Yukon premier stands behind embattled health minister – CBC

Minister Pauline Frost is under opposition fire, but Premier Sandy Silver says she’s doing ‘amazing’ work

Apr 20, 2018

Yukon Premier Sandy Silver offered a full-throated defence of his health minister on Thursday, amid opposition calls for her to be demoted or re-assigned.

Health and Social Services Minister Pauline Frost has been under fire from the opposition in recent weeks, for how she’s handled allegations of abuse and neglect within Yukon’s child protection system.

On Thursday, Yukon Party MLA Patti McLeod suggested in the Legislature that Frost was in over her head.

“It’s not her fault. The premier has put too much on her plate, which means she can’t focus on the important files she needs to,” McLeod said.

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