1/4 Today under Orders of the Day @yukonassembly.bsky.social Hon. Laura Lang, Minister of Justice, will move a motion for Third Reading of Bill No. 3, Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act yukonassembly.ca/sites/defaul... Bill No. 3 passed second reading on a voice vote on March 30.

The Ombudsman was even busier this year with a court case regarding budgetary interference from the government, 47% more files, and new outreach activities. Despite how busy we were, we resolved informal complaints faster than last year. https://yukonaccountability.ca/ombudsman/reports

1/5 Opposition Private Members' Business will have precedence during today’s Orders of the Day @yukonassembly.bsky.social. Six motions have been identified for debate. The motions are: Motion No. 76 re: the board of Shäw Kwä’ą/Health and Wellness Yukon/Santé et mieux-être appearing in Committee…

We were even busier in 2025. We had 74% more requests for advice: 2x the Health Information Privacy and Management Act requests and 4x the whistleblowing Act (PIDWA) requests. Learn more in this year's annual report in English or French: https://yukonaccountability.ca/ombudsman/reports

1/13 www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Less efficiency + less transparency = less accountability: The government’s procedural bait & switch last Wednesday: “[Bill No. 5, Act to amend the Health Authority Act (2026)] was not on Wednesday's projected order of business, the document laying out the daily…

1/6 Today @yukonassembly.bsky.social Hon. Yvonne Clarke, Speaker, will table the 2025 Annual Report of the Yukon Ombudsman, Yukon Information & Privacy Commissioner, and Yukon Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner. After Question Period Lane Tredger, Official Opposition…

1/6 Today @yukonassembly.bsky.social Hon. Yvonne Clarke, Speaker, will table a report from the Yukon Child & Youth Advocate: Undercurrents: Implementation of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Policy in Yukon Education. Kate White, Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts,...

1/4 Following today’s Question Period @yukonassembly.bsky.social Hon. Scott Kent, Government House Leader, will inform the House of the results of the House Leaders’ meetings regarding the length of the 2026 Spring Sitting. According to the Assembly’s rules, the sitting could last as few as…

1/5 Today’s projected order of business @yukonassembly.bsky.social includes Hon. Laura Lang, Minister of Justice, introducing Bill No. 3, Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act. Government private members’ business will have precedence during Orders of the Day.

1/6 Today’s Projected Order of Business @yukonassembly.bsky.social includes Hon. Ted Laking, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, introducing Bill No. 2, Act to repeal the Clean Energy Act. Once the House moves to Orders of the Day, Committee of the Whole will consider…

1/6 Today @yukonassembly.bsky.social Hon. Cory Bellmore, Minister of Community Services, will table a legislative return. Hon. Laura Lang, Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate and Minister responsible for the Women & Gender Equity Directorate…

1/7 Today is the first sitting day of the 2026 Spring Sitting of the 36th @yukonassembly.bsky.social. During the Daily Routine the Speaker, Hon. Yvonne Clarke, will table the Clerk’s report on the Absence of Members from Sittings of the Legislative Assembly and its Committees (March 19, 2026),...

News Release: Initiatives to Promote Women in the Legislative Assembly The Speaker, the Hon. Yvonne Clarke, highlights the achievements of female Members of the Legislative Assembly in honour of International Women’s Day on March 8 yukonassembly.ca/news/initiat...

Yesterday, the Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly received a report on Child and Family Services from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada.

The 2026 Spring Sitting of the First Session of the 36th Legislative Assembly will commence on March 19, 2026. yukonassembly.ca/news/2026-sp...

yukon-news.com/2026/03/04/a... “We will hold the government to account on that by following up, watching what the department is doing and how it’s progressing. But ultimately it will rest with the members of the assembly to make sure that the department is delivering as expected,” Hayes said. (+)

The Office of the Auditor General of Canada presented a report on Child and Family Services in Yukon to the Legislative Assembly today. www.canada.ca/en/auditor-g...

The latest issue of The Parliamentarian, the Journal of Commonwealth Parliaments, features an article on the Speaker, Hon. Yvonne Clarke, and representation in the Yukon Legislative Assembly starting on page 14.

We found that the Yukon Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH) is subject to ATIPPA and recommended that the Department of Health and Social Services (HSS) re-process an access request to include any responsive records held by the CMOH. HSS accepted our recommendations.

Statement from the Honourable Yvonne Clarke, Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, on the tragic event in Tumbler Ridge: yukonassembly.ca/news/speaker...

News release: Committee hearing on Yukon Public Accounts to be held February 17, 2026 yukonassembly.ca/news/committ...

The Hon. Yvonne Clarke, Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, was in Victoria recently for the CWP Outreach Program where she participated in a panel on the challenges faced by elected officials from historically underrepresented groups. @cpa-secretariat.bsky.social

At the 42nd Canadian Presiding Officers Conference recently held in Edmonton, the Hon. Yvonne Clarke, Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, was honoured to chair a panel discussion with new and experienced presiding officers.

The Hon. Yvonne Clarke, Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, recently participated in the Canadian Presiding Officers' Conference, hosted by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. @cpa-secretariat.bsky.social

Elections Yukon is setting out to uncover why voter turnout in the territory has plummeted.

We are hiring an Investigator and Compliance Review Officer for our Formal Investigation team. This dynamic position supports the Ombudsman, Information and Privacy Commissioner, and Public Interest and Disclosure Commissioner. Apply by Friday, January 30th. https://yukonaccountability.ca/careers

Wishing you a happy holiday season! May the coming year be filled with fairness, privacy and access to information, and the ability to safely blow the whistle on wrongdoings. We are here to listen, investigate complaints and help public organizations to serve you better. https://bit.ly/48VaoS7

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... I take issue with this story’s headline. The debate was not about an “opposition bid for electoral reform.” It was about getting the Yukon Party to accept the decision made by voters on November 3. The YP accepts the collective…(+)

1. Today is the final sitting day of the 2025 Fall Sitting for @yukonassembly.bsky.social. The only business left for Orders of the Day is Bill No. 200, Second Appropriation Act, 2025-26. The bill is currently in Committee of the Whole. Debate on supplementary appropriations…(+)

1. Today @yukonassembly.bsky.social Hon. Wade Istchenko, Minister of Environment will table the Interim State of the Environment Report 2025; Hon. Currie Dixon, Premier will table a Legislative Return; Hon. Scott Kent, Minister of Education & Minister responsible for…(+)

YHRC states they should be independent from government - one of several recommendations we made in our investigative report regarding complaints made against them. https://bit.ly/4pOcASI https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-human-rights-commission-says-it-s-almost-out-of-money-9.7018418

1. During today’s Orders of the Day @yukonassembly.bsky.social the Government House Leader, Hon. Scott Kent, will move Motion No. 17 Re: Scheduling the 2026 Spring Sitting. If the House adopts the motion the start of the spring Sitting will be delayed until after the…(+)

1. Today @yukonassembly.bsky.social during Tabling Returns and Documents Hon. Scott Kent, Minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corp. will table the corporation’s Annual Report, for the year ended March 31, 2025. Hon. Laura Lang, Minister responsible for the Workers’ Safety & Compensation…(+)

1/5 Today’s Orders of the Day @yukonassembly will begin with resumption of debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne. Yesterday Adam Gerle, Kate White, Hon. Cory Bellmore, Justin Ziegler, Doris Anderson, Hon. Linda Benoit, Carmen Gustafson,…

1/14 A long-ish thread on the govt motion to establish the Members’ Services Board (MSB) for the 36th @yukonassembly. In its Throne Speech the govt spoke of “efficiency and effectiveness” as a foundational value. But if the House adopts the motion, MSB won’t be efficient and effective.

1/6 Today @yukonassembly.bsky.social , Hon. Yvonne Clarke, Speaker, will table the Report from the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly on the Absence of Members from Sittings of the Legislative Assembly and its Committees, dated December 9, 2025; the Child & Youth Advocate’s…

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 1/3 “The speech, read in the legislature by Commissioner Adeline Webber, took some shots at the previous government, for "wrongheaded policy and bad decisions" that it says has made life expensive and homeownership out of reach for many Yukoners. In a territory as…

Projected business for today | Ordre projeté des travaux : Opening of the First Session of the 36th Legislative Assembly yukonassembly.ca/house-busine...

If you missed our lecture on Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation with Professor Margot Young earlier this month, you can now watch the full video right here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhWO...

www.yukon-news.com/news/opposit... The role of opposition critic is not just about criticism, it’s about holding the government accountable.