coverage/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-congratulates-wildland-firefighters-on-their-win-in-securing-presumptive-cancer-coverage/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:14:08 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-says-atco-review-falls-short-of-the-independent-investigation-yukoners-have-been-demanding/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-says-atco-review-falls-short-of-the-independent-investigation-yukoners-have-been-demanding/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:50:49 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-leader-kate-white-issues-statement-on-education-review/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-leader-kate-white-issues-statement-on-education-review/Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:55:39 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/open-letter-to-education-minister-scott-kent-urgent-request-for-additional-staffing-at-robert-service-school/https://yukonndp.ca/news/open-letter-to-education-minister-scott-kent-urgent-request-for-additional-staffing-at-robert-service-school/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:53:17 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-calls-on-the-yukon-government-to-investigate-atco-and-yukon-energy-electricity-bills-via-petition/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-calls-on-the-yukon-government-to-investigate-atco-and-yukon-energy-electricity-bills-via-petition/Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:02:38 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/statement-from-kate-white-on-the-passing-of-margaret-commodore/https://yukonndp.ca/news/statement-from-kate-white-on-the-passing-of-margaret-commodore/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:45:37 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/white-on-november-3-yukoners-can-vote-for-a-better-path-forward/https://yukonndp.ca/news/white-on-november-3-yukoners-can-vote-for-a-better-path-forward/As election day nears, Yukon NDP Leader Kate White shared a final message to voters: this election, Yukoners can vote for a government they can count on.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:34:16 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-promises-new-childcare-centre-more-supports-for-educators/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-promises-new-childcare-centre-more-supports-for-educators/Today, Leader Kate White and Klondike candidate Brent McDonald announced that a Yukon NDP government will build a new childcare centre in Dawson City, increase funding to the Early Learning and Childcare Program and index that funding to inflation – to help existing centres…Mon, 27 Oct 2025 19:00:01 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/reality-check-currie-dixon-and-pierre-poilievre-different-names-same-politics/https://yukonndp.ca/news/reality-check-currie-dixon-and-pierre-poilievre-different-names-same-politics/Despite Currie Dixon’s claims of having no relationship with Pierre Poilievre and the Conservative Party of Canada, tens of thousands of dollars in political donations, former Conservative staff and candidates, and the hosting of a Pierre Poilievre meet-and-greet make it…Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:32:43 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/better-care-close-to-home-whites-plan-to-support-yukoners-with-mental-health-and-substance-use-services/https://yukonndp.ca/news/better-care-close-to-home-whites-plan-to-support-yukoners-with-mental-health-and-substance-use-services/Today Kate White, Leader of the Yukon NDP, announced her commitment to support Yukoners with more wraparound mental health and substance use services. White’s plan will deliver care, treatment and prevention to Yukoners, closer to home.Fri, 24 Oct 2025 20:58:13 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/reality-check-empty-promises-with-no-plan-conservative-yukon-party-platform-asks-yukoners-for-a-blank-cheque/https://yukonndp.ca/news/reality-check-empty-promises-with-no-plan-conservative-yukon-party-platform-asks-yukoners-for-a-blank-cheque/After years of claiming to care about Yukon government deficits, the Conservative Yukon Party turned in their platform, released today, without a single cent accounted for.Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:53:50 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/kate-white-launches-yukon-ndps-costed-platform-a-plan-yukoners-can-count-on-to-make-health-care-better-and-lower-costs/https://yukonndp.ca/news/kate-white-launches-yukon-ndps-costed-platform-a-plan-yukoners-can-count-on-to-make-health-care-better-and-lower-costs/Yukon NDP Leader Kate White launched her party’s costed election platform today – a plan she says Yukoners can count on to make health care better and lower costs.Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:07:58 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/the-secret-out-of-country-money-fueling-the-conservative-yukon-party/https://yukonndp.ca/news/the-secret-out-of-country-money-fueling-the-conservative-yukon-party/From Salt Lake City, Utah to Sydney, Australia, foreign cash is influencing Yukon politics as public filings show that the Conservative Yukon Party has accepted thousands of dollars in donations from American and international corporations – some of which are disguised as…Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:58:48 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-announces-commitment-to-reconciliation-jobs-and-better-mining/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-announces-commitment-to-reconciliation-jobs-and-better-mining/Yukon NDP Leader Kate White announced a bold new commitment today: a revenue-sharing program that will direct a share mining royalties to First Nations governments to fund Land Guardian jobs and other community-led programs that benefit citizens. As a powerful reminder of our…Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:56:35 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-will-open-two-public-primary-care-clinics-to-get-yukoners-off-the-waitlist/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-will-open-two-public-primary-care-clinics-to-get-yukoners-off-the-waitlist/Yukon NDP Leader Kate White announced today that her team will open two new public team-based healthcare clinics to give Yukoners faster access to primary care and reduce the pressure on the emergency room.Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:11:26 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-announces-plan-to-invest-in-whitehorse-general-hospital-and-lower-wait-times/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-announces-plan-to-invest-in-whitehorse-general-hospital-and-lower-wait-times/The Yukon NDP is committing to get Yukoners care faster, with a major investment in the Whitehorse General Hospital. With their plan, the Yukon NDP will add 8 new medicine beds and immediately begin construction to expand the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), ensuring faster access…Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:35:58 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/kate-white-announces-plan-to-protect-the-yukons-lands-and-waters/https://yukonndp.ca/news/kate-white-announces-plan-to-protect-the-yukons-lands-and-waters/Yukon NDP Leader Kate White unveiled her plan to protect the Yukon’s lands and waters, and the people who depend on them.Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:35:46 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-announces-plan-to-lower-costs-for-local-business-community/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-announces-plan-to-lower-costs-for-local-business-community/Today, Yukon NDP Leader Kate White announced her plan to support the Yukon’s local business community by covering the cost of the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program for its first year.Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:32:09 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-will-get-big-money-out-of-politics-conservative-yukon-party-and-liberals-received-over-300000-in-donations-from-mining-corporations/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-will-get-big-money-out-of-politics-conservative-yukon-party-and-liberals-received-over-300000-in-donations-from-mining-corporations/Today, Leader of the Yukon NDP Kate White made her commitment to Yukoners: On day one, her team will get to work to ban corporate and union donations to political parties.Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:28:30 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/kate-white-and-yukon-ndp-announce-plan-for-good-jobs-in-every-yukon-community/https://yukonndp.ca/news/kate-white-and-yukon-ndp-announce-plan-for-good-jobs-in-every-yukon-community/Today, Yukon NDP Leader Kate White announced the party’s plan to create more good-paying jobs for Yukoners by decentralizing government positions, supporting the trades, and ensuring that public spending benefits local communities.Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:43:44 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-will-rebuild-schools-support-educators-and-deliver-quality-education-for-every-child/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-will-rebuild-schools-support-educators-and-deliver-quality-education-for-every-child/The Yukon NDP says it’s time to fix what years of Liberal and Conservative Yukon Party governments have neglected: Yukon schools.Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:22:23 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/homes-within-reach-kate-whites-plan-to-lower-the-cost-of-housing-for-every-yukoner/https://yukonndp.ca/news/homes-within-reach-kate-whites-plan-to-lower-the-cost-of-housing-for-every-yukoner/Today at 5th Avenue and Rogers Street – a lot that has sat empty for 14 years under the Conservative Yukon Party and the Liberals – Yukon NDP Leader Kate White announced her comprehensive plan to fix the housing crisis.Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:20:31 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-will-keep-community-health-centres-open-by-hiring-and-supporting-more-nurses/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-will-keep-community-health-centres-open-by-hiring-and-supporting-more-nurses/Too many Yukoners living in communities are finding their health centres closed when they need them most. These centres are the backbone of healthcare in Yukon communities, but without enough nurses to staff them, doors are closing and people are left without care.Thu, 09 Oct 2025 23:50:23 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/we-cant-afford-to-wait-yukoners-deserve-affordable-power-now/https://yukonndp.ca/news/we-cant-afford-to-wait-yukoners-deserve-affordable-power-now/Thu, 09 Oct 2025 20:14:27 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukoners-can-count-on-kate-to-train-more-local-nurses/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukoners-can-count-on-kate-to-train-more-local-nurses/Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with two Yukon nurses, Yukon NDP Leader Kate White announced another plank in her party’s plan to make healthcare better.Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:30:51 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukoners-can-count-on-our-family-doctor-guarantee-white/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukoners-can-count-on-our-family-doctor-guarantee-white/Today, Kate White announced her plan to connect every Yukoner with access to a primary care provider.Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:07:05 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-first-party-to-fill-candidate-slate-for-the-2025-territorial-election-announces-candidates-for-whistle-bend-south-lake-laberge/https://yukonndp.ca/news/yukon-ndp-first-party-to-fill-candidate-slate-for-the-2025-territorial-election-announces-candidates-for-whistle-bend-south-lake-laberge/The Yukon NDP has announced its final two candidates, making the party the first to fill its slate for the 2025 territorial election. Dustin McKenzie-Hubbard, a Family Support Worker and Champagne and Aishihik First Nations citizen, is running in Whistle Bend South. Kai…Sun, 05 Oct 2025 20:14:25 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/kate-white-this-election-is-about-healthcare/https://yukonndp.ca/news/kate-white-this-election-is-about-healthcare/Today Yukon NDP Leader Kate White joined her team of candidates to kick off the 2025 election with a clear message: this election is about healthcare.Thu, 02 Oct 2025 23:43:11 GMThttps://yukonndp.ca/news/education-leader-and-yukon-energy-electrician-brent-mcdonald-to-seek-yukon-ndp-nomination-in-klondike/https://yukonndp.ca/news/education-leader-and-yukon-energy-electrician-brent-mcdonald-to-seek-yukon-ndp-nomination-in-klondike/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 21:30:01 GMT