Yukon.

• Date: 22 March 2018
• Author: Kolody, Linda

Sitting Dates

The 2017 Fall Sitting of the Second Session of the 34th Legislative Assembly concluded on November 27, after 30 sitting days.

Pursuant to an October 2017 change to Standing Order 75 that provides for Spring Sittings to begin during the first week of March and Fall Sittings to begin during the first week of October, the 2018 Spring Sitting will (barring some extraordinary circumstance) begin on March 1.

Bills

By the end of the Sitting, Commissioner Doug Phillips had assented to all 11 government bills (detailed in Yukon's preceding Legislative Report) introduced during the Sitting. (No private members' bills were introduced during the Sitting.)

Among the bills assented to were Bill No. 8, Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (2017), presumptive PTSD legislation sponsored by the Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board, Jeanie Dendys. The act "establish[es] a presumption that certain emergency response workers who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder have a work-related injury and are therefore entitled to compensation".

Bill No. 6, Public Airports Act, introduced by Richard Mostyn, Minister of Highways and Public Works, established a legislative framework for public airports. Prior to the passage of this...