Constitutional Development in the Yukon Territory: Perspectives on the "Epp Letter"

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Smyth, Steven
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1999
• Subjects: commissioner; constitution; directive; executive; federal; government; instructions; legislative assembly; media; minister; territory; Yukon; commissaire; directives; administratif; fédéral; gouvernement; assemblée législative; médias; ministre; territoire; Canada; Christensen; Gouverneur; Indian; Arctic
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63967

The 1978 Yukon Territorial election was the first to be contested by all three territorial political parties. The Yukon Territorial Progressive Conservative Party, which won the election, quickly demanded constitutional change, and received a positive response from the federal Progressive Conservati...