The Yukon Liberals have unveiled their campaign platform, hoping to be re-elected on promises of a $300-million hospital expansion and a dramatic reduction in the wait-list for government housing.

Liberal Leader Mike Pemberton is the first to roll out a full campaign platform as the territory nears the halfway point of the election, set for Nov. 3.

Several key Liberal planks in its platform are similar to promises made by the New Democrats and Yukon Party during the territorial campaign.

Both the Liberals and the Yukon Party are promising an expansion of Whitehorse General Hospital for added surgical services, at a price tag Pemberton put at $300 million.

The NDP has promised to build 100 new units managed by Yukon Housing, focused on communities outside of Whitehorse to shrink the waiting list, Pemberton says his party will reduce the wait-list by 90 per cent next year.

When asked about the similarities of party promises at a news conference on Thursday, Pemberton said that he’s not surprised to see overlap but added that his party has a track record of results.

“Obviously, when you get the platform and you read through it, you’ll see the work that has been done over the last nine years, and a lot of that same work will continue,” he said.

“It’s no surprise to me that that the other parties are talking about housing, because it is a key issue in the territory as it is in the nation.”

Jon Weller, the Liberal candidate for Mountainview, told the news conference that all parties are bringing good ideas to the table.

“I think one of the real strengths of the Liberals is being able to look across the aisles and talk to other parties and talk across the spectrum in the Yukon and hear those good ideas and bring them forward and actually deliver on them,” he said.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 16, 2025

Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press