Yukon federal candidates square off at election forum
Four candidates running for the Yukon's lone seat in the House of Commons
Federal election candidates debated issues affecting Yukoners at an election forum Tuesday evening hosted by CBC Yukon.
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.
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. He previously served as the territory's chief public health officer during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leef previously served as the Yukon MP from 2011 to 2015, before losing his seat in the 2015 federal election. He's most recently worked as the bylaw manager for the City of Whitehorse.
McCallum is new to politics and has spent the past two decades working in the Yukon's theatre and arts community. She currently teaches theatre at Yukon University.