Yukon politicians threaten contempt over mine manager’s refusal to answer questions

By Ashley Joannou Yukon politicians could hold an official with the company managing the cleanup of a disaster at the Eagle Gold mine in contempt of Parliament after she refused to answer questions in front of the legislature. Debate on a contempt motion in the Yukon legislature was adjourned until Monday after days of duelling letters over whether the court-ordered receiver, PricewaterhouseCoopers, can be forced by elected officials to publicly answer questions. On the same day politicians debate the official scolding, PricewaterhouseCoopers says it will go to court to hear from a judge whether its officials have to appear before members in the legislature. On April 16, Yukon members of the legislature unanimously passed a motion calling for PricewaterhouseCoopers senior vice-president Michelle Grant, as well as another senior official, to…

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