Brendan Hanley
- Born
- 1958 or 1959
- Family
- Married to Lise Farynowski and has two children
- Education
- Medical degree from the University of Alberta, diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the University of Liverpool, and a Masters in Public Health degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Career
- Physician, Yukon's Chief Medical Officer of Health from 2008. Background in emergency medicine and family practice in the territory, with previous experience working in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Worked with Doctors without Borders, providing medical care overseas in Africa and Asia.
- Political Experience
- Elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. Represents the electoral district of Yukon as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
- Notable
- Frequently provided updates and announcements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Yukon starting in late March 2020.
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Brendan Hanley won with 12,009 votes (53.1%)
Total votes cast: 22,636
Northern Tails Mr. Speaker, members must check out season two ofon YouTube, a televised puppet show that is Yukon-created and Yukon-produced, which premiered last week in Whitehorse. This season, the squirrels are definitely in charge of production. Ground squirrel Scout Perry and roving reporter Michael Jay the fox are helping kids find science on the screen and, in fact, everywhere they go [more]
Mr. Speaker, the countdown is on. In just over a week, the Arctic Winter Games are returning to Whitehorse. For over 50 years, this event has been the premier athletic stage for circumpolar youth. With over 4,000 athletes, coaches, support staff and volunteers already gearing up, the Yukon is set to continue this proud legacy. The games are not just about medals. They are about competing [more]
Thanks. I really appreciate your testimony, Chief Jack. Forgive me for going back to Chief Joe, a Yukon chief. I want to ask her a couple more questions. Chief Joe, I think the question of accountability is very important. I want to give you a chance to dig into that a bit as well. Your nation and other modern treaty nations in the Yukon have been extremely effective advocates here on the [more]
Thank you. Mr. Chair, I'll share my time with the member from Nunavut, Ms. Idlout. Chief Nattawappio, I'd like to direct a question to you. I was interested in the aspect that you brought up about the importance of knowledge, education, what modern treaties mean for your nation and how this bill and the establishment of the modern treaty commissioner could help with that. I wonder if you [more]
Thank you very much to everyone who's here. Before I get to my questions—I have discussed this with some of the members around the table—I would like to get consent to add an additional witness to this study. I hope that's okay with everyone. There's an important name from the Yukon, someone who can speak very well to this bill, that I would like to add. Some hon. members: Agreed.
Thank you. Briefly, Ms. Caron, given your legal expertise, I wonder if you could comment on the scope of the Auditor General perhaps doing this work, periodically examining implementation, reporting and performance versus a dedicated modern treaty commissioner. Apart from the time and the focus aspects, is there a scope difference that you think is important to point out?
Thank you. Once again, I'm going to leave two minutes for Ms. Idlout. Can you help me with that, Mr. Chair?
Thank you very much.