The Yukon Party made it clear Thursday afternoon it’s fuming over the prospect of dealing with a Liberal government propped up by the NDP.

Leader Currie Dixon railed against the agreement during a telephone news conference.

It required fewer than 30 seconds for Dixon to denounce the deal the other two parties announced Wednesday as a “left-wing coalition.”

That was a phrase he repeated throughout the news conference.

“This is a huge mistake for (Premier) Sandy Silver,” Dixon thundered. “And a surprising success for the NDP.”

Dixon repeatedly said the agreement showed Silver is “desperately trying to hold on to power.”

“It’s a sweeping agreement. Frankly, it shocked me.”

He acknowledged he and his party had spoken with the NDP, likely looking to strike a similar agreement, but those talks failed.

“We were unwilling to abandon our principles,” Dixon said. “We decided we were too far apart.”

He said the Liberals had simply adopted the NDP agenda in exchange for forming a government.

That’s the same un-costed agenda the Liberals were savagely criticizing during the election campaign, Dixon said. Now they’ve welcomed it with enthusiasm, he added.

“This is the most left-wing agenda I’ve seen in my lifetime,” Dixon railed. “I’m shocked Sandy Silver signed this agreement.”

He said the length of the pact troubled him, as well as the prospect of it being open-ended – leaving the possibility of an extension.

While he needed more time to digest the agreement, Dixon said, some items immediately jumped out at him.

He told reporters there is no plan to get out of debt, and no plan to assist in re-opening the economy and supporting businesses suffering in the pandemic.

“It shows Sandy Silver is desperate to stay in power,” Dixon said again. “There’s nothing costed out. The Liberals have sold the farm, and have dramatically veered to the left.”

Dixon reiterated the party had attended a brief meeting with Silver this week that led to nothing. Nor had the party reached out to the Liberals to try to strike any kind of an agreement.

Asked what he would have done differently were he in Silver’s place, Dixon merely said he “would have moved faster.”

Dixon said he was looking forward to the legislature reconvening so he and the Yukon Party could “get back to work.

“The Liberals have signed in desperation,” he told reporters again as the news conference concluded.