{"id":479,"date":"2021-01-20T05:34:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T05:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bradcathers.ca\/?page_id=479"},"modified":"2025-05-21T01:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T01:30:24","slug":"news-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bradcathers.ca\/index.php\/news-information\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; header_text_shadow_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_slide _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/bradcathers.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/lake-laberge-snowshoe-tracks-yukon-canada-NWSR25F-1.jpg&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15%||0%&#8221; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; header_text_shadow_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; text_shadow_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ul_line_height=&#8221;2.2em&#8221; ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; inline_fonts=&#8221;Times New Roman,Arizonia&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>Brad Cathers Acclaimed as Yukon Party Candidate in Lake Laberge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0May 15, 2025<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrad Cathers, Yukon Party MLA for Lake Laberge, has been confirmed as the Yukon Party candidate for Lake Laberge in the 2025 territorial election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cI sincerely appreciate the continued support of Yukon Party members in my riding and am pleased to be confirmed as the Yukon Party candidate for Lake Laberge in the upcoming election,\u201d said Cathers. \u201cI look forward to seeking a renewed mandate from my constituents and working with my colleagues to win public confidence in the upcoming election and form a Yukon Party majority government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Read the full press release here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yukonparty.ca\/brad_cathers_acclaimed_as_yukon_party_candidate_in_lake_laberge\">https:\/\/www.yukonparty.ca\/brad_cathers_acclaimed_as_yukon_party_candidate_in_lake_laberge<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yukon Party Calls for Targeted Recruitment of US Health Professionals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yukon Party Official Opposition is calling on the Yukon government to capitalize on the current climate and recruit American doctors, nurses, and health professionals to the Yukon. This should include launching a marketing campaign to promote the opportunity for US-trained doctors, nurses, and other health professionals to come North and make the Yukon their home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Since early 2023, the Yukon Party has urged the Yukon Government to follow the lead of other provinces that have allowed doctors and surgeons trained in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand to practice without delay, and speed up the licensing of nurses from a short list of countries with high standards of training.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yukonparty.ca\/yukon_party_calls_for_targeted_recruitment_of_us_health_professionals\">https:\/\/www.yukonparty.ca\/yukon_party_calls_for_targeted_recruitment_of_us_health_professionals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yukon Party Proposes Solutions, Urges Government Action on Health Care Crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yukon Party Official Opposition is again proposing solutions to fix the territory\u2019s health crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cOn Wednesday, the Yukon Legislative Assembly unanimously passed two Yukon Party motions that urged the government to take urgent action to improve access to doctors, following minor changes to those motions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The first motion called for the government to allow American board-certified doctors, surgeons, and specialists to practice in the Yukon, speed up other U.S.-trained health professionals&#8217; licensing and launch a marketing campaign to recruit American-trained health professionals and Canadian health professionals currently working in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The other motion called for working with the Yukon Medical Association to reduce the administrative burden on doctors and increase doctors&#8217; time to see patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yukonparty.ca\/yukon_party_proposes_solutions_urges_government_action_on_health_care_crisis\">https:\/\/www.yukonparty.ca\/yukon_party_proposes_solutions_urges_government_action_on_health_care_crisis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yukon Party Urges Government to Buy Local<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yukon Party Official Opposition suggests that the Yukon government do more to purchase local products and services from Yukoners in the private sector. With the uncertainty in North America, Yukon Party MLAs pitched several ways the government can support Yukon businesses and secure the territory\u2019s economic future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yukonparty.ca\/yukon_party_urges_government_to_buy_local\">https:\/\/www.yukonparty.ca\/yukon_party_urges_government_to_buy_local<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Firearms ownership and property rights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; 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