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A Conversation with Senator Pat Duncan
Manage episode 484004484 series 2781481
On this episode of Appointed, Kim speaks with Senator Pat Duncan, Canadian Senator and former premier of Yukon. Kim and Senator Duncan are longtime friends and have an amazing conversation about the work being done to ensure Canadians can “rebound” out of poverty.
Senator Duncan draws on her more than 10 years of experience serving in the Yukon Legislative Assembly and working in the Yukon community to discuss how food security in the North differs from other parts of Canada. Senator Duncan shines a light on the work being done to grow Yukon’s agricultural sector. Kim and Senator Duncan advocate for placing guaranteed livable basic income (GLBI) at the top of the national agenda.
To learn more about Senator Duncan’s work, please visit the Senate of Canada website.
For details on the Putting People First report which reviewed Yukon’s health and social systems and programs, including the 76 recommendations to serve the needs of Yukoners better, please click here.
Please also see the Circumpolar Agricultural Association website. You can read the Thumbs Up reports at their website.
More information about work being done to address poverty in Yukon can be found at Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition. For information on the Yukon Agricultural Association, including a Farm Guide, please see here.
55 episodes
Manage episode 484004484 series 2781481
On this episode of Appointed, Kim speaks with Senator Pat Duncan, Canadian Senator and former premier of Yukon. Kim and Senator Duncan are longtime friends and have an amazing conversation about the work being done to ensure Canadians can “rebound” out of poverty.
Senator Duncan draws on her more than 10 years of experience serving in the Yukon Legislative Assembly and working in the Yukon community to discuss how food security in the North differs from other parts of Canada. Senator Duncan shines a light on the work being done to grow Yukon’s agricultural sector. Kim and Senator Duncan advocate for placing guaranteed livable basic income (GLBI) at the top of the national agenda.
To learn more about Senator Duncan’s work, please visit the Senate of Canada website.
For details on the Putting People First report which reviewed Yukon’s health and social systems and programs, including the 76 recommendations to serve the needs of Yukoners better, please click here.
Please also see the Circumpolar Agricultural Association website. You can read the Thumbs Up reports at their website.
More information about work being done to address poverty in Yukon can be found at Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition. For information on the Yukon Agricultural Association, including a Farm Guide, please see here.
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