"O n May 12, Doris Bill stood before a small crowd to launch her campaign for the Yukon Liberal Party leadership. A former CBC journalist, three-term Kwanlin Dün First Nation chief, and residential school survivor, she made her bid at a time when Yukoners were disillusioned with the party. The Liberals, in power since 2016, have seen two premiers quit for personal reasons since the last election; the latest, Ranj Pillai, left a vacancy Bill was now vying to fill."
"At the convention in June, Pemberton came out on top-by thirteen votes. A CBC reporter asked him if he had actually intended to win. "Of course," he said. Things got weirder. In the weeks after, five of eight Liberal members of the legislative assembly announced they weren't seeking another term in the fall. (Two others, former premiers Pillai and Sandy Silver, had already said they wouldn't run again.)"
Doris Bill, a former CBC journalist, three-term Kwanlin Dün First Nation chief, and residential school survivor, entered the Yukon Liberal leadership race amid party disillusionment. The Liberals have governed since 2016 and have seen two premiers resign for personal reasons, creating a leadership vacancy. Mike Pemberton, a longtime Whitehorse businessman and party activist, contested the race and unexpectedly won the convention by thirteen votes. Following the contest, multiple Liberal MLAs announced they would not run again, and the party had announced few candidates compared with rivals. A territorial election is set for November 3, alongside a plebiscite on adopting a ranked ballot.
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