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

Kate Reid
Great Slave
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

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Statements in Debates

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 43)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm just going to change line items for right now on my last five minutes here. I note on page 206, there is also mention of wastewater surveillance. The funding from Public Health Agency of Canada has ceased. Can the Minister please speak to how we are funding wastewater surveillance moving forward. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 43)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Well, I'll leave that there for now. I might have a different opinion than the Minister, but we can get into that tomorrow.

So could the Minister explain, then, the breakdown of the family violence prevention fund, where the $1.1 million goes to. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 43)

Thank you, Madam Chair. I'll just wait for you to restart the clock. Thank you so much.

So on page 206. (I need new glasses; I have an appointment). The family violence prevention fund is a contribution that the department makes I believe -- or receives, I should say, I think from wage, but maybe the Minister can just confirm.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 43)

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yeah, I guess I'm thinking about it more from the business plan perspective which is where it's listed, so I was wondering if you could just give the House an update on that project even though it -- yes, it would be, I guess, in capital. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table a letter I received from the Northwest Territories Family Violence Shelter Network seeking reinstatement of annual Building Shelter Capacity Funding. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have some questions for the Minister of Infrastructure as well. So when she says things that the records are not as good as they could have been in 2014, 2015, my archivist heart comes out and I go oh dear. So, fundamentally, that is a huge red flag for someone who understands how the government keeps records. So we have records disposition authorities within every department, including her department, including back in 2014, 2015, Mr. Speaker. And so my question is how are we not keeping records that we are bound to by law? Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 43)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Minister for that. I'm glad he took the time to review all of that feedback. Can the Minister outline if the next iteration of the climate change action plan will take the concerns of plain language seriously, and how is the department working to address and incorporate feedback on this particular issue? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 43)

Thank you, I appreciate that. I believe I might be done for this so I will cede my time to another Member. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 42)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, last week the Premier tabled a document that was a return to an oral question that expands on the conversation question that I had with the Deputy Premier last October. The commitment was to provide a more detailed timeline on the work towards establishing functional zero goals for all communities. I got a reply but limited information on timelines.

So, Mr. Speaker, can the Deputy Premier tell me if we are on track to meet the homelessness strategy's goal outcome of goals set for each community to reduce homelessness by their own target of the end of 2025...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 42)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, I can appreciate that. I just -- I guess I'll stop there. I'm just -- I'm struggling with the concept of knowing that the costs were that much in 2023-2024 and then skewing back down. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me just as someone who sees, like, actual costs in my own budget. I realize a public government is different than a human being but it -- yeah, I'm still struggling with this. I don't know if the Minister has anything further to add.