Party maintains confidence in Dixon’s leadership
Members of the Yukon Party declined to trigger a leadership election at their annual general meeting held last Saturday in Haines Junction.
Members of the Yukon Party declined to trigger a leadership election at their annual general meeting held last Saturday in Haines Junction.
A leadership review must be held at each AGM, and the membership voted in support of leader Currie Dixon, the party said in a brief statement.
The media were barred from the event, and the party did not release the vote figures.
According to the statement, Dixon spoke at the meeting, held at the St. Elias Convention Centre.
Dixon, who has led the party since the spring of 2020, “outlined how the party was holding the Liberal government to account,” the party said.
“Dixon highlighted how the current government has been out of touch with Yukoners in regards to inflation and the overall cost of living.
“Dixon also talked about how the Liberals have continued to strain the relationship with the NDP, and stressed to party members the need to be ready for an election.”
The Liberal-NDP agreement keeping the minority government in power is scheduled to expire in January 2023, but could always be extended.
Yukon Party members also passed a resolution put forward by the Kluane Electoral District Association regarding responsible resource development.
The resolution calls for the party to support improving certainty for the private sector by reviewing assessment and permitting processes such as the Waters Act and the Yukon Environment and Socio-Economic Assessment Act.
The meeting also saw the re-election of party president Mel Brais, and members elected a new executive for the upcoming year.
Comments (12)
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Groucho d'North on May 7, 2022 at 10:52 am
Try to imagine what our world will be like in just a few short years and what challenges it will present. I see honest and fair government frugality as being one of the most important ones. As demonstrated often, the left leaning parties have no problem spending we taxpayers into deeper debt for projects that have little net value - think the 4 new windmills for Heackel Hill. Political posturing does not serve the public as we have witnessed since the Liberals -federal or territorial- were elected. Scandal after scandal seems to be the best method to measure their performances while in power.
I'd like to see the coming party campaigns list the issues that matter to them and how these will be addressed and not in some glib ambiguous statement that means nothing. Tangibles like how will the rising cost of living be addressed? Maybe tackle some tax reform for the great unwashed?
I am also deeply concerned about the Liberals sprint to the Great Reset and how they are already implementing many elements of it without a mandate from Canadians. They did not campaign on changing our present governance and economic structures to the Globalist UN view of our future yet they march on to suit THEIR agenda. This is not democracy anymore, it is tyranny.
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drum on May 6, 2022 at 5:52 pm
I have always supported Brad Cathers from the beginning of his career in politics - he has always been there for his constituents. That is what matters. Poeple who actually care about people.
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Charlie's Aunt on May 5, 2022 at 6:49 pm
Dixon sold himself out by offering to honor NDP's CASA. That foolhardy move showed him to be just as desperate for power as Liberals.
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Spud on May 5, 2022 at 12:57 pm
It was not long ago, maybe a few weeks, it appeared Currie was going to do something useful.
Some Entrepreneurs trying make a living selling cannabis are forced to go out of business. YTG keeps selling cannabis by mail. CURRIE, you mentioned previously, YTG should stop this practice and allow entrepreneurs to make a decent living. Come on Currie, please do your job/duty. Seems like many of us will have to find someone other than you to vote for!!!
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Groucho d'North on May 4, 2022 at 5:34 pm
@Nathan Living
Mr. Living you may not be aware, but Mr. Kent began his political career as an elected MLA in the Duncan liberal government back in 2000. Then he saw the light and ran for the Yukon Party where he remains today.
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Mitch Holder on May 4, 2022 at 4:19 pm
@ Rick S - Though I asked some legitimate questions and posed some concerns about that bill, I commend you for making this point. Yes, I would have been impressed to see Mr. Dixon at least take a position that he could potentially support this policy given enough time to understand it, rather than outright rejecting it based on populism. Populism is the Nickelback of social conditions and Canada can't afford another Nickelback, like ever again. .
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Nathan Living on May 4, 2022 at 12:46 pm
I want Scot Kent as the leader or for him to move over to the Yukon Liberal Party.
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PJ's Ghost on May 4, 2022 at 12:24 pm
@BozoJoe: What part of compromised do you not understand? That's the price Currie paid in his offer to honour the CASA to lure the NDP to support his non-confidence motion. The YP leader supports the CASA. The YP supports its leader. Therefore, the YP supports the CASA. Who are you to suggest otherwise?
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Mitch Holder on May 4, 2022 at 9:54 am
If a Conservative nation is having this much conflict with a Conservative Party, don't blame the non-presiding Conservative Party. They aren't the ones obstructing justice in supreme court and the House of Commons on a public inquiry into an invocation of an unnecessary implementation of the Federal Emergency Act to not piss themselves in fear because they can't stand up for themselves when they call millions names. You want racism, misogyny and terrorism, come and get it.
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Rick S on May 3, 2022 at 5:11 pm
I'd be voting YP as the only reasonable option, but I have to admit Dixon has disappointed. He was groomed as a professional politician and it shows. Feckless. He rolled right over on the backdoor LGBTQ legislation. WTF was that? He would've had incredible support from the public standing up to that bill.
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bonanzajoe on May 3, 2022 at 4:55 pm
"Party maintains confidence". No, that is not true. The YP didn't trigger a vote of no confidence, simply because they knew it would not pass. But under no circumstance, does the party maintain confidence in this Marxist Liberal/NDP coalition. The opposite is true.
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Sue on May 3, 2022 at 4:30 pm
He was no good for the Peel, he is no good for the Yukon but it's all they have to go with. Who else were they going to choose after going leaderless for 3 1/2 years.
This is like winning second prize in a beauty contest that only two entered.