Why I support another Yukon Party majority...

Your Blogress began this 'blog' because she wanted to support her brother, Archie, in his bid for re-election in Porter Creek Centre. I think he is a great representative, and has done an excellent job for his constituents, and for the Yukon, for the past 5 years.

But. Your Blogress had little or no opinion re the Yukon Party's performance as a whole.

However, the experience of actually presenting information to the readers of this Blog, has made me think New Thoughts: I am a very uncooperative person, with extremely 'right wing' opinions, and I tend to be harshly judgmental. But, I have had to admit this: The Yukon Party has adopted 'cooperation' as its philosophy VERY SUCCESSFULLY, and the Yukon is a better place now than it was 5 years ago.

It has cooperated with the other 2 north-of-60 governments, and thus made better deals with
the Federal Government (eg, the $$$ for health care improvements).

It has cooperated with the Yukon First Nations governments, working with them - government to government - to make them FULL PARTNERS in Yukon's Economic Development. A stellar example of this has been the Memorandum of Understanding signed by Premier Fentie and Chief Isaac of the Selkirk First nation... enabling the development of the new Sherwood Copper Minto mine and even a power line extension in the area.

As Jim Kenyon has pointed out, Canada’s average increase in the mining sector for the 2002-2004 was 16.3%. Yukon, working with the same prices, did almost Ten Times Better than the
Canadian average. WE DID THIS WHILE INCREASING OUR PROTECTED AREAS TO THE HIGHEST IN CANADA.

And.
They have shown practical and consistent concern for social problems... from improving community safety legislation, to supporting agreeable green spaces within the city of Whitehorse (ie, the VerSluce Meadows project), to adopting the Whole Child Program in order to build strong and healthy links between local schools and their communities.


And.
The Yukon Party government has managed our financial resources so well that it has received excellent reviews from Federal Canada's Auditor.

And that is why I very much hope that the Yukon Party wins a majority AGAIN in our legislature!!!