The first session of the 32nd Yukon Legislative Assembly will open in just over two weeks, on Nov. 23.

'I am pleased that the house leaders have unanimously agreed to the dates and duration of the fall sitting,' Brad Cathers, the government house leader, said in a release.

The fall sitting will run for 12 days ending Dec. 13.

'We're really looking forward to the 12 days of Christmas,' Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell joked this morning.

The session will open with Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber reading the Speech from The Throne, which will state the government's agenda.

The Yukon Party was re-elected to form government on Oct. 10. The governing party holds 10 seats in the house, while the Liberals have five and the NDP three.

Now that the Yukon Party has been elected to again form government, the public expects to see some results, said Mitchell.

He said he hopes particular focus is given to social issues, and that adjusting social assistance rates should be at the top of the government's priority list.

More funding for literacy and day care must also be addressed, added the Opposition leader.

The Yukon Party spent the last four years talking and planning, said Mitchell. 'Now we'd like to see them doing something.'

Funding for the new Whitehorse Correctional Centre, the completion of the Hamilton Boulevard extension and funding for a new school in Copper Ridge are all things the Liberals will be watching for, said Mitchell.

'They can no longer make excuses.'

Mitchell said he is also expecting to see the Yukon Party table housekeeping legislation to address the taxation on the federal Conservatives' child care benefit and claw backs on payments given to parents on welfare.

The supplementary budget is likely going to show several lapses, Mitchell said, while more money than anticipated will have been spent in other areas.

'We're going to have to wait and see what they've done.'

NDP Leader Todd Hardy agreed today he is expecting to see a 'massive amount' of relapses and redirection of funds.

But with just 12 days to debate, Hardy said, he doesn't expect much to get done or legislation to be tabled.

He estimated approximately four days will be spent just responding to the Throne Speech.

'But there's going to be some good debate,' he said. 'This is a government that has to prove itself.'

On Monday of next week, Hardy will be leaving the Yukon for Vancouver, where he will be receiving a bone marrow transplant in his continuing fight against leukemia.

The actual stem cell exchange with his sister will take place on Nov. 24.

Though he will be missing the sitting, Hardy said, he is looking forward to hearing what direction the Yukon Party is planning to take the territory in economically, socially and environmentally.

A lot of promises were made during the election campaign, said Hardy, and it's time to see if the government will live up to them.

The NDP will continue to push social and environmental issues on the floor of the assembly, he said.

Legislative renewal and the accountability of elected representatives will also continued to be pursued, he added.

'We have big concern about the Yukon Party's actions to day,' said Hardy. 'They've had a pretty easy ride over the last four years.'