Reflections on the 125th anniversary of the Yukon Act

An appreciation of the territory’s background is a key element to understanding its current status within Canada, and part of the Yukon framework for moving forward.

Dawson City, Yukon, looking south showing hospital buildings, circa 1898-99. The Yukon Act was driven by an assertion of Canadian sovereignty and the desire to regulate the liquor consumption in the territory, writes Senator Pat Duncan. Photograph courtesy of Library and Archives Canada

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR PAT DUNCAN

December 6, 2023

The Canadian Constitution recognizes the provinces individually. Unlike the provinces, the Yukon is recognized through an act of Parliament, the Yukon Act, which was given royal assent on June 13, 1898.

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