Early this week, the official Yukon Party website published an endorsement of a Conservative-Bloc Quebecois coalition in the House of Commons.

'We can only hope that this government will be permitted to fulfill the commitments it made during the election. I hope it is able to form a coalition with the Bloc Quebecois,' the website stated Monday.

The posting was made under the Yukon Party's news section.

'Such an accord would, in my view, be much preferable to submitting to NDP blackmail as was perpetrated on the Liberal minority,' the posting went on to state.

'The antibusiness policies of the NDP are completely incomprehensible.

'Even more incomprehensible is the support for the NDP by unionized workers. Don't they realize that the antibusiness, anti-profit policies of the NDP cause businesses to close or move to more friendly jurisdictions? Don't they realize this costs them the workers, jobs and the self-respect of caring for their families?' the web posting added.

The online news release went on to mimic the Liberal election campaign ads, and stated: 'I'm not making this up.

'All we need to do is review what happened in British Columbia, Ontario and Yukon economies when NDP provincial/territorial governments were elected. The Yukon has been this foolish twice; let's not do it again!'

'They are, in fact, making it all up,' NDP Leader Todd Hardy said in an interview. 'Somebody in the Yukon Party went on a huge propaganda rant against the NDP.'

Hardy added the posting appears to have no understanding of what the Bloc Quebecois stands for, saying it was 'completely wrong.

'The BQ and the NDP's platforms both mirror each other so strongly.'

Liberal Leader Arthur Mitchell said a Conservative and Bloc coalition would be 'bad for Canada and bad for the Yukon.

'Apparently the Yukon Party is endorsing a coalition with separatists,' he said.

It took three telephone calls to Darrell Peters, the Yukon Party's executive president, before he returned calls to the Star.

He declined to provide the name of who posted the news release or who serves as web master for the party.

'That's our concern, not yours,' Peters told the Star.

Larry Carlyle is a member of the Yukon Party's board of directors who got himself in hot water in 2003 when an ad for a Yukon Party function appeared in the Star with his cabinet employee office phone listed as the contact number.

Carlyle told the Star he didn't know who does the website work for the Yukon Party.

'We have trouble keeping our website active, because none of us are that computer literate,' he said. He added he never even saw the posting on the website.

Peters said the release 'wasn't authorized' and was removed 'right away' when he was made aware of it.

When asked when the posting was taken down, Peters stated last Saturday, or maybe Sunday.

However, the posting was available to Yukoners and all Internet users until at least late Monday afternoon.

'I wasn't aware of it. I just found out about it by a phone call,' said Peters.

He again declined to comment on if it was a phone call from the Star or other Yukon Party officials that had been contacted by the newspaper.

'It was my phone call,' he said.

Peters also declined to comment on whether the Yukon Party website represents the views and opinions of the party and reflects back on its 10 representatives in the legislative assembly.

'No comment, no comment,' he said.

All of the Yukon Party's elected MLAs are featured on the website under the members section, with their names, photos, positions in cabinet and telephone numbers.

Peters added he doesn't feel the news section of the website is used by party members to express their individual and personal views.

Yukon Party spokesman Peter Carr said the party's elected members in the legislature have 'absolutely' nothing to do with the website.

'The party does its work on its own website,' said Carr. 'It is something that came out of the party. It was a party posting. It didn't come from the Yukon government.'

Premier Dennis Fentie twice declined to comment on the website, either as premier or as leader of the Yukon Party.

On the website, Fentie has a welcome message directed to Yukoners, which states: 'As the Leader of the Yukon Party, I welcome you to our website and invite you to read our policies, positions and history and learn more about us.'

It adds, 'The Yukon Party has a lengthy, proud history and maintains conservative policies that reflect the needs of Yukoners and provide a strong blueprint for progressive change that will benefit our community.'

With his introductory message on the site, Fentie is endorsing the party and the website, said Mitchell.

Any party leader should understand what is posted on a party website reflects back on them, he said.

Carr said Fentie's declinations were not meant to indicate the party leader is distancing himself from the website. He is permitting party officials to comment, said Carr.

Fentie has already stated the governing party is willing to work with whoever is in office Ottawa for the benefit of Yukoners, Carr added.

Both the territorial NDP and the Liberals also have their own websites.

Hardy said websites are a reflection of the party itself.

'It has to be a reflection of the party and its morals and values,' he said.

The Star initially made calls to Yukon Party representatives regarding the website on Monday afternoon.

By Tuesday morning, the posting had been replaced with a short announcement on the Substance Abuse Action Plan.