While topics like tariffs, affordability and housing have dominated conversations about the upcoming federal election, some Yukon voters say another issue should also be at the forefront — climate change and the environment.
“It seems to be something we’re ignoring now,” Haines Junction resident Julie Bauer said.
“I know there’s other focuses but I think the environment has to be a priority, especially for our youth and for all of us…. We have to think about other things than just day-to-day stuff, we have to think about the future of our children.”
Whitehorse resident Jennifer Staniforth also said it was a priority for her.
“The environment hasn’t been talked about a lot and I would hope that that would be a big part of this election,” Staniforth said.
“I think a clean, healthy planet is the best thing we can do for ourselves right now.”
A federal government report in …