Julian Morse

Member Frame Lake

Mr. Morse was elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly to represent the constituency of Frame Lake.

Mr. Morse grew up in Yellowknife and graduated from Sir John Franklin High School. He studied political science and economics in undergrad, has a diploma in environment and natural resources technology from Aurora College, and a master’s degree in conflict analysis & management from Royal Roads University.

Mr. Morse has a diverse professional background, including ten years’ experience working in the NWT’s regulatory system. He has worked as an environmental technician, policy analyst, executive director of an NGO, and constituency assistant at the Legislative Assembly. He has also worked a variety of trades and labour positions over the years, including a season working on the Snowking’s snow castle construction team. He is licensed to operate commercial watercraft, and worked as a zodiac driver and polar bear guard for an expedition cruise company in the summer.

His dedication to public service extended to a two-term tenure as a city councillor in Yellowknife, where he worked from 2015 to 2022. He served on the board of directors for the Yellowknife Housing Authority from 2021 to 2023.

In his spare time Julian enjoys various outdoor activities, and has extensively explored Great Slave Lake in his sailboat. He is an avid hunter, and has participated in expeditions for moose, caribou, and muskox across the varied landscapes of the Northwest Territories.

Prior to his political career, he contributed to the Boards of Folk on the Rocks and the Somba K'e Paddling Club.

Frame Lake Electoral District:

Committees

Julian Morse
Frame Lake
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
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Extension
12110
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Constituency Assistant
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12186

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd just like to join my colleagues in a chorus of thank-yous in support and recognition of our interpreters and the wonderful work that they do. I particularly appreciate the prayers that they share with us every morning. It really helps ground me, and it helps me set up for what are often very difficult days. So I want to thank them. And also, you know, the various support staff in the building that we always need to acknowledge at the end of this long session. They truly are the engine that keeps this thing running, and I deeply appreciate...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, can the Minister speak to the lack of a patient portal and the fact that our Health Information Act can't keep up with the territory's service integration push and how the Minister is going to address those issues. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, one recommendation in the report or issue raised is that of snooping, Mr. Speaker. I've spoken with constituents about this. It is an extremely violating experience for people when something like that happens.

Mr. Speaker, is the Minister committed to investigating -- strengthening our Health Information Act to establish a snooping law, as noted in the Cabin Radio article on this subject today? Mr. Speaker, are we looking into addressing the serious issue of snooping more seriously in the Health Information Act? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, finally, I know Alternatives North sent several letters to the Minister's office on this engagement process, raising several questions, raising concerns. Will the Minister be responding to either or both of those letters? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My questions are for the Minister of ITI.

Mr. Speaker, I read in the news earlier today that Alternatives North has been raising concerns with review of the MRA regs and how that process is going, feeling that certain organizations are getting preferential treatment. I am just curious, can the Minister help us better understand how the engagement process has been rolling out for the MRA regs, why the department's meeting with certain organizations perhaps more than others, and just help us understand the process better and the concerns that were raised. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am not going to pester the Minister for a specific date, because he certainly just said he can't provide one, but I hope very soon -- I am going to interpret that a certain way. So I am excited to hear that.

Mr. Speaker, what will be the next steps for this process once it comes out of what he describes as phase one? And I am confused because I know there's a couple of different processes going on with the Waters Act, and one of the phases is a much wider set of amendments to the Waters Act. But I think he's talking about the specific phases within the process of...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate hearing that, and I am glad to hear that it is imminent.

Mr. Speaker, are there any other milestones that the college has coming up in the near future that the public should keep their eye out for? And, certainly, I will keep my eye out for it.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I just want to ask the Minister of ECE on this last day, I am curious to know where things are at with Aurora College. It's always something I want to find out about during sessions. So I am curious to know where we're at with the implementation of the mandate agreement. Is that agreement being reported on anywhere publicly? How is the public to know where Aurora College is at in their progress? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in the late 1800s, society and politics were significantly different from how they are today. It would be decades until women won the right to vote and serve in politics, and the first feminist thinkers and writers were planting the seeds of thought which would grow into a transformative global movement.

In 1893, Matilda Joslyn Gage shared a bold and prophetic vision. She wrote that during the ages no rebellion has been of like importance with that of women against the tyranny of church and state. None has had as far-reaching effects. We note its beginning...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 90)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We didn't quite get to a commitment there. But I will just say, Mr. Speaker, that I strongly encourage the Minister to establish and strengthen snooping -- I am at a loss for the words but punishments in the Act, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, several other issues were raised in the report. The fact that we do not currently have a patient portal and are unable to support one --