Parties & Leaders
Get the inside scoop on the political parties and the people who would run this territory, as we bring you profiles of the party leaders and their chances this election. 
The Liberal PartyParty Leader: Arthur MitchellArthur Mitchell has faced a steep learning curve in the past two years, vaulting
from relative political obscurity to seize the helm of the Yukon Liberal Party
and then form the Official Opposition. 
The New Democratic PartyParty Leader: Todd HardyTodd Hardy has been on a roller-coaster ride this year, battling leukemia while
watching his New Democrats plunge from the top of the opinion polls in January
to third-party status months later. 
The Yukon PartyParty Leader: Dennis FentieGoing into the campaign, the 2006 election seemed to be Yukon Party Leader
Dennis Fentie's to lose. After being sworn in as premier in November 2002, Fentie
has had millions of dollars from Ottawa to dole out amid a booming economy.
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