Kate Reid

Députée de Great Slave

Kate Reid a été élue députée de la circonscription de Great Slave à la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest.

Mme Reid est née à Oshawa (Ontario) en 1981 et habite Yellowknife depuis 1989. Elle est titulaire d’un baccalauréat en journalisme de l’Université métropolitaine de Toronto (2003) et d’une maîtrise en sciences de l’information de l’Université de Toronto (2009).

À la fin de sa maîtrise, elle a rejoint les Archives des TNO, où elle a travaillé près de dix ans. C’est là qu’a germé sa passion pour la préservation et le partage des histoires qui peignent le portrait de notre territoire et de son gouvernement. En 2018, Mme Reid a pris un poste au ministère de l’Environnement et des Ressources naturelles et, dans le cadre de ses fonctions, elle s’est concentrée sur les questions de conservation et de développement durable dans les domaines législatif et politique, et ce, jusqu’à son élection comme députée.

Mme Reid a été présidente de la YWCA des TNO de 2021 à 2023 et de la section locale 40 du Syndicat des travailleurs du Nord en 2019 et de 2021 à 2023. Son leadership s’étend au domaine culturel, Kate Reid ayant été directrice de Folk on the Rocks, le festival de musique bien-aimé de Yellowknife, qui existe depuis longtemps. En outre, elle a contribué à des événements communautaires tels que NWT Pride, Yellowknife Pride et l’ancien spectacle d’art, Burn on the Bay.

En dehors de sa vie professionnelle, Kate Reid est mariée et trouve réconfort et inspiration dans toute une gamme de passe-temps; elle affectionne particulièrement la musique, l’art, le burlesque, le drag, le cinéma, l’haltérophilie et les voyages.

 

Committees

Kate Reid
Great Slave
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

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Extension
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Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 82)

Okay, that makes it sound like we're gonna do battle, Mr. Chair, but I will go first.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 82)

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you to the Minister for that clarification. For an item that's near and dear to my heart, and I appreciate working with the Minister on that very, very much, can she clarify if there have been new subscribers to income security now that the eligibility criteria has been expanded for folks who are applying for permanent residency on humanitarian or compassionate grounds? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I also have a couple questions on the business plan on income security. So the business plan notes that the updates for the new income assistance for seniors and persons with disabilities that you have the option to apply to the original stream or the new stream which allows people to apply to whatever program best aligns with what they need. Can the Minister clarify how many people have switched streams? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 82)

Thank you to the Minister for that. And I know the Minister is aware I have a passionate constituent who asks a lot of questions about this, so thank you.

Can the Minister tell me if as outlined in those conversations in the 2021 report on Re-Imagining Closure if an Arctic research and development centre continues to be a part of this conversation? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think those are all my thoughts for right now.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 82)

Mr. Speaker, Happy Lunar New Year, Happy Mardi Gras, blessed Shrove Tuesday, and Ramadan Mubarak, Mr. Speaker. My riding is diverse, and I want to remark on all holidays my constituents celebrate where and when I can.

As well, Mr. Speaker, I wish to also note that I have many constituents who are active in the YK Citizens for Ceasefire group. Every Saturday, they brave the cold and make their voices heard at the four-way intersection at 48th Street and 49th Avenue, in support of a free Palestine.

Today, they are rallying and raising their voices in a Canada-wide day of action to call for more...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 82)

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chair. And to the main estimates, I believe the only real substantive pieces that have changed from the previous main estimates to this main estimates in terms of dollar figure is an increase to Francophone services for the educational authorities, Aurora College and WSCC in provision of services in French, and possibly the reduction is with two staff, one full-time and one part-time. Is that really the only money that is being moved around right now? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 82)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Well, you know, we're gonna make the Minister a passionate fan of culture and heritage if it's the last thing I do. That's good to hear. And I just declare one more point of clarity, Mr. Chair. Will we be seeing steps on -- or draft steps to implement as committee in summer of 2026? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 82)

Well gosh, Mr. Chair. I don't have anything further to press. Look forward to that detail. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 81)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to highlight that in the emergency management section of ECE's business plan they note that they completed three scheduled reviews of safe school plans, and I am just curious if the Minister can outline how the department will support education bodies to further strengthen emergency response and lockdown procedures and increase active participation in community-level emergency planning. Thank you, Mr. Chair.