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FENTIE COMPLETES TAKEOVER OF YDC / YEC
"YDC and YEC need to remain at arm’s length from the government and not subject to political interference" according to Steve Cardiff of the NDP Caucus. (July 9, 2009)
Dennis Fentie has been caught in another contradiction, raising serious questions about his credibility on recent matters of public concern, says NDP leader Todd Hardy. (June 22, 2009)
YUKON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION NOT OPEN AND ACCOUNTABLE
The Yukon Development Corporation is being excessively and unnecessarily secretive, says NDP leader Todd Hardy. (May 26, 2009)
CANADA NEEDS LONG-TERM HOUSING STRATEGY
The NDP caucus welcomes the joint announcement by the federal and territorial governments to invest more money in affordable housing in Yukon, but laments the lack of a national strategy to address the diversity of long-term housing needs, says the party’s housing critic. (May 25, 2009)
LANG WILL NOT HELP LANDLORDS OR TENANTS
NDP housing critic Steve Cardiff says Community Services minister Archie Lang has no intention of changing the Landlord and Tenant Act. Cardiff has been asking questions of the minister about the act for several years. (April 27, 2009)
NDP APPLAUDS PROMISED CHANGES TO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
The Yukon government has supported a New Democrat motion that will see an end to burning at community landfills in the near future and result in other sweeping changes in how the territory manages solid waste. (March 26, 2009)
BUDGET INVESTS TOO LITTLE IN HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE
NDP leader Todd Hardy says the Yukon’s record 2009-2010 budget focuses too much on bricks and mortar projects at the expense of non-government organizations with a proven track record of improving the lives of Yukoners from all walks of life. (March 19, 2009)
CLIMATE CHANGE PLAN NOT AMBITIOUS ENOUGH
NDP leader Todd Hardy says the Yukon government’s climate change action plan does not set the bar high enough in reducing the territory’s emissions of greenhouse gases or encouraging the use of renewable energy for our communities, businesses and vehicles. (February 16, 2009)
FEDERAL BUDGET MISSES THE MARK
NDP leader Todd Hardy says the federal budget does not go far enough or move fast enough to help most Canadian families, businesses and communities weather this economic storm. (January 27, 2009)
WATSON LAKE HOSPITAL PROPOSAL MUST BE RECONSIDERED
NDP leader Todd Hardy supports the staff at the Watson Lake Health Centre in urging the government to reconsider its plan to turn their facility into a hospital. (January 14, 2009)