Mr. Speaker, yesterday the people of Yukon went to the polls to elect their territorial representatives and today emerged with a new government that offers a bright future.
The Yukon Party won a landslide victory securing 12 of the 18 seats and leaving the incumbent Liberals with only one seat. The Yukon Party campaigned on a solid platform of providing good governance through good leadership.
I congratulate the new Yukon premier, Dennis Fentie, and his new government. They are: Haakon Arntzen, Peter Jenkins, John Edzerza, Dean Hassard, Archie Lang, Jim Kenyon, Ted Staffen, Glenn Hart, Patrick Rouble, Elaine Taylor and, in particular, I congratulate Brad Cathers, a past Canadian Alliance executive councillor.
The election of the Yukon Party is just another sign that Canadians realize the importance of reform minded governments. We look forward to a Saskatchewan Party victory in the near future to continue this trend.