Shauna Morgan

Member du Yellowknife Nord

Circonscription électorale de Yellowknife Nord 

Shauna Morgan a été élue députée de la circonscription de Yellowknife Nord à la 20e Assemblée législative des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Mme Morgan est née et a grandi à Barrie, en Ontario. Elle habite maintenant depuis 15 ans à Yellowknife, où elle mène une vie dynamique, créative et éclectique dans la Vieille ville, au bord du Grand lac des Esclaves. Son engagement à l’égard de la fonction publique transparaît dans les deux mandats consécutifs qu’elle a effectués au sein du conseil municipal de Yellowknife, de 2015 à 2022. Elle y a occupé plusieurs postes essentiels, dont ceux de mairesse adjointe, de présidente du Comité de planification énergétique communautaire, et de présidente du Comité consultatif communautaire de Yellowknife sur l’itinérance. Titulaire d’un baccalauréat avec distinction en développement international et d’une maîtrise en affaires internationales, Mme Morgan s’est spécialisée dans le développement économique et politique des collectivités isolées ou autochtones à travers le monde. Elle a ainsi collaboré avec une association pacifique transculturelle locale aux Philippines de 2002 à 2003. Les travaux de recherche entrepris dans le cadre de sa maîtrise l’ont amenée à se plonger dans le monde des négociations entre les entreprises d’exploitation minière et les Premières Nations du Canada, et à se concentrer sur l’accès aux terres lors des tout premiers stades de ce type d’exploration. Au cours de ses 15 années à Yellowknife, Mme Morgan n’a cessé de prioriser le travail communautaire. Elle a également travaillé avec des cabinets de conseil privés et un groupe de réflexion sans but lucratif axé sur les énergies propres à titre de personne-ressource auprès des gouvernements et des collectivités autochtones des TNO. Ses contributions sont nombreuses : elle a participé à la planification de projets d’énergie renouvelable et d’initiatives favorisant le logement, elle a aidé à la mise en place de programmes transculturels de recherche et de surveillance environnementales, et elle a démêlé les complexités de plusieurs grands projets d’extraction des ressources naturelles. Mme Morgan a tiré parti de sa panoplie de compétences pour diversifier son horizon professionnel : alors qu’elle siégeait au conseil municipal, elle a tenu son propre studio de piano, a été éducatrice en milieu naturel auprès de Bushkids NWT, et a été membre à temps plein – pendant plusieurs années –des équipes de construction du château de glace et de sculpture sur neige. Elle a également travaillé dans le cadre de contrats de facilitation et de consultation. Active dans la communauté artistique, Mme Morgan accompagne au piano la chorale pour adultes Aurora Chorealis de Yellowknife ainsi que la chorale pour enfants Fireweed. Après avoir siégé au conseil d’administration de la Women’s Society de Yellowknife et avoir prêté main forte chaque semaine à la banque alimentaire Food Rescue, elle donne aujourd’hui de son temps au club de ski et aux services aux victimes de Yellowknife. L’esprit d’aventure de Mme Morgan témoigne de l’amour qu’elle porte aux terres du Nord : elle s’adonne à une foule d’activités en plein air, quelle que soit la saison, qu’il s’agisse du canot en eaux vives ou en eaux calmes, ou de la randonnée dans le parc national du Canada Auyuittuq ou le long du sentier Canol. Elle se passionne également pour le cyclotourisme, le vélo de montagne, le ski de fond et la chasse à l’orignal et au canard, qu’elle pratique en couple.

Committees

Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife Nord
Bureau

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Boîte
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Extension
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shaunamorgan.yknorth@gmail.com
Bureau de circonscription

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 76)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And first I should say, too, that I know this is an area that's important to many of my constituents and many others too who are suffering from cancer, blood cancer, who have seen changes in these services and are particularly, you know, vulnerable, especially going back and forth to Alberta. So can the Minister clarify, and so I can understand correctly, are we hiring a person that's going to be based in Alberta for this service? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 76)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So picking up on the same line of questions as my colleague, around the air ambulance contract, can the Minister clarify what -- how much per year did the cost of the contract increase by? Because it looks like our medical travel budget has increased by $13.3 million. So that's more than double it was previous. How much of that increase is due to the air ambulance contract specifically? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 76)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to submit Written Question 30-20, Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority Action Plan.

During the December 4, 2025, public briefing to the Standing Committee on Social Development by the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority and the healthcare system sustainability unit, the public administrator stated that the NTHSSA has completed 30-, 60- and 90-day action plans. My question is for the Minister of Health and Social Services:

Can the Minister provide the NTHSSA's 30-, 60- and 90-day action plans, along with a detailed...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 76)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So as part of the review of the program by the healthcare system sustainability unit, are they trying to analyze the effectiveness of the program in anyway? For example, are they analyzing how many people may not manage to complete the program once they're sent down to the facility-based treatment? And I am acknowledging that everybody's journey is different and this is never sort of a linear -- like, always sort of moving forward and progressing. Anybody's struggle is always going to be two steps forward, one step back, and with lots of -- lots of detours. But are we...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 76)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not sure if the Minister will have this either, but I know we're also bringing in a lot of non-resident locums to fill in shifts for our primary care physicians. So I am wondering if she has any estimate for once you include in the locums, are we filling up the full-time equivalent of three physicians on each of our primary care teams here in Yellowknife. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 76)

That's all for now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 76)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So finally, has HSS already identified standards or guidelines to ensure that the number of patients assigned to any one team is safe and manageable for practitioners? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 76)

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. I also just wanted to ask for more explanation about the additional budget for home care and support services. I know the Minister just explained a moment ago that we did manage to negotiate a new agreement with the federal government that is seeing Indigenous governments take more control over home care. I am confused as to why we see -- so last year's mains, we had $14.7 million for home care and support services. The actual estimates went up to $25 million and now we're back down again to $16 million, which is more than initially last year but less than -- anyway...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 76)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So in my statement, I spoke about the need for every resident in the territory to be attached or assigned to an integrated primary care team to have a relationship with a nurse practitioner or a physician as part of a team who knows the patient, knows their history. And the HSS report released last year called Equitable Access, Co-designing an Integrated Primary and Community Healthcare Framework, identified a goal of fully functional integrated care teams by 2028. So my question for the Minister of HSS, is HSS publicly committing to have every resident in the territory...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 76)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I wanted to start by asking about changes to outpatient IV therapy. I think it falls under this item. I believe we're seeing in the budget three and a half new positions, and I understand it's to somehow enhance the outpatient IV therapy program at Stanton. But I wonder if you could explain what improvements patients or outpatients should be expecting to see or what we're expecting to accomplish here. Thank you, Mr. Chair.