The North is Canada’s microcosm

Much like for the rest of Canada, the economy, the environment, housing, Indigenous issues, and our relationship with our American neighbour loom large for Yukoners.

Kathleen Lake in Kluane National Park, with King's Throne in the distance. Government is the mainstay of the Yukon economy, followed by tourism and mining, writes Andrew Caddell.Photograph courtesy of Andrew Caddell

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

July 2, 2025

WHITEHORSE, YUKON—It doesn’t get much more Canadian than to spend Canada Day “North of 60.” But this is the second year in a row I have celebrated the decision of four colonies thousands of kilometres east to form a country in 1867. My daughter is one of a gener...

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