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  Yukon Liberal Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.
After twenty years as a minor party, the Yukon Liberal Party won the 2000 general election and formed a government under Premier Pat Duncan.
As of June 4, 2005 Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yukon_Liberal_Party   (168 words)

  
 Yukon Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Yukon Party is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada.
The Yukon Party was reduced to a single seat in the legislature as the right wing vote moved to the Yukon Liberal Party, putting it in power for the first time in the territory's history.
Liberal Premier Pat Duncan's government was plagued with internal dissent, however, and despite having won an outright majority of seats in the general election, defections and resignations reduced the Liberals to a minority government within two years.
www.leessummit.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Yukon_Party   (402 words)

  
 Yukon Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Yukon Party is a right wing political party that was founded in 1978 as the Yukon Territorial Progressive Conservative Party and was elected as the territory's first party-based government in 1979 under Chris Pearson.
The party's fortunes continued to decline at the 2000 general election the Yukon Party was reduced to a single seat in the legislature as the right wing vote moved to the Yukon Liberal Party putting it in power for the first time in the territory's history.
The Yukon Party had elected Dennis Fentie, a rural MLA who had defected from the NDP, as its new leader in June 2002 and despite being caught by surprise by the election call the party was able to storm to a majority government with 12 seats compared to 5 for the NDP.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/y/yu/yukon_party.html   (400 words)

  
 Liberal Party of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Liberal Party was reduced from a majority to a minority government due, in part, to a Chrétien-era scandal in which advertising agencies supporting the Liberal Party received grossly inflated commissions for their services.
When the Liberals formed a majority government after the 1993 election with Chrétien at the helm, party unity was assured by placing Martin, whom Chrétien had defeated for the party leadership in 1990, in the crucial role of Minister of Finance.
In April, 2005 David Kilgour, one of the party's two MPs from Alberta announced that he was leaving the party to sit as an independent member of the House of Commons due to the damaging allegations of corruption in the Liberal Party's Quebec wing based on testimony in the Gomery Commission inquiry.
www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Liberal_Party_of_Canada   (3005 words)

  
 Liberal Party of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In their early history, the Liberals were the party of free trade, continentalism, and opposition to excessive imperialism.
It was not until Wilfrid Laurier became leader that the Liberal Party emerged as a modern party.
Under the party's new leader, John Turner, the Liberals lost power in the 1984 Canadian election and were reduced to only 40 seats in the House of Commons.
www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/l/li/liberal_party_of_canada.html   (1953 words)

  
 CBC News:Yukon Party to form majority government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Liberal Leader Pat Duncan called the election a month ago after defections reduced her government to a minority.
Having headed to the polls hoping to restore her majority, Duncan herself was the sole Liberal to survive the poll.
Yukon Party Leader Dennis Fentie praised his team, saying they were more than ready to form the next government.
www.cbc.ca /stories/2002/11/05/yukon021105   (385 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Yukon Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Pat Duncan (born 1960) was Premier of Yukon from 2000 until 2002 when her government was defeated in a snap election called by Duncan in an attempt to solidify the Liberal governments position in the legislature after a series of defections.
The Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP) is a democratic socialist political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.
There are a number of conservative parties in Canada, a country which has traditionally been dominated by two political parties, one liberal and one conservative.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yukon-Party   (1260 words)

  
 LIBERAL PARTY OF CANADA FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Every Liberal leader in the 20th century and since has served as Prime_Minister_of_Canada; in fact, in the entire history of the Liberal Party, there has only been one non-interim leader, Edward_Blake, who was never Prime Minister.
With numerous Liberal candidates running as Unionists or Liberal-Unionists with the support of provincial Liberal parties in a number of provinces, the Laurier_Liberals were reduced to a largely Quebec-based rump.
The Liberal Party was reduced from a majority to a minority_government due, in part, to a Chrétien-era scandal in which advertising agencies supporting the Liberal Party received grossly inflated commissions for their services.
www.dontpayyourtaxes.com /Liberal_Party_of_Canada   (2816 words)

  
 Yukon Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The party was founded in 1978 as the Yukon Territorial Progressive Conservative Party, and was elected as the territory's first party-based government in 1979 under the leadership of Chris Pearson.
The Progressive Conservative party was founded in 1978 with Hilda Watson as its first leader.
The Yukon NDP has 5, the Yukon Liberals have 1, and 1 is independent.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yukon_Party   (415 words)

  
 Liberal Party of Canada -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Liberal Party of Canada ((The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French: Parti libéral du Canada) is (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada) Canada's largest (An organization to gain political power) political party.
In their early history, the Liberals were the party of continentalism ((International trade free of government interference) free trade with the United States), and opposition to (A policy of extending your rule over foreign countries) imperialism.
The Liberal Party was reduced from a majority to a (Click link for more info and facts about minority government) minority government due, in part, to a Chrétien-era scandal in which advertising agencies supporting the Liberal Party received grossly inflated commissions for their services.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/L/Li/Liberal_Party_of_Canada.htm   (3810 words)

  
 Yukon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Yukon''' or '''Yukon Territory''' or (improperly) '''The Yukon is one of CanadaCanada's northern Territories of Canadaterritories, in the country's extreme northwest.
The two main Yukon rivers flowing into the Mackenzie RiverMackenzie in the Northwest Territories are the Liard River in the southeast and the Peel River (Canada)Peel River/ and its tributaries in the northeast.
The Yukon Liberal PartyLiberal government of Pat Duncan (Yukon)Pat Duncan was razed in elections in November 2002, with Dennis Fentie of the Yukon Party forming the government as Premier.
www.infothis.com /find/Yukon   (1726 words)

  
 Yukon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The election of Pat Duncan and the ousting of the NDP government in the Yukon last year are a sign of things to come for Louise.
Also, Alexa tooked her leaders tour to the Yukon and in recongition that we need this seat on eday to have 12 for party status.
Despite previous gaffes as a potential Yukon Party candidate, Kenyon seemed to perform fairly well in the debates and will have strong support in the communities of Faro, Watson Lake, Dawson City and the neighbourhoods of Porter Creek in Whitehorse.
www.arts.uwaterloo.ca /~m6chan/2000_federal/ter/yukon.html   (851 words)

  
 Premier weighs minister   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Yukon government union officials and the NDP have called on her to completely resign as a minister and MLA after the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) made an e-mail public that was written by the minister about women’s groups.
Dave Hobbis, president of the Yukon Employees Union, which is part of PSAC, also called on Edelman to quit completely.
She is also a member of the Riverdale Community Association, the Yukon Humane Society, the Yukon Council on Aging and the Recreation and Parks Association (Yukon).
www.mensongefeministe.ca /yukon.html   (1110 words)

  
 Liberal Party of Canada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Liberal Party of Canada/Parti Libéral du Canada is a liberal party in Canada.
The party is a member of Liberal International.
It is often called "Canada's natural governing party" because it has been in power in Canada for most of the past century.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/liberal_party_of_canada   (1995 words)

  
 Liberal Party of Canada - RSCI, The Science Classification Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Trudeau Liberals became the champions of bilingualism, passing the Official Languages Act which gave the French and English languages equal status in Canada.
Others, such as John Turner and Paul Martin, supported the failed Meech Lake and Charlottetown Constitutional Accords, which recognized Quebec as a distinct society and would have increased the powers of the provinces to the detriment of the federal government.
Brown was regarded by most Liberal candidates as their leader in the 1867 Canadian election but did not officially hold the title.
www.scienceindex.org /Liberal_Party_of_Canada.html   (2288 words)

  
 History 4   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A Yukon Party majority government was re-elected on June 7, 1982 with the Yukon Party winning 9 of the 16 seats.
While the seven challenges facing the Yukon Party Government in its first term in office remained, the second Yukon Party Government was faced with an added challenge - how to contend with an economic recession brought on by the total collapse of the hard rock mining industry.
The Leader of the New Democratic Party and the Leader of the Liberal Party were also invited to participate in providing ideas and proposals for dealing with Yukon's serious economic crisis.
www.yukonparty.ca /history_4.htm   (1009 words)

  
 Still Counting, Women in Politics Across Canada
Duncan was acclaimed as leader of the Yukon Liberals, a party that held 3 of 17 seats in the legislature, in February 1997, and was elected leader a year later, in February 1998.
With the Liberal victory in April 2000, Duncan became the second woman to bring her party to office in a general election.
However, her government was defeated by the Yukon Party in the November 2002 election, just 2 and a half years into its first term.
stillcounting.athabascau.ca /table4-2.php?sort=6   (242 words)

  
 Responses from political parties, Yukon Territorial Election 2002, Yukon Employees Union (YEU) questions
LIBERALS - The Yukon Liberal Party believes the Government of Yukon must honour its obligations under the Devolution Transfer Agreement with regard to DIAND employee wages and benefits.
PARTY - We will be Expanding education and training program in areas of particular relevance to the north, such as tourism, resource management and construction north of 60, health care professionals, care providers and teachers.
PARTY - We will be prepared to examine the tri-party agreement and work with the parties involved to restore it.
www.yeupsac.com /pages/electionresponses.html   (2067 words)

  
 Policies and Issues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
None of them, however, are registered as parties in the Yukon, and some of them are registered as provincial parties only in some provinces; therefore, none of these parties may run candidates, officially recognized, in a Yukon territorial election.
Parties are granted seats in the legislature that gives them a percentage close to the vote percentage received.
Both parties to an out-of-wedlock pregnancy will ultimately have to answer to God for their transgression, regardless of whether the child was allowed to be born.
www.geoffreycapp.com   (12821 words)

  
 Yukon Liberal Party - Press Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
One of the first acts of the Yukon Party government was to install election campaign manager Craig Tuton as the chair of the Workers' Compensation Board.
This was followed closely by sole-sourced contracts to defeated Yukon Party candidates and big raises for political staff in the Office of the Premier.
The Mothers Against Drunk Driving 2003 survey on how effectively Canadian jurisdictions were working to reduce impaired driving had the Yukon moving up from 9th to 6th because of amendments brought in by the Liberal Government.
www.ylp.ca /press.html   (477 words)

  
 The Chilkat Valley News, Haines Alaska
Yukon’s new government has decided against purchasing or leasing the former Chilkoot Lumber Company dock at Lutak Inlet.
Duncan’s Liberal Party replaced the New Democratic Party as territorial leaders in an election earlier this year.
Venables was one of a group of Haines business leaders who met with Yukon officials at a recent conference in Whitehorse.
www.chilkatvalleynews.com /archive/2000-46-2.html   (357 words)

  
 11-08-02 Alaska and Yukon elections
The whole reason for the early election was April’s departures of three disgruntled Liberal legislators to the independent ranks, which reduced the Liberals from a majority of 11 seats to a minority of eight.
Fentie, who jumped from the NDP to the Yukon Party in the last year, has promised a legislature where he will work with legislators from all parties, listen to their suggestions and look for their input on major government legislation such as a budget.
The incoming premier made a number of promises Yukoners will be watching: a road through southeast Yukon for access to natural resources; a new bridge over the Yukon River at Dawson City; formal relations with first nation governments; and stopping the move of a number of government services to a new building on Quartz Road.
www.skagwaynews.com /110802elections02.html   (810 words)

  
 Yukon Victory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Yukon New Democrats scored a resounding majority victory in September's territorial elections after a race that most observers claimed was too close to call.
The conservative Yukon Party, which had beaten the NDP at the polls four years ago, was reduced to three seats, with the Liberal Party also elected in three ridings.
A few months before the election was called, the Yukon Party had tried to vilify the NDP leader on conflict of interest charges over a property deal made while he was a minister in Tony Penikett's NDP government.
www.web.net /~ondp/nod/nov96/yukon.HTM   (686 words)

  
 Elections Yukon: Elections
Elections of the members to the Yukon Legislative Assembly are the responsibility of the chief electoral officer of Yukon who is selected by the members of the Legislative Assembly.
There are three political parties represented in the Legislative Assembly and registered with the chief electoral officer.
A registration also needs the signatures of at least 100 party members who are qualified to vote in an election.
www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca /elections.html   (1394 words)

  
 Mapleleafweb.com: Voter Almanac - Yukon Provincial Election Information
Pat Duncan was born in Edmonton, Alberta on April 8, 1960 and moved to the Yukon with her family in 1964.
Duncan served as Special Assistant, Constituency Affairs, to MP Erik Nielsen, Yukon Member of the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Chair of the City of Whitehorse Environmental Health Board, and Member of the Yukon Advisory Council on Health and Social Services.
She became leader of the Yukon Liberal Party in 1998.
www.mapleleafweb.com /election/quick/yk.html   (294 words)

  
 Home Page
"The Liberal Party has worked stringently over the past couple of years to establish a process that eliminates the perceived problems that were experienced during previous leadership conventions.
The selection of a new leader will ensure Liberals are strong, united and ready to challenge the Williams Government in the next provincial election.
In the meantime, our party will continue to provide a strong and effective Opposition to ensure this government is challenged on a daily basis for the poor decisions they have made.
www.liberal.nf.net   (914 words)

  
 Dawson Broaches - Phase 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As a postscript to the discussion of politics in the last phase: we now have a new government in the Yukon.
The Liberal Party won a majority and are now in the midst of getting things sorted out and rolling.
Also, it appears that there is gold in the Tombstones, according to the company that is interested in proving-up their claims in the park.
www.shanewilson.com /inprogress/dawson/dawsonph3.html   (355 words)

  
 Liberal Party of Canada in BC - Executive
Liberal Party of Canada in BC - Executive
Liberal Party of Canada in BC - Provincial Executive
Authorized by the Federal Liberal Agency of Canada, registered agent for the Liberal Party of Canada
www.lpcbc.com /executive.htm   (57 words)

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