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

Committee Motion 137-20(1): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 453-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2025-2026, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 77)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Does the Minister have any sense of how much of this expenditure has gone to the testing part and how much has gone to the remediation part, so the actual fixing the problems so that schools can go back to using their regular drinking water sources? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 138-20(1): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 454-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 3, 2025-2026, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 77)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I wanted to ask about mobile barren-ground caribou conservation measures. I know that features in the business plan as one of the priorities, and there's a goal of coming up with mechanisms for offsetting and compensation when barren-ground caribou habitat is damaged or destroyed. Can the Minister give us an update on when we will see what -- like, the plans or the, you know, actions in terms of mobile barren-ground caribou conservation, especially as we've seen results of surveys in the last couple of months that have been increasingly worrisome in terms of the state...

Committee Motion 137-20(1): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 453-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2025-2026, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 77)

Can the Minister explain what the plan is, then, for marine transportation services or what at least the options are for moving forward and leaving these deficits behind? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 137-20(1): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 453-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2025-2026, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 77)

Rewind. Okay. Well, with regard to money for lead testing in school drinking water systems and remediation and provision of alternative water sources, can the first tell us how many schools this this money has been spent on so far and, you know, how many more schools are still left to be tested as we continue to see more and more results trickle in that higher lead levels continue to pop up in schools around the territory. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 138-20(1): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 454-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 3, 2025-2026, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 77)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, I mean, as far as I can see, concerns about transboundary water issues are only heating up. They're not -- concerns aren't going down. So are we planning to -- why would we plan to spend less than last year on transboundary water issues? What assurance do we have that we can sort of go back to the lower baseline amount? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 137-20(1): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 453-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2025-2026, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 77)

That's all my questions for now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 992-20(1): Aspen Apartments
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 77)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. So can the Minister explain what will be different about this model of transitional housing to be set up at Aspen Apartments. Is there going to be enhanced supports on site versus some of the other public housing units in Yellowknife? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Committee Motion 138-20(1): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 454-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 3, 2025-2026, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 77)

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. And so is that -- has that negotiation with Canada begun, then? Or what's the timeline for that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 137-20(1): Concurrence Motion – Tabled Document 453-20(1): Supplementary Estimates (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 3, 2025-2026, Carried
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 77)

Okay, thank you, Mr. Chair. Again, that's helpful to know.

I also wanted to ask about the funding for the in territory child and family supports program. That's $832,000. So why is this coming to us in supps, and what exactly is involved there? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Question 992-20(1): Aspen Apartments
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 77)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of housing and homelessness.

We saw the announcement the end of last November that the renovations had been completed on the building that was formally known as Aspen Apartments to the end of establishing transitional housing units for about -- well, 36 -- 36 units. Can the Minister give us an update now; have people moved in, or how many people have moved in if so? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.