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
1320
Extension
12170
shaunamorgan.yknorth@gmail.com
Bureau de circonscription

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 72)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I MOVE, seconded by the honourable Member for Thebacha, that notwithstanding Rule 2.1, when the House adjourns on Friday, October 31st, 2025, it shall be adjourned until Wednesday, February 4th, 2026;

And further, that any time prior to February 4th, 2026, if the Speaker is satisfied, after consultation with the Executive Council and Members of the Legislative Assembly, that the public interest requires that the House should meet at an earlier or later time during the adjournment, the Speaker may give notice and thereupon the House shall meet at the time...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 72)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister confirm whether there is always an approved remediation plan approved before an operation is allowed to get underway? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 72)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd also like to recognize one of our pages, Alexis Grant from Yellowknife North.

Again, I want to thank all the pages for their work this week, their patience with us, and always keeping our water glasses filled and hopefully having a little fun and learning something along the way too. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 72)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister also tell us whether the formulas that are used to calculate security estimates, whether they're based on real-world evidence? Is it tested in comparison to what things cost in real life, or is it just based on a theoretical formula? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 72)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to ask questions of the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. A moment ago, my colleague was asking about security estimates and what would happen in a hypothetical case of a mine bankruptcy, and the Minister stated both that they would use the security deposits but also if that wasn't enough then it might have to come back to the government and we might see some supplementary appropriations being requested in this House.

Can the Minister confirm whether the securities it holds will cover the entire cost of a potential cleanup operation in the case of a...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 72)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last week the Premier's Awards for Excellence recognized the outstanding work of individuals and organizations, and today I'd like to highlight some exceptional work being done by folks based in Yellowknife North.

The Salvation Army has been a key partner in getting the transitional housing for addictions recovery program up and running here in Yellowknife. We've known for many years that in order to set people up for success who are returning from addictions programs down south, they need stable supportive housing and a chance to establish new routines and...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 71)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, what should the government be doing about the economy? We sometimes hear that we should be running government like a business. If only we elected business people, then we'd get the territory booming in no time.

Historically, it has been easy to confuse business with government because of places like this that were founded as company towns. The gold mines built much of Yellowknife's early infrastructure. Imperial Oil built Norman Wells, you know, back in the good old days when we got things done. Now, the land corporations and dev corps connected to...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 71)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have to admit that my least favourite budget to deliberate is the capital budget. It seems to have the effect of dividing us into separate communities and regions, all vying with each other to get a greater share of a limited pot. My ideal, and likely naive vision, is that we would all be thinking about the good of all residents across the entire Northwest Territories and that as a group, we would try to prioritize the projects that meet the most urgent and greatest needs wherever they may be. But, naturally, each of us feels an obligation to fight for...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 71)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to flag, I recognize that as soon as we talk about sort of training programs and trades, usually the answer is that that's Aurora College's decision and, you know, this government can't direct the college what to do and that's sort of the end of it. But I would argue that there is a desperate need for a more organized territorial trade strategy that doesn't just kind of leave it up to Aurora College to decide whatever they're going to decide. And certainly they should be a partner in this, but I would urge the government to consider providing more clear, you...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 71)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just briefly I wanted to flag the importance of this one. I know it does sound like a large and overwhelming request. It is difficult and expensive to come up with supportive living and transitional housing options, but it's also so necessary as even a preventative measure. We know that as soon as you let people fall into homelessness, like a spiral of other problems tend to follow from there and those problems also get really expensive for government in terms of how to care for people when they don't have homes, the health problems, the other kinds of societal problems...