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Yukon Legislative Assembly Number 41 3rd Session 34th Legislature HANSARD Monday, October 5, 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 October 5, 2020 HANSARD 1217 Yukon Legislative Assembly I would like to acknowledge our most recent woman to Whitehorse, Yukon make history in our territory. Congratulations to our newly Monday, October 5, 2020 — 1:00 p.m. appointed Yukon Chief Justice, Madam Justice Suzanne Duncan. She is the first woman in Yukon history to Speaker: I will now call the House to order. hold this distinguished position. We will proceed at this time with prayers. I am sure that many of my colleagues here today can think of a woman in their lives who has helped them along the way. Prayers I know that I am certainly standing on the shoulders of giants — those women who paved the way for me to be in a leadership Introduction of new Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms role today. Speaker: At this time, I am very pleased to be able to This morning, I was so proud to celebrate the achievements introduce Mr. Joe Mewett, our new Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms. of women in the territory with the launch of six new tourism Joe was raised in St. Catharines, Ontario and has served in banners in honour of Women’s History Month. From 20 the Canadian Armed Forces. Joe began his service with the submissions, six artists were selected to have their work Canadian Armed Forces primary reserves in 1981. In 1983, he featured on banners at visitor information centres and on transferred to the regular force and, in 1984, was posted to the roadways across this territory. This year, I am delighted to share Third Regiment, royal Canadian forces artillery. Over the that all six artists identify as women. I would like to say also years, he has served in various positions in the Canadian Armed that the last competition featured six women artists as well. Forces, including serving three tours of duty within Canada and These artists this year are Emma Barr, Esther Bordet, overseas. Amber Church, Maegan Garrett, Violet Gatensby, and In August of 2011, after 30 years of active service, Sharon Vittrekwa. Sergeant Mewett retired from the Canadian Armed Forces and Yukon has a long history of women as leaders in the arts moved back to Whitehorse, where he worked for the community, both finding success individually as artists and Department of Environment until his retirement. Joseph has supporting one another in an often very challenging industry. significant volunteer experience with Scouts Canada, the Royal We are very fortunate to come from a territory with a rich Canadian Army, and air cadets and is currently the branch history of women overcoming the many challenges they have president of the Whitehorse legion. I would ask members to faced. I’m often inspired by the strength and resilience of welcome Joe to the House at this time. women in this territory — particularly indigenous women and Applause girls who have faced even greater adversity. On Friday, this adversity was acknowledged and honoured Speaker: I would also like to take this time to thank with a combined campaign in recognition of the Yukon Sisters Terry Grabowski for his tenure as Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms. in Spirit and Red Dress campaigns. Although we are usually Terry has taken a new opportunity at the Department of Justice. able to join together for a vigil at this time of year, the organizers at Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council adapted to DAILY ROUTINE COVID realities. They instead encouraged everyone to hang a Speaker: We will proceed at this time with the Order red dress in their office or public space in solidarity and support Paper. as we remember those lives lost but never forgotten. We did Are there any visitors to be introduced? that here in our Cabinet office and the dress is still on display Tributes. today. They also hung 42 red dresses along 2nd Avenue and TRIBUTES Robert Service Way in Whitehorse to mark the absence of In recognition of Women’s History Month missing and murdered indigenous women and girls of Yukon. Hon. Ms. McLean: I rise today on behalf of our Yukon The City of Whitehorse has marked this occasion and paid Liberal government to pay tribute to Women’s History Month. tribute to the campaign by proclaiming October 2, 2020, to be I would like to acknowledge those who are listening in. I know Yukon Sisters in Spirit Vigil and REDress Campaign Day in that we did invite a lot of folks, and given our new reality, they the City of Whitehorse. are listening in on the radio. Thank you very much for doing The REDress Project was founded in 2010 by a Métis that. artist, Jaime Black. The original art installation included Every October, I am grateful that I have the opportunity to collecting 600 red dresses as a visual reminder of the staggering acknowledge and celebrate the incredible accomplishments of number of indigenous women and girls who are no longer with women and girls throughout our history. As always, I want to us. acknowledge the women in our community who have important This year’s campaign is not just a powerful symbol of the roles as indigenous leaders, activists, elders, and matriarchs. lives that have been lost and the families who are grieving, but From traditional knowledge-keepers to politicians who have it is also a call for action — a call to stop violence toward broken the glass ceiling to key contributors to Yukon’s history, indigenous women and girls and two-spirited people in Yukon. indigenous women and girls have played an important role in As the Minister responsible for the Women’s Directorate and shaping this territory. the co-chair of the Yukon advisory committee on MMIWG2S+, 1218 HANSARD October 5, 2020 I can say that we remain committed to creating a future in weekly climate change strikes calling upon municipal, Yukon where indigenous women and girls and two-spirited territorial, and federal politicians to take climate change people can live their lives free of violence. seriously — to match words with action. So, during this Women’s History Month, I encourage I think of Sophie Molgat, Kalia Graham, and Yukoners not only to celebrate the achievement of women and Emma Marnik, who last fall appeared before city council to a girls who came before us, but also to remember the adversity packed, overloaded gallery to state clear, cogent reasons why we have faced and still face today. It is through recognition of city council should declare a climate emergency. To their these past and current hardships that we will find a better way credit, these young women have not relinquished their focus on forward. this all-encompassing crisis and continue to raise climate Applause change as the issue requiring urgent action by us all. Mr. Speaker, there are so many in Yukon who fit the Ms. McLeod: I rise today on behalf of the Yukon Party #BecauseOfYou theme. I also think of Claire Anderson, a Taku Official Opposition to recognize October as Women’s History River citizen and lawyer who was appointed as BC-Yukon Month. Canada has been home to many strong, resilient women regional commissioner to the CRTC in 2019. She is the first over the years — women who have forged the path for us today. indigenous woman and Yukon resident appointed to the Life has changed so much for women across the country. Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Just think back to the stories that our grandparents would tell Commission. Her historic appointment provides the CRTC us about the hardships they faced as children, as young women, with a much-needed northern lens on connectivity and as career women, and as mothers.

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