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By Ashley Joannou 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. “These are practical solutions that make a real difference for Yukoners in housing, health care, affordability, arts, recreation, safety, the economy and true partnership,” Pemberton told a news conference in Whitehorse on Thursday. Several key Liberal planks in its platform are similar to promises already 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… <\/p>\n

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By Ashley Joannou 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. “These are practical solutions that make a real difference for Yukoners in housing, health care, affordability, arts, recreation, safety, the economy and true partnership,” Pemberton told a news conference in Whitehorse on Thursday. Several key Liberal planks in its platform are similar to promises already 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... <\/p>\n

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