Changes to residential tenancy rules on the table in the Yukon legislature

More than a quarter of Yukon MLAs or their spouses are landlords, according to the territory's political parties and MLA's own disclosure forms. The forms are locked in a vault in the Legislative Assembly office. They can be seen upon request. The Yukon Party Caucus says four of its MLAs are landlords, Jen Demer, Laura Lang, Patty McLeod and Adam Gurley. For the NDP, Carmen Gustafson is a landlord, and Brent MacDonald's wife is a landlord. Lone Liberal MLA Debra Lee-Raitis isn't a landlord. The Territorial Conflict of Interest Commissioner declined an interview. But Yukon Party Caucus Press Secretary Tim Kucharik says he's weighed in on the issue. Kucharik says the Commissioner informed MLAs there's no issue with them voting on the residential tenancy changes. Kucharik says if it were a conflict for landlords, then it would be a conflict for tenants too. Dana Hatherly, CBC News, Whitehorse.