Legislative Reports
Legislative Reports • Bill No. 67, Act to Amend the Administration Building (now the Employment Standards Act Dawson City Museum). The busi- • Bill No. 68, Act to Amend the ness of the day was Motion #830, Yukon College Act moved by Mr. Nordick, in whose • Bill No. 69, Miscellaneous Statute riding Dawson City is located. Law Amendment Act, 2009 The motion proposed that the • Bill No. 70, Child and Youth Legislative Assembly, “on behalf Yukon Advocate Act of all Yukoners, acknowledges • Bill No. 71, Act to Amend the and commemorates the efforts of Human Rights Act n May 14th, the 2009 Spring those who have contributed to OSitting of the First Session of • Bill No. 72, Corrections Act, 2009 the attainment and development nd of representative government in the 32 Legislative Assembly ad- Special Sitting in Dawson City journed. The 32-day sitting had Yukon over the past 100 years.” convened on March 19th. The Sit- When Yukon became a territory Each Member present, includ- ting concluded with Assent being on June 13, 1898, its legislative ing Speaker Ted Staffen, spoke given in the Chamber by the Com- body – the Territorial Council – to the motion, which passed missioner of Yukon, Geraldine was composed entirely of persons unanimously. In their speeches, Van Bibber. appointed by the Government Members referenced touchstones Pursuant to Motion #799 of Canada. Amendments to the such as the advent of party politics (moved by private member Steve Yukon Act in 1899, 1902, and 1908 in Yukon territorial elections in Nordick, Klondike, Yukon Party), allowed for the election (as op- 1978, the 1979 Epp Letter (which which carried on May 13th, the posed to the appointment), re- brought responsible government House reconvened for a Special spectively, of two, five, and finally to the territory), and Canada’s Sitting in Dawson City on June 12, all members of the Council.
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