Finance committee  I guess it's the exploration for those resources that probably would benefit from global warming. I've lived here all my life. I can remember as a kid going to school. We used to have two or three weeks a year of minus 40° and maybe one of minus 50°. I don't think we've experienc

Finance committee  I think many of the Yukon government's numbers are based on improvements to the road system, definitely the rail system that has been proposed to be built through the Yukon to connect Alaska to the lower 48, and a number of other infrastructure needs for joining our communities.

Finance committee  I don't disagree with you, and that's why I said programs similar to the gas tax agreement. We don't advocate direct conversations between the federal government and the Association of Yukon Communities. What we would like to see is us being involved with the federal government i

Finance committee  They are not quite flexible enough. That's right. We would appreciate more flexibility, including being associated with the territorial government to negotiate those agreements, because the end objectives of the territorial government and the municipalities are not necessarily al

Finance committee  There's no doubt about it. Especially in our northern communities, climate change is having a huge impact. We support the reduction of greenhouse gases, no matter how it's done. You only have to take a look at a place like Dawson City, where one end of their recreation complex sa

Finance committee  There's no doubt in our mind whatsoever. We would love to see them made permanent, but I should say that one of the announcements that came from the current government that we really appreciated was the commitment to continue at least the first five years of the gas fund. So that

Finance committee  Thank you very much. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you very much for the opportunity to address your committee. The Association of Yukon Communities represents all incorporated municipalities and elected local advisory councils in Yukon. Over 80% of the population