The Council of Yukon First Nations are pleased to welcome Larry Bagnell as Yukon’s newly elected Member of Parliament.
“CYFN offers congratulations to Larry Bagnell and the Liberal party for their resounding win in the Federal election Monday night,” said Grand Chief Ruth Massie, “CYFN looks forward to working government-to-government with Prime Minster, Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada in the near future.”
Mr. Larry Bagnell has shown his commitment to Yukon First Nations early in his term by attending his first meeting as Liberal MP with Grand Chief Ruth Massie on October 20th. Mr. Bagnell reiterated his commitment to working with Yukon First Nations on important issues going forward.
CYFN and all Yukon First Nations anticipate that the Liberal government will follow through with their election platform promises and we look forward to building a strong relationship with them.
“We would also like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the three other federal election candidates for their commitment to dialogue on important issues to Yukon First Nations, and for their participation in local panels and forums, particularly the forum hosted by CYFN on September 29.” said Grand Chief Massie.