Kate Reid

Member Great Slave

Kate Reid was elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly to represent the constituency of Great Slave.

Ms. Reid was born in Oshawa, Ontario in 1981, and has called Yellowknife home since 1989. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism (Toronto Metropolitan University, 2003), and a master’s degree in information studies (University of Toronto, 2009).

After completing her master’s degree, she was grateful for the opportunity to work at the NWT Archives for nearly a decade, where she cultivated a deep appreciation for preserving and sharing the stories that define the territory and its government. Transitioning to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in 2018, Ms. Reid focused on conservation and sustainable development issues in legislative and policy work prior to being elected.

Ms. Reid volunteered as President of YWCA NWT from 2021 to 2023 and served as UNW Local 40 President in 2019 and from 2021 to 2023. Her leadership extends to the cultural realm as a past director for Folk on the Rocks, Yellowknife’s long-running and beloved music festival. Ms. Reid has also contributed to community events such as NWT Pride and Yellowknife Pride, and the past springtime art spectacle, Burn on the Bay.

In her personal life, Ms. Reid is married and finds inspiration in an array of hobbies. She loves music, art, burlesque, drag, film, weightlifting, and travel.

Committees

Accountability and Oversight
Economic Development & Environment
Government Operations
Procedure and Privileges
Kate Reid
Great Slave
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
(867) 767-9143
Extension
12186

Statements in Debates

Motion 13-20(1): Appointments to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 3)

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today regarding appointments to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

Motion 13-20(1): Appointments to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 3)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I give notice that on Friday, February 9th, 2024, I will move the following motion:

I move, seconded by the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that the following Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts:

The Member for Deh Cho, Sheryl Yakeleya;

The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Denny Rodgers;

The Member for Range Lake, Kieron Testart;

The Member for Sahtu, Daniel McNeely; and,

The Member for Nunakput, the Honourable Lucy Kuptana.

And further, that the following Members be appointed as alternate Members:

The Member for Monfwi, Jane Weyallon...

Question 13-20(1): Requesting Prime Minister to Stop Selling Arms and Military Goods
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 3)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's disappointing to hear that from the Premier because it is a territorial issue. We do have members of the Palestinian community here in the Northwest Territories. And so, Mr. Speaker, I would ask if the Premier would be willing to meet with local members of that community to hear firsthand the impacts on NWT residents with family in Gaza. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Member’s Statement 37-20(1): Gaza
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 3)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to offer folks a content warning of this statement which will contain graphic description of a hurt child. These kinds of firsthand accounts break the hearts of members of our NWT community every day. This is an account of a pediatrician in Gaza.

In the first few hours of my work, I treated an approximately oneyearold boy. His right arm and right leg had been blown off by a bomb and flesh was still hanging off the foot. He had a blood-stained diaper, which remained, but there was no leg below. I treated the baby while he lay on the ground. There were no stretchers...

Motion 14-20(1): Appointments to the Standing Committee on Social Development, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 3)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that the following Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Social Development:

The Member for Deh Cho, Sheryl Yakeleya;

The Member for Mackenzie Delta, George Nerysoo;

The Member for Monfwi, Jane Weyallon Armstrong;

The Member for Range Lake, Kieron Testart;

The Member for Sahtu, Daniel McNeely; and,

The Member for Yellowknife North, Shauna Morgan.

AND FURTHER, that the following Members be appointed as alternate Members:

The Member for Frame Lake, Julian Morse;

The Member for Great Slave, Kate Reid...

Motion 13-20(1): Appointments to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 3)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

NOW THEREFORE I MOVE, seconded by the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that the following Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts:

The Member for Deh Cho, Sheryl Yakeleya;

The Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, Denny Rodgers;

The Member for Range Lake, Kieron Testart;

The Member for Sahtu, Daniel McNeely; and,

The Member for Nunakput, the Honourable Lucy Kuptana.

AND FURTHER, that the following Members be appointed as alternate Members:

The Member for Monfwi, Jane Weyallon Armstrong; and,

The Member for Thebacha, the Honourable Jay MacDonald.

Thank you, Mr...

Motion 14-20(1): Appointments to the Standing Committee on Social Development
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 3)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that on Friday, Member 9th, 2024, I will move the following motion:

I move, seconded by the Member for Inuvik Boot Lake, that the following Members be appointed to the Standing Committee on Social Development:

The Member for Deh Cho, Sheryl Yakeleya;

The Member for Mackenzie Delta, George Nerysoo;

The Member for Monfwi, Jane Weyallon Armstrong;

The Member for Range Lake, Kieron Testart;

The Member for Sahtu, Daniel McNeely; and,

The Member for Yellowknife North, Shauna Morgan.

Further, that the following Members be appointed as alternate Members:

The Member for...

Question 13-20(1): Requesting Prime Minister to Stop Selling Arms and Military Goods
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 3)

Really more of a comment, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, I will reach out to the Premier.

Question 13-20(1): Requesting Prime Minister to Stop Selling Arms and Military Goods
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 3)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it's distressing for many that Canadian citizens are indirectly enabling the ongoing human tragedy in Gaza through the sale of arms and military goods. Will the Premier write to the Prime Minister of Canada and ask that he stop the sale of arms and military goods to Israel during this conflict? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Motion 14-20(1): Appointments to the Standing Committee on Social Development, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 3)

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to deal with the motion I gave notice of earlier today regarding appointments to the Standing Committee on Social Development.