Yukon federal candidates square off at election forum [Video]

Federal election candidates in the Yukon debated issues affecting Yukoners at an election forum Tuesday evening.

Hosted by CBC Yukon, the forum was scheduled to run from 6:30 to 8 p.m. YT.

Green Party candidate Gabrielle Dupont, Liberal candidate Brendan Hanley, Conservative candidate Ryan Leef, and NDP candidate Katherine McCallum all participated in the forum. 

Those four candidates are confirmed to be running for Yukon MP, after People’s Party of Canada candidate André Fortin and Rhinoceros Party candidate Jean-Michel Harvey withdrew from the race earlier this month.

Candidates running for the Yukon seat in the federal election will talk about issues affecting Yukoners at a CBC forum Tuesday evening.

Dupont is running for federal office for the first time. She previously worked as an architectural draftsperson for mining companies, contractors and governments.

This is Hanley’s second time running for Yukon MP after winning the seat in the 2021 federal election. …