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Chamber Meeting Day 70 Yukon Legislative Assembly Number 70 3rd Session 34th Legislature HANSARD Monday, November 30, 2020 — 1:00 p.m. Speaker: The Honourable Nils Clarke YUKON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 2020 Fall Sitting SPEAKER — Hon. Nils Clarke, MLA, Riverdale North DEPUTY SPEAKER and CHAIR OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE — Don Hutton, MLA, Mayo-Tatchun DEPUTY CHAIR OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE — Ted Adel, MLA, Copperbelt North CABINET MINISTERS NAME CONSTITUENCY PORTFOLIO Hon. Sandy Silver Klondike Premier Minister of the Executive Council Office; Finance Hon. Ranj Pillai Porter Creek South Deputy Premier Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources; Economic Development; Minister responsible for the Yukon Development Corporation and the Yukon Energy Corporation Hon. Tracy-Anne McPhee Riverdale South Government House Leader Minister of Education; Justice Hon. John Streicker Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes Minister of Community Services; Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate; Yukon Liquor Corporation and the Yukon Lottery Commission Hon. Pauline Frost Vuntut Gwitchin Minister of Health and Social Services; Environment; Minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corporation Hon. Richard Mostyn Whitehorse West Minister of Highways and Public Works; the Public Service Commission Hon. Jeanie McLean Mountainview Minister of Tourism and Culture; Minister responsible for the Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board; Women’s Directorate GOVERNMENT PRIVATE MEMBERS Yukon Liberal Party Ted Adel Copperbelt North Paolo Gallina Porter Creek Centre Don Hutton Mayo-Tatchun OFFICIAL OPPOSITION Yukon Party Stacey Hassard Leader of the Official Opposition Scott Kent Official Opposition House Leader Pelly-Nisutlin Copperbelt South Brad Cathers Lake Laberge Patti McLeod Watson Lake Wade Istchenko Kluane Geraldine Van Bibber Porter Creek North THIRD PARTY New Democratic Party Kate White Leader of the Third Party Third Party House Leader Takhini-Kopper King Liz Hanson Whitehorse Centre LEGISLATIVE STAFF Clerk of the Assembly Dan Cable Deputy Clerk Linda Kolody Clerk of Committees Allison Lloyd Sergeant-at-Arms Karina Watson Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Joseph Mewett Hansard Administrator Deana Lemke Published under the authority of the Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly November 30, 2020 HANSARD 2095 Yukon Legislative Assembly retiring from Parks Canada, David lent his considerable talents Whitehorse, Yukon and experience to assisting First Nations and formalizing and Monday, November 30, 2020 — 1:00 p.m. enhancing their heritage efforts. As evidenced by their recent dedication ceremony for a memorial bench honouring his Speaker: I will now call the House to order. memory, David’s work with the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First We will proceed at this time with prayers. Nation in particular leaves an incredible legacy. Joy, meanwhile, was known for being an exceedingly kind Prayers and fair presence throughout her 30-plus years in public service. She was a model of diligence and compassion. Over Withdrawal of motions the course of her Yukon government career, Joy took on Speaker: The Chair wishes to inform the House of leadership roles with the Yukon Workers’ Compensation changes made to the Order Paper. The following motions have Health and Safety Board, community and correctional services, been removed from the Order Paper as the actions requested in and the departments of Environment and of Tourism and the motions have been taken in whole or in part: Motions Culture. People at Tourism and Culture still talk about Joy’s No. 242, 243, and 244, standing in the name of the Member for arrival in her role of deputy minister. In an effort to understand Watson Lake; and Motion No. 240, standing in the name of the the operations of the department from the ground up, she Member for Copperbelt South. worked the front line, greeting travellers at our visitor information centres. These types of stories are a recurring DAILY ROUTINE theme in Joy’s professional life. Joy was known as much for Speaker: We will proceed at this time with the Order her aptitude and dignity as for her humility and her kindness. Paper. In much the same fashion as David, Joy’s dedication to Introduction of visitors. Yukon and Yukoners went well beyond professional realms. Whether in her role as chair of the Yukon University’s INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS Foundation Board, helping organize the 100 Women Who Care Hon. Ms. McLean: I ask my colleagues to help me fundraising events, through her church, or singing with her welcome Andrew Neufeld and Erin Neufeld here today for the choir, Joy sought out opportunities to give back and help to tribute to their parents, and Heather Green, assistant professor improve her community wherever she could. in the department of history at St. Mary’s University, who is Sharing, as they did, their knowledge and their warmth of tuning in online, and other family members and friends who are spirit, Joy Waters and Dave Neufeld touched a great many listening. lives. Mentors, board members, charity organizers, arts patrons, Welcome here today. Thank you for coming. tour guides, neighbours, friends, mother, father, grandparents — their contribution to Yukon and Yukoners is immeasurable. Speaker: Tributes. Though their passing represents a tremendous loss, especially given that their deaths were within weeks of each other, their TRIBUTES legacy lives on through their family that they raised, the In remembrance of Joy Waters and David Neufeld friendships that they forged, the knowledge that they shared, Hon. Ms. McLean: It is my absolute honour to rise and the many organizations and institutions of which they were today on behalf of our Yukon Liberal government to pay tribute a part. to two Yukoners who left a very positive and permanent mark On behalf of Government of Yukon, I extend our heartfelt on our community — former Tourism and Culture deputy condolences to their son, Andrew, their daughter, Erin, their minister and Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety grandchildren, and all of the family, friends, and co-workers of Board president and CEO Joy Waters, and her husband Joy Waters and Dave Neufeld. I ask the members of this House Dave Neufeld, a long-time Parks Canada historian for the to join me today in paying due tribute to these exceptional Yukon and western Arctic regions. Yukoners. Over their 30 years in the territory, they wore many hats, Applause both personally and professionally. They made remarkable and lasting contributions to Yukoners’ lives, both seen and unseen. Mr. Cathers: I will be brief in my tribute here today. I As Parks Canada’s historian for the Yukon and western region, knew Joy and Dave as constituents and I also had the David was dedicated to bringing voices and perspectives to the opportunity to work with Joy during her work in some of her north’s historical record that had been overlooked and capacities with the Yukon government. I also had the undervalued. He also brought his wisdom to bear for many opportunity over 20 years ago with Dave, who joined us on a students whom he mentored and colleagues with whom he boat trip from Lake Laberge to Dawson City. collaborated. I enjoyed spending time with both of them and appreciated In addition to his influential and highly regarded body of their work on behalf of the territory. I would just like to extend published academic work, David also made it a priority to bring my sincere condolences to their family and friends on their peers in his field together. He always seemed to have a perfectly passing. suited “You know who you should talk to?” at the ready. Upon Applause 2096 HANSARD November 30, 2020 I also have a legislative return responding to a question Ms. Hanson: On behalf of the Yukon NDP caucus, I during Committee of the Whole from the Member for Pelly- also join in paying tribute to the lives and the enduring Nisutlin on November 23. contributions of Joy Waters and David Neufeld. On Friday, I joined with family and friends of David and Joy from around Speaker: Are there any further returns or documents for the world for a virtual celebration of life for a couple who tabling? touched so many people in Yukon over the past three decades. Are there any petitions to be presented? It is a testament to the love and respect that so many felt Are there any bills to be introduced? for Joy and David that almost 1,000 views of the service have occurred since Friday. Bev Brazier, the minister of the INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Whitehorse United Church, set the tone for the service by Bill No. 302: Act to Amend the Civil Emergency describing Joy and David’s participation in a planning-your- Measures Act — Introduction and First Reading own funeral workshop a few years ago. At the end, Joy had Mr. Cathers: Mr. Speaker, I move that Bill No. 302, prepared a neat list of goals, hymns, and readings that would entitled Act to Amend the Civil Emergency Measures Act, be serve as a guide for families and friends. now introduced and read a first time. David’s was blank with the exception of one word: Speaker: It has been moved by the Member for Lake “storytelling”. So, we were privileged to share in a virtual Laberge that Bill No. 302, entitled Act to Amend the Civil campfire with beautiful renditions of favourite hymns from the Emergency Measures Act, be now introduced and read a first Persephone choir that Joy had been such an integral part of. We time. heard stories both funny and touching of the many river trips, Motion for introduction and first reading of Bill No. 302 of Joy’s love of cooking and of the sharing of those meals and agreed to memories, and of David’s deep and abiding love for history, of what is to be learned from the rivers and the land they both Speaker: Are there any further bills to be introduced? loved — Yukon.
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