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

Member’s Statement 453-20(1): Insurance Rates
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 40)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to echo some of the comments of my colleague from Frame Lake from our last sitting in the fall of 2024 and some from his predecessor from the last Assembly. Extreme jumps in home insurance costs are a serious issue for many constituents, and I'm left wondering what the GNWT can do to help mitigate these rates from rising out of sight.

The Minister of MACA noted last fall that the GNWT is part of a federal working group that's looking at ways to address problems with obtaining insurance coverage due to flooding, at the very least, and that NWT Association of...

Question 436-20(1): Healthcare Sustainability
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 39)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That's a lot for one person. Can the Minister explain what the expected outcomes of the public administrator's work will be, or put more simply, how will we know if we've been successful in tackling the significant challenges, many of which she listed just now, that he was brought in to address? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 39)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I too would like to recognize Ms. Mueller who is now the president of the NWT Teachers' Association. She was also my assistant deputy minister and one of the first people I talked to about my aspirations to be in this House, and she was very encouraging. I'd also like to say thank you very much to all Great Slave pages today in the Assembly. That would be Gabrielle, Sokhna, and Olivier. Thank you.

Question 436-20(1): Healthcare Sustainability
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 39)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When can we expect to see that on this side of the House? Thank you.

Question 436-20(1): Healthcare Sustainability
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 39)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can wait, but thank you, I guess.

Mr. Speaker, I'd like to continue the conversation around seeking more clarity on what I'm considering the big three, not infrastructure, but the big three health pieces. That would be primary care reform, health system sustainability, and the new public administrator.

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister please explain how the health system sustainability unit, which I realize is not hers, but how that unit and the public administrator are working together; and, if they are, what parts of their mandate overlap, if any. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Committee Motion 55-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Prayer – Rule 5.4(2), Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 38)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move that this committee recommends that rule 5.4(2) be amended by adding the words "or reflection" after the word "prayer." Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 69-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Prayer, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 38)

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, committee, for your patience. This is the last one. I move that this committee recommends that rule 4.3(1) be amended by replacing the words "Member or the clerk" with "person." Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 38)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. In May and July of 2024, the committee received correspondence from Speaker Thompson requesting a review of many of the rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly. The committee has considered the matters referred by the Speaker and delivered its report to the House on October 29th, 2024. Individual Members may have additional comments on the motions. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 67-20(1): Committee Report 17-20(1): Standing Committee on Procedure and Privileges Interim Report on the Review of the Rules of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly – Ministers’ Statements in Committee of the Whole –...
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 38)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yeah, I certainly am happy to try and clarify, but I believe, Mr. Chair, what you said is accurate. It's simply to say that if witnesses appear, they can supply information at the witnesses' table. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 429-20(1): Green New Deal and Critical Minerals
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 38)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also want to thank my colleagues for speaking to this generally, the topic of tariffs and Team Canada today. Mr. Speaker, will the Premier seize this opportunity to encourage a green new deal for the NWT and critical minerals working in tandem with Team Canada and Indigenous leadership? And I'm specifically asking this of the Premier because he is at those tables, not the Minister of ITI. Thank you.