Whitehorse: New home builders are being increasingly stymied by mortgage appraisal rules, says Klondike MLA Sandy Silver, who believes the Yukon Housing Corporation could expand its mandate to help these homeowners.

WHITEHORSE - Darius Elias, Liberal MLA for Vuntut Gwitchin, and Kevin Barr, NDP MLA for Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes, today called for the establishment of an independent Aboriginal liaison position at the Whitehorse Correctional Centre.

Whitehorse: The Liberal Caucus is commending all MLAs for their unanimous support for Liberal motions on Nutrition North and technology and trades training.  Both Motion #80, standing in the name of Darius Elias, and Motion #106, standing in the name of Sandy Silver, passed yesterday with full support from all three political parties.

Whitehorse:  The Yukon Liberal Caucus remains committed to striking a non-political Commission on Electoral Reform, Darius Elias, Interim Leader, confirmed today.

Whitehorse: Despite the best efforts of the Yukon Liberals, consecutive Yukon Party majority Governments have continued to stonewall Whistleblower Legislation for almost ten years. The current Yukon Party Government is continuing this trend, by telling opposition parties that the issue requires further study.