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August 14, 2023
- Israel: has it reached the end of democracy? The protesters in Israel came out every week for seven months to fight what they saw as Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s assault on democracy, but they lost.
August 11, 2023
- Report’s findings raise questions for the premier Ed. note: the Yukon Party caucus released this statement Thursday.
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Are forest fires a signal of worse to come? (Comment) As forest fires continue to rage across Canada, including the Yukon, it’s hard to avoid thinking about the future – a bleak prospect indeed.
- Effective ways to strengthen your community Imagine the year is 2030 or 2040.
August 9, 2023
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Achieving equality continues Premier Ranj Pillai; Jeanie McLean, the minister responsible for the Women and Gender Equity Directorate; and Health and Social Services Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee issued the following statement after last Friday’s Pride flag-raising:
- Why won’t Putin go to South Africa? Late last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he won’t be going to South Africa for the Aug. 22-24 summit of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) – although all the other leaders will be there.
August 7, 2023
- May we be inspired to promote equality for all On behalf of the Yukon Liberal caucus, Premier Ranj Pillai, MLA for Porter Creek South; Health and Social Services and Justice Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee, MLA for Riverdale South; and Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources, and Tourism and Culture John Streicker, MLA for Mount Lorne-Southern, Lakes made the following statement marking Queer Yukon’s 10th Annual Pride Festival:
August 2, 2023
- The Earth’s oceans are steadily heating up. (Comment) LONDON – There is a fever raging in the ocean.
July 31, 2023
- Mowing the lawn, but with malice forethought. (Comment) LONDON – This month’s two-day Israeli military incursion into the Palestinian city of Jenin in the northern West Bank (12 Palestinians killed, one Israeli dead) seems at first glance like just another example of “mowing the lawn.”