yukon citizens’ assembly
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This summer, 38 Yukoners dived deep into electoral reform
The Yukon Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform (YCAER) was tasked with examining and discussing different ways of electing our territorial government and making a recommendation to keep our current voting system or adopt a different one.
Citizen Assemblies are a public learning process and a problem-solving process. Assembly members are not direct representatives like MLAs and MPs. They are private citizens participating in an act of public service, much like those selected for jury duty.
This representative cross-section of the territorial population came together four times to learn, thoughtfully deliberate, and bring forward a recommendation.
Statement by assembly members
A full, detailed report will be made public and tabled in the Yukon Legislature by October 31. In the meantime, here is a summary of our learning, values, recommendation and rationale.
Learn
Watch, listen, read alongside assembly members.
- How do values affect governance?
- What is the political history of the Yukon?
- How does our current electoral system work?
- What are the different potential voting systems?
- What trade-offs are involved in selecting between different systems?
What members are saying
Schedule
Gatherings took place in Whitehorse. One gathering day was held in Carcross.
May 25-26 | June 8-9 | Aug 24-25 | Sept 7-8 |
The first two Gatherings included Learning Sessions the public could observe virtually via Zoom.
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