Stacey Hassard
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Stacey Hassard MLA |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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Assumed office December 3, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Elizabeth Hanson |
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Leader of the Yukon Party Acting |
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Assumed office December 3, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Darrell Pasloski |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Pelly-Nisutlin |
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Assumed office October 11, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Marian Horne |
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| Political party | Yukon Party |
Stacey Hassard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Pelly-Nisutlin as a member of the Yukon Party caucus.
He is currently the interim leader of the Yukon's Official Opposition and the interim leader of the Yukon Party.
Hassard entered territorial politics in 2011, defeated incumbent Yukon Party Cabinet mininster Marian Horne for the party's nomination. He was elected later that year in the riding of Pelly-Nisutlin.
Hassard was elected Deputy Chair of Committee of the Whole in December 2011 and served in that capacity until his appointment to Cabinet in January 2015. During that time, he served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees and Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. He was also a member of the Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments, the Select Committee on Whistle-blower Protection, and the Select Committee Regarding the Risks and Benefits of Hydraulic Fracturing.
Hassard was appointed to Cabinet on January 16, 2015, and served as Minister of Economic Development, the Minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corporation, and the Minister responsible for the Yukon Liquor Corporation (including the Yukon Lottery Commission) during the remainder of the 33rd Legislative Assembly.
During his time as minister, Hassard received criticism for his handling of issues facing the community of Ross River, which is within his riding. Ross River at the time was plagued by semi-feral dogs attacking residents, and in one instance, killing a resident. Community leaders criticized Hassard for not visiting the community and not doing enough in the aftermath of the attacks.
Hassard was also criticized for his decision to award a sole-sourced $1.3-million contract to Whitehorse-based Total North Communications to upgrade internet speeds in Teslin, Carmacks, and Watson Lake. The Yukon Government's procurement support centre had analyzed the contract and recommended that it be put out for competition, but Hassard ignored the recommendation and awarded the contract directly to Total North.
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