Shauna Morgan

Member Yellowknife North

Shauna Morgan was elected to the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly to represent the constituency of Yellowknife North.

Ms. Morgan was born and raised in Barrie, Ontario. Having called Yellowknife home for the past 15 years, she has embraced the dynamic, creative and eclectic lifestyle in Old Town near Great Slave Lake.

Ms. Morgan’s commitment to public service is evident in her two consecutive terms on Yellowknife City Council from 2015 to 2022. During this time, she held pivotal roles, including Deputy Mayor, Chair of the Community Energy Planning Committee, and Chair of the Community Advisory Board on Homelessness.

Ms. Morgan holds degrees in International Development (B.A. Hons) and International Affairs (M.A.), specializing in community economic and political development in remote and Indigenous communities globally. She worked with a grassroots cross-cultural peacebuilding movement in the Philippines from 2002 to 2003. Her master's research delved into negotiations between mineral exploration companies and First Nations in Canada, focusing on land access during the earliest stages of mineral exploration.

Over the past 15 years in Yellowknife, Ms. Morgan has prioritized work at the community level. Working with private consulting firms and a non-profit thinktank focused on clean energy, she served as a resource person to Indigenous governments and communities across the NWT. Her contributions ranged from planning renewable energy projects to housing initiatives, building cross-cultural environmental research and monitoring programs, and navigating the complexities of major resource extraction projects.

Ms. Morgan has drawn on her well-rounded skill set to diversify her professional pursuits. While serving as a City Councillor, she managed her own piano teaching studio, worked as an on-the-Land educator with Bushkids NWT, and contributed for many years as a full-time member of the Snow Castle construction crew and snow carving team. Additionally, she engaged in facilitation and consulting contracts.

Active in the arts community, Ms. Morgan provides piano accompaniment for Yellowknife’s Aurora Chorealis (adult community choir) and Fireweed Children’s Choir. She served as a Board member for the Yellowknife Women’s Society and a weekly volunteer with Food Rescue and has dedicated time to the Yellowknife Ski Club and Victim Services.

Ms. Morgan’s love for the land is palpable in her adventurous spirit. She enjoys a myriad of outdoor activities in the North across all seasons, from whitewater and flatwater canoe trips to hiking in Auyuittuq National Park and along the Canol Trail. Her passion extends to cycle touring, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, and hunting for moose and ducks with her partner.

Yellowknife North Electoral District

Committees

Accountability and Oversight
Social Development
Economic Development & Environment
Shauna Morgan
Yellowknife North
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
(867) 767-9143
Extension
12170
Constituency Office

Statements in Debates

Question 1005-20(1): Virtual Healthcare
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 78)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to know, finally, overall what is the plan for developing a virtual care strategy to ensure that instead of sort of just here and there, we're introducing virtual tools in a methodical way based on what the highest priority needs are. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 78)

Okay, I will leave it there for now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 1005-20(1): Virtual Healthcare
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 78)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'd like to ask next questions to the Minister of Health and Social Services around virtual care. So I understand that for several years, small community health centres and hospitals have had technology to conduct virtual appointments, essentially Zoom for health care and big screens for video conferences, and there's also work happening here and there to test out specific new virtual tools. So my first question is around the recent purchase of virtual stethoscopes and otoscopes for use by community health workers in the health cabins.

What was the rationale for deciding...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 78)

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. I also just wanted to ask about the relatively significant increase in leases from $32.8 million to $36.6 million this year. Other than that, everything looks relatively stable. Well, utilities goes up, but. Okay. So with leases, what is causing this jump in lease costs? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 997-20(1): Reliable Energy in for the North Slave Region
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 78)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So I can appreciate that some of these ideas may have come a while ago but still may be relevant, and so I am wondering if the Minister has any information about whether the idea is being pursued of installing modular units at Jackfish plant. At the time it was referenced that they could be up to 5.75 total megawatts, and the idea was to increase capacity and improve efficiency and reliability. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 78)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I wanted to ask first, there is a significant jump in the cost of operating winter roads from $7.765 million last year to $12.5 million this year. So what is causing such a dramatic increase in maintenance of winter roads? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Member???s Statement 862-20(1): Power Supply Solutions
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 78)

Mr. Speaker, we want electricity that is cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable with less power outages. Is that so hard?

The Minister of NTPC has been taking every opportunity to argue that the solution to all of these problems and more is the Taltson expansion and transmission line, most recently saying that power outages can only be prevented by connecting our two grids. I know that there is an appetite for big ideas, big solutions to all of our problems, but it's dangerous to believe in panaceas, especially when they're estimated to cost several billions of dollars, especially when they may...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 78)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I do note that there's also a goal in the business plan of hiring five SNAP students and so far, at least when this was printed, zero SNAP students have been hired by infrastructure. So that's also discouraging. But you say one of the challenges is finding a red seal to work under. But does Infrastructure, in fact, have those people that apprentices could be working under, or are you also challenged to find the red seal tradespeople to work for you as well? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 78)

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. And thanks to the Minister for clarifying that that -- the low carbon economy fund will be able to cover some of the things specifically -- the kinds of things that were being covered under this -- these previous headings.

Can the Minister just quickly remind us, if she has it available, the renewal of the federal program, the grant for low carbon economy, is the new amount that we've gotten comparable to the previous agreement with the Feds, or is it more or less? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 78)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I wanted to ask about some of the items in the business plan that set some targets for apprenticeships. Let me just pull up my notes.

So my understanding is that overall for the department, there's a goal of 10 -- hiring 2 -- sorry, hiring 10 new apprentices, but it looks like there's only one new apprentice that's been hired. What has the Department of Infrastructure done to try to meet its goal of hiring 10 new apprentices? Thank you, Mr. Chair.